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GI Bill Benefits Calculator

Estimate education benefits from the Post-9/11 or Montgomery GI Bill based on service duration and school costs.

Inputs

months
$
$
months

Results

Benefit Tier

100%

Estimated Total Benefit

$127,800.00

≈ 9 used cars

Annual Tuition Covered$15,000.00
Monthly Housing Allowance$1,800.00
Monthly Book Stipend$83.33
Remaining Months0
Monthly Total1,883.33
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Active Duty Months, GI Bill Type, and Post-9/11 GI Bill (Ch. 33).
  2. Set Montgomery GI Bill (Ch. 30), Annual Tuition & Fees, and Local BAH Rate (E-5).
  3. Adjust Months to Use as needed.
  4. Review Benefit Tier (%) and Estimated Total Benefit ($).
  5. Use Annual Tuition Covered ($) and Monthly Housing Allowance ($) to inform your decision.

What each input means

Active Duty Months
Total months of qualifying active duty service after 9/10/2001.
GI Bill Type
Which GI Bill program you are using.
Annual Tuition & Fees
Annual tuition and fees for your school.
Local BAH Rate (E-5)
E-5 with dependents BAH rate for your school's ZIP code.
Months to Use
How many months of entitlement you plan to use.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Active Duty Months = 48, GI Bill Type = 0, Annual Tuition & Fees = 15000, Local BAH Rate (E-5) = 1800 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Benefit Tier
    Benefit Tier
    100 = 100
  3. Calculate Estimated Total Benefit
    Estimated Total Benefit
    127800 = $127,800
  4. Calculate Annual Tuition Covered
    Annual Tuition Covered
    15000 = $15,000
  5. Calculate Monthly Housing Allowance
    Monthly Housing Allowance
    1800 = $1,800

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