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school Top Public Universities for Veterans

Public universities ranked by US News & World Report 2025 Best Public Schools Rankings. Many offer Yellow Ribbon benefits, plus state-specific programs like Hazlewood (TX) and CalVet (CA).

info Methodology: Rankings follow US News & World Report 2025 Best Public Schools. In-state tuition shown. Veterans may qualify for in-state rates regardless of residency through Yellow Ribbon or state programs.

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US News	School	In-State Tuition	Veteran Benefit	Location
#1	UC Berkeley	$14,312 /year	CalVet benefits	Berkeley, CA
#2	UCLA	$13,401 /year	CalVet benefits	Los Angeles, CA
#3	University of Michigan	$16,736 /year	Unlimited YR slots	Ann Arbor, MI	east
#4	University of Virginia	$19,716 /year	Full tuition covered	Charlottesville, VA	east
#5	University of North Carolina	$8,998 /year	Full tuition covered	Chapel Hill, NC
#6	University of Florida	$6,380 /year	Full tuition covered	Gainesville, FL
#7	Georgia Tech	$11,764 /year	Full tuition covered	Atlanta, GA	east
#8	UC San Diego	$14,415 /year	CalVet benefits	La Jolla, CA
#9	UC Davis	$14,495 /year	CalVet benefits	Davis, CA
#10	University of Texas at Austin	$11,448 /year	Hazlewood eligible	Austin, TX	east
#11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,796 /year	Full tuition covered	Madison, WI
#12	UC Irvine	$13,727 /year	CalVet benefits	Irvine, CA
#12	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	$15,094 /year	Full tuition covered	Urbana, IL
#14	UC Santa Barbara	$14,391 /year	CalVet benefits	Santa Barbara, CA
#15	University of Washington	$12,076 /year	Full tuition covered	Seattle, WA
#17	Ohio State University	$11,936 /year	Full tuition covered	Columbus, OH
#18	Penn State	$19,286 /year	Full tuition covered	University Park, PA
#18	Purdue University	$9,992 /year	Full tuition covered	West Lafayette, IN
#20	University of Maryland	$11,233 /year	Full tuition covered	College Park, MD
#21	Texas A&M University	$12,413 /year	Hazlewood eligible	College Station, TX
#22	University of Georgia	$11,180 /year	Full tuition covered	Athens, GA
#24	University of Minnesota	$15,142 /year	Full tuition covered	Minneapolis, MN
#24	Virginia Tech	$14,584 /year	Full tuition covered	Blacksburg, VA
#28	Florida State University	$6,517 /year	Full tuition covered	Tallahassee, FL
#28	Michigan State University	$14,460 /year	Full tuition covered	East Lansing, MI
#28	Rutgers University	$16,536 /year	Full tuition covered	New Brunswick, NJ
#28	University of Connecticut	$17,226 /year	Full tuition covered	Storrs, CT
#33	North Carolina State	$9,128 /year	Full tuition covered	Raleigh, NC
#33	University of Massachusetts Amherst	$16,389 /year	Full tuition covered	Amherst, MA
#33	University of Pittsburgh	$19,718 /year	Full tuition covered	Pittsburgh, PA
#36	Clemson University	$15,558 /year	Full tuition covered	Clemson, SC
#38	Indiana University Bloomington	$11,220 /year	Full tuition covered	Bloomington, IN
#38	Stony Brook University	$10,056 /year	Full tuition covered	Stony Brook, NY
#38	University of Iowa	$9,942 /year	Full tuition covered	Iowa City, IA
#43	University at Buffalo	$10,099 /year	Full tuition covered	Buffalo, NY
#43	University of Colorado Boulder	$12,500 /year	Full tuition covered	Boulder, CO
#46	Auburn University	$11,826 /year	Full tuition covered	Auburn, AL
#46	University of Arizona	$12,678 /year	Full tuition covered	Tucson, AZ
#46	University of Utah	$9,222 /year	Full tuition covered	Salt Lake City, UT
#50	Arizona State University	$11,338 /year	Full tuition covered	Tempe, AZ
#50	Iowa State University	$9,326 /year	Full tuition covered	Ames, IA
#50	University of Delaware	$14,940 /year	Full tuition covered	Newark, DE
#55	Temple University	$18,072 /year	Full tuition covered	Philadelphia, PA
#55	University of Kansas	$11,148 /year	Full tuition covered	Lawrence, KS
#55	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	$9,242 /year	Full tuition covered	Lincoln, NE
#55	University of South Carolina	$12,688 /year	Full tuition covered	Columbia, SC
#60	Colorado State University	$12,176 /year	Full tuition covered	Fort Collins, CO
#60	Oregon State University	$12,135 /year	Full tuition covered	Corvallis, OR
#60	University of Oregon	$13,251 /year	Full tuition covered	Eugene, OR
#65	University of Kentucky	$12,859 /year	Full tuition covered	Lexington, KY

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location_on State-Specific Veteran Benefits

Texas Hazlewood Act

Texas veterans and dependents receive free tuition at any Texas public university. Can be combined with GI Bill for housing allowance.

California CalVet Benefits

California offers fee waivers for dependents of disabled/deceased veterans at UC and CSU schools.

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