Â鶹ֱ²¥ proudly serves veterans affordable, accessible, high-quality education. Our goal is to educate those who currently serve and those who have served the nation since the University established a Charter to prepare college students to become officers in 1917.

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Yellow Ribbon Program

Â鶹ֱ²¥ is a proud participant of the , a provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill® that provides the opportunity for veterans to attend a private school like for little or no out-of-pocket money.

This is a voluntary agreement between Â鶹ֱ²¥ and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that assists eligible veterans and their dependents to pay the balance of their tuition once they have reached the annual cap for tuition at private schools like Duquesne.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ offers the Yellow Ribbon Program to an unlimited number of students and waives an unlimited amount of the balance of their tuition.

Simply put, Â鶹ֱ²¥ and the VA will split the balance of your remaining tuition after the annual cap has been met, leaving you, the student veteran, with no tuition costs.

You can learn more about the Yellow Ribbon program by visiting the , or calling the University VA Certifying Official at (412) 396-6211.

Post 9/11 GI Bill®

The Post 9/11 GI Bill® is an education benefit program for individuals who served on active duty after September 10, 2001. GI Bill is a registered trademark of the VA.

More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the .

Eligibility: You may be eligible if you served at least 90 aggregate days on active duty after September 10, 2001, or were honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability after serving 30 continuous days following September 10, 2001.

Note: Children of a member of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, may be eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits under the Marine Gunnery John David Fry Scholarship Program.

Watch an from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Montgomery GI Bill

The Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) is available to those who enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. There are two main programs:

  • For active-duty members who enroll and pay $100 per month for 12 months, they are entitled to receive a monthly education benefit once they have completed a minimum service obligation.
  • For Reservists with a six-year obligation in the Selected Reserve who are actively drilling.

Activating your VA GI Bill® Benefits

Documentation Process

  • Certificate of Eligibility for all veterans
  • Most recent DD214 for veterans no longer on active duty
  • If you have used your benefits at another school, Change of Program or Place of Training
  • Notification to Duquesne's certifying official is required for each semester of enrollment.

Upon receipt of this documentation, the University Certifying Official will contact the Department of Veterans Affairs on your behalf to process your benefits information for the semester. Please feel free to contact the University Certifying Official, email%20Kathy%20Scheer in the Office of the Registrar or call (412) 396-6211, if you have any questions about using your veteran's educational benefits at Duquesne.

Students that received Chapter 33 Post 9/11 benefits will have their non-federal aid (i.e. Academic Scholarship, Duquesne Grant, Tuition Remission, etc.) deducted from the total cost of tuition before the balance is submitted to the VA for payment. Billable tuition and fee charges can not exceed the charges of the school of enrollment in combination with the Chapter 33/Post 9/11 funding.

Using Veterans Administration Benefits

Â鶹ֱ²¥ adheres to the rules stipulated by the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, section 3679 of title 38, United States Code. Therefore, student veterans or dependents of veterans utilizing Ch. 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® or Ch. 31 Voc-Rehab benefits will not be affected by penalties imposed due to an overdue balance unless the remaining balance is owed by the student and not covered under VA benefits.

Any such unpaid balance may be assessed a 1.5% late payment fee each month, and the University may impose the specific penalties listed below for the charges owed solely by the student:

Penalties (Holds)

  • A financial hold will be placed on any delinquent student account that is above the Tuition Hold Policy.
  • Holds can delay registration, room assignments, official transcript release and the issuance of diplomas.
  • Holds can be resolved by paying in full or contacting Student Accounts.

Federal Tuition Assistance

Military service members currently serving may opt to use Federal Tuition Assistance (TA) to fund their education. The various Armed Forces Tuition Assistance Programs include:

Service members who are planning on using Tuition Assistance should discuss enrollment with their Education Services Office to more fully understand the Tuition Assistance Program for their specific service branch.

For questions regarding the use of your Tuition Assistance benefit at Duquesne, please email%20Karen%20Hartupee in Student Accounts or call (412) 396-6588.

Helpful Resources

  • provides information to help prospective students as they evaluate options in selecting a school.
  • is a consumer tool that provides school information and outcome measures for veterans and service members. Such information includes the student loan , which is much lower than the national average.
  • helps students make informed financial decisions about how to pay for college.
  • Financial aid guidance and loan counseling with financial aid professionals are available to all students. Our staff carries out Duquesne's mission by helping you learn about and pursue all avenues of financial aid and/or scholarship support for which you may be eligible. Explore the complete explanation of available financial aid and Title IV of the Higher Education Act as well as the differences between private and federal loans.