Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Schools Awards designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey,  530 schools earned awards level designations in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. 250 were selected for “Gold” award status for their leading practices, outcomes, and effective programs. The 2023-2024 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in G.I. Jobs magazine’s May issue.  

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in higher education. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey responses and government/agency public data sources within a logic-based assessment. We measure their ability to meet thresholds for Retention, Graduation, Job Placement, Repayment, Persistence, and Loan Default rates for all students and specifically, for student veterans.

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Albany Technical CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Albertus Magnus CollegePrivate not offering DoctorateGold
Alfred State College of TechnologySmall publicGold
American College of Healthcare SciencesNon traditional/ Online/VocationalGold
Angelo State UniversityLarge publicGold
Anne Arundel Community CollegeLarge community collegeGold
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionLarge publicGold
Arizona Western CollegeSmall community collegeGold
ASHER COLLEGENon traditional/ Online/VocationalGold
Auburn UniversityTier 2 research institutionGold
Augsburg UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Baldwin Wallace UniversityPrivate not offering DoctorateGold
Barry UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Belhaven UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Belmont UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Blackstone Career InstituteNon traditional/ Online/VocationalGold
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Bossier Parish Community College - NatchitochesSmall community collegeGold
Bossier Parish Community College - Sabine ValleySmall community collegeGold
Boston CollegeTier 1 research institutionGold
Bowie State UniversityLarge PublicGold
Bradley UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Bristol Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Bryant UniversityPrivate not offering DoctorateGold
Bucks County Community CollegeLarge community collegeGold
Buffalo State UniversitySmall publicGold
California Institute of Arts & TechnologyNon traditional/ Online/VocationalGold
Cameron UniversitySmall publicGold
Canisius UniversityPrivate not offering DoctorateGold
Capitol Technology UniversityGraduate schoolGold
Carnegie Mellon UniversityTier 1 research institutionGold
Carteret Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Cayuga Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Central Carolina Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Central Georgia Technical College MaconLarge community collegeGold
Chowan UniversityPrivate not offering DoctorateGold
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGELarge Community CollegeGold
Clarkson UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Cleveland State UniversityTier 2 research institutionGold
Clovis Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeSmall community collegeGold
Coastal Carolina UniversityLarge publicGold
Code PlatoonNon traditional/ Online/VocationalGold
College for Creative StudiesGraduate schoolGold
Collin CollegeLarge community collegeGold
Collin County College College DistrictLarge community collegeGold
Colorado Christian University - College of Adult and Graduate StudiesPrivate offering DoctorateGold
Abraham Lincoln UniversityNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
Academy of Art UniversityNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
ACI Medical & Dental SchoolNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
Adelphi UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeSmall Community CollegeSilver
Allen County Community CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITYPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
American International CollegePrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Arkansas Northeastern CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
Athens State UniversitySmall publicSilver
Augustana UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Austin Career InstituteNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
Ave Maria School of LawPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Baker CollegePrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Barton CollegePrivate not offering DoctorateSilver
Benedictine UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Bethel UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Bladen Community CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
Blue Ridge Community CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
Brenau UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
BROWARD COLLEGESmall publicSilver
Bushnell UniversityPrivate not offering DoctorateSilver
Butler Community CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
Butler County Community CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
California State University, FresnoLarge PublicSilver
Camden County CollegeSmall community collegeSilver
CampusNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
CDL Academy Network LLCNon traditional/ Online/VocationalSilver
Central Ohio Technical CollegeSmall publicSilver
Central Piedmont Community CollegeLarge community collegeSilver
Champlain CollegePrivate not offering DoctorateSilver
Chatham UniversityPrivate offering DoctorateSilver
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeLarge community collegeSilver
College of DuPageLarge community collegeSilver
College of Eastern IdahoSmall community collegeSilver
College of Mount Saint VincentPrivate not offering DoctorateSilver
Clark State CollegeSmall community college1
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionNon traditional/ Online/Vocational10
Central Community CollegeSmall community college2
Auburn University at MontgomerySmall public3
Central Georgia Technical CollegeLarge community college3
College of The AlbemarleSmall community college4
American UniversityTier 2 research institution5
College of Lake CountyLarge community college5
Advanced Technology InstituteNon traditional/ Online/Vocational6
Appalachian State UniversityLarge public6
Assumption UniversityPrivate not offering Doctorate6
Asher College Las VegasNon traditional/ Online/Vocational7
Clemson UniversityTier 1 research institution7
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSmall community college8
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeLarge community college8
Bossier Parish Community College - MainSmall community college9