GI Bill-Approved Schools
12,000+ GI Bill-approved institutions indexed. Includes 4-year universities, community colleges, vocational schools, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and Yellow Ribbon Program participants (which waive out-of-state and graduate tuition for eligible vets). Listings come from VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool open data at city level; confirm current approval status in VA's tool before you enroll.
12,752 schools and training programs listed across 56 states and territories.
GI Bill benefits expire 15 years after honorable discharge for Post-9/11 (was 10 years; extended by Forever GI Bill for Post-9/11 discharges after 1/1/2013). Use comparison tool before enrolling — Cost-of-Living rates, graduation rates, and post-graduation salaries vary widely.
Eligibility
- Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33): 90 days of active service after 9/10/2001 (full benefit at 36 months).
- Montgomery GI Bill — Active Duty (Chapter 30): 2-year minimum service + $1,200 buy-in.
- Montgomery GI Bill — Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606): 6-year Reserve/Guard commitment.
- Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31): 10%+ service-connected disability + employment handicap.
Browse by state
Choose a state for its veteran resource hub. To see the schools themselves, search by ZIP code with our GI Bill schools near me tool, or use the official VA GI Bill Comparison Tool, which shows current approval status, tuition and housing rates.
- Alabama (213 listed)
- Alaska (18 listed)
- American Samoa (2 listed)
- Arizona (175 listed)
- Arkansas (216 listed)
- California (701 listed)
- Colorado (235 listed)
- Connecticut (129 listed)
- Delaware (30 listed)
- District of Columbia (43 listed)
- Florida (673 listed)
- Georgia (531 listed)
- Guam (3 listed)
- Hawaii (56 listed)
- Idaho (76 listed)
- Illinois (762 listed)
- Indiana (322 listed)
- Iowa (99 listed)
- Kansas (155 listed)
- Kentucky (186 listed)
- Louisiana (364 listed)
- Maine (138 listed)
- Maryland (267 listed)
- Massachusetts (253 listed)
- Michigan (311 listed)
- Minnesota (244 listed)
- Mississippi (115 listed)
- Missouri (376 listed)
- Montana (68 listed)
- Nebraska (106 listed)
- Nevada (70 listed)
- New Hampshire (121 listed)
- New Jersey (309 listed)
- New Mexico (122 listed)
- New York (682 listed)
- North Carolina (298 listed)
- North Dakota (51 listed)
- Northern Mariana Islands (1 listed)
- Ohio (412 listed)
- Oklahoma (327 listed)
- Oregon (92 listed)
- Pennsylvania (525 listed)
- Puerto Rico (90 listed)
- Rhode Island (54 listed)
- South Carolina (246 listed)
- South Dakota (109 listed)
- Tennessee (268 listed)
- Texas (979 listed)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (2 listed)
- Utah (97 listed)
- Vermont (28 listed)
- Virginia (387 listed)
- Washington (221 listed)
- West Virginia (115 listed)
- Wisconsin (248 listed)
- Wyoming (29 listed)