U.S. Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program

Which Colleges Provide Yellow Ribbon Program?

In United States, 2,665 schools provide Yellow Ribbon Program. By school type, 640 public and 2,025 private schools provide Yellow Ribbon Program.

By school level, 1,681 four-years colleges and 403 community colleges provide Yellow Ribbon Program.

The following table summarizes the number of schools with Yellow Ribbon Program in United States.

Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)	Private (for-profit)
Total	2,665	640	1,124	901
4 Years Colleges	1,681	408	1,071	202
Community Colleges	403	162	41	200
Trade Schools	581	70	12	499

What is Yellow Ribbon Program?

A voluntary program through which participating public and private institutions can provide veterans and eligible beneficiaries additional institutional aid to cover the costs of tuition and fees at their institutions. The Yellow Ribbon Program is a supplementary program to the Post 9/11 GI Bill coverage of in-state tuition and fees. The Department of Veterans Affairs matches the institutional aid provided beyond the in-state tuition and fees, but up to a certain limit each year.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program

The average acceptance rate of the Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program is 72.71% and the admission yield is 30%. The average SAT score is 1,182 and the average ACT score is 25.

A total of 10,807,469 students are attending one of the schools. With 863,896 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

The 2024 average tuition & fees at Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program is $21,617 for state residents and $25,245 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $17,439 for state residents and $21,436 for out-of-state students.

73.49% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $12,177 at Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program.

The following table summarizes the number of Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.

Colleges With Yellow Ribbon Program by State
State	Total	Public	Private	Four-years Colleges	Community Colleges	Trade Schools
Alabama	38	18	20	26	9	26
Alaska	1	0	1	1	0	1
Arizona	40	9	31	22	11	22
Arkansas	29	8	21	12	5	12
California	242	23	219	138	49	138
Colorado	41	13	28	25	7	25
Connecticut	39	13	26	26	2	26
Delaware	10	2	8	5	1	5
District of Columbia	18	1	17	16	0	16
Florida	129	16	113	66	15	66
Georgia	70	22	48	45	13	45
Hawaii	17	10	7	9	7	9
Idaho	18	6	12	6	4	6
Illinois	85	6	79	55	9	55
Indiana	61	15	46	49	2	49
Iowa	40	3	37	30	9	30
Kansas	41	13	28	27	9	27
Kentucky	28	7	21	24	0	24
Louisiana	41	10	31	18	6	18
Maine	22	8	14	18	3	18
Maryland	39	16	23	27	5	27
Massachusetts	88	18	70	70	7	70
Michigan	62	19	43	40	8	40
Minnesota	45	13	32	32	9	32
Mississippi	14	5	9	7	3	7
Missouri	75	17	58	47	7	47
Montana	16	13	3	9	7	9
Nebraska	21	7	14	19	2	19
Nevada	13	1	12	6	3	6
New Hampshire	19	7	12	13	1	13
New Jersey	55	16	39	32	2	32
New Mexico	14	7	7	5	5	5
New York	166	28	138	110	16	110
North Carolina	67	20	47	46	13	46
North Dakota	7	3	4	7	0	7
Ohio	115	39	76	80	14	80
Oklahoma	37	15	22	18	7	18
Oregon	36	8	28	25	8	25
Pennsylvania	174	48	126	118	34	118
Rhode Island	13	1	12	10	1	10
South Carolina	56	18	38	29	10	29
South Dakota	7	1	6	6	0	6
Tennessee	77	20	57	43	17	43
Texas	154	16	138	66	28	66
Utah	32	7	25	15	1	15
Vermont	14	3	11	13	1	13
Virginia	68	11	57	48	7	48
Washington	33	5	28	27	2	27
West Virginia	43	26	17	20	18	20
Wisconsin	51	15	36	41	2	41
Wyoming	4	2	2	1	2	1
American Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Federated States of Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	1	0	1	1	0	1
Marshall Islands	1	1	0	1	0	1
Northern Marianas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palau	1	1	0	0	1	0
Puerto Rico	37	10	27	31	1	31
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0