These 10 Pennsylvania schools receive the largest sums from the Veterans Administration for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for veterans’ education. (Hover over each bar to see school name, number of students and VA cost)
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- 15
- 12
- 9
- 6
- 3
- 0
(In millions of dollars. Hover over each bar to see its specifics)
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs | Graphic: Alexandra Kanik for PublicSource
Penn State University – University Park
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
1,042
COST TO THE VA:
$16.9 million
Wyoming Technical Institute
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
620
COST TO THE VA:
$12.8 million
Drexel University – Main
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
406
COST TO THE VA:
$9.8 million
Temple University
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
458
COST TO THE VA:
$8.5 million
University of Pittsburgh – Main
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
357
COST TO THE VA:
$7.2 million
Villanova University
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
832
COST TO THE VA:
$5.7 million
University of Pennsylvania
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
137
COST TO THE VA:
$4.7 million
Robert Morris University
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
177
COST TO THE VA:
$4.3 million
Pennsylvania College of Technology
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
273
COST TO THE VA:
$3.8 million
Penn State University – Harrisburg
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
232
COST TO THE VA:
$3.6 million
The top earning schools are not necessarily the schools with the highest number of veterans attending classes. Amounts listed are in hundreds of students. (Hover over each bar to see school name, number of students and VA cost)
- 12
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 0
(In hundreds of students. Hover over each bar to see its specifics)
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs | Graphic: Alexandra Kanik for PublicSource
Penn State University – University Park
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
1,042
COST TO THE VA:
$16.9 million
Villanova University
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
832
COST TO THE VA:
$5.7 million
Harrisburg Area Community College
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
809
COST TO THE VA:
$3.1 million
Wyoming Technical Institute
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
620
COST TO THE VA:
$12.8 million
Community College of Allegheny County
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
468
COST TO THE VA:
$1.3 million
Temple University
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
458
COST TO THE VA:
$8.5 million
Drexel University – Main
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
406
COST TO THE VA:
$9.8 million
Montgomery County Community College
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
377
COST TO THE VA:
$1.2 million
University of Pittsburgh – Main
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
357
COST TO THE VA:
$7.2 million
Community College of Philadelphia
NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
319
COST TO THE VA:
$1.6 million