U.S. News Ranks Duquesne Among Top 25 Best Colleges for Veterans

In its inaugural rankings of the Best Colleges for Veterans to help veterans pursue a college education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Duquesne No. 24 in the nation.

The new rankings—which only include numerically ranked schools in the 2014 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges—provide data and information on schools that offer federal benefits, including tuition and housing assistance, to veterans and active service members.

To qualify for the new rankings, the schools had to be certified for the GI Bill and participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program and the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium. All of the Best Colleges for Veterans scored well in terms of graduation rate, faculty resources, reputation and other markers of academic quality in the 2014 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges.

“While all prospective students seek a good education from a reputable institution, our military veterans can take advantage of expanded educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill,” said Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer for U.S. News. “We developed these rankings to help them find a top-quality institution that also offers federal benefits that ease the burden of applying, paying for and completing a college degree.”

Military programs designed for veterans and active military personnel are offered through the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement. The University has consistently been named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media for the past five years.

For the U.S. News Veterans rankings, schools reported on their veteran benefits as part of the broader survey and data collection of undergraduate schools by U.S. News during spring 2013. In total, 234 schools were ranked from across all 10 U.S. News ranking categories: National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest and West) and Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest and West).