GW ranks among the top 15 percent of “military-friendly” schools across the country, as ranked by G.I. Jobs magazine in August.

According to the magazine, the University offers program flexibility, veteran support, financial benefits and social outlets, including having a student veterans’ organization on campus.

One specific financial benefit noted is the University’s participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which provides veterans with up to the full amount of tuition expenses at participating colleges and universities. Approximately 240 students participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, out of the 415 military or veteran students the magazine has identified as being enrolled at GW.

Dan Fazio, the managing editor of G.I. Jobs, said ranking schools has become an increasingly important part of the publication.

“Education has had a significant presence in the magazine since the [magazine’s] inaugural issue in 2002, growing over time into an annual education guide and the military-friendly schools list,” Fazio said.

The University did receive several negative marks, although GW Veterans President Ryan Bos dismissed the one GW received for waiving the on-campus living requirement for veterans.

“Vets don’t really want to live on campus – most vets coming off of active duty lived in military barracks which are hauntingly similar to dorms, if not worse, so they would rather have an apartment, a place of their own,” Bos said. “The University understands that and allows veterans to live off campus,” he said.

GW also does not offer tuition discounts to veterans, or have organizations for military spouses on campus.

Regardless, Bos said he would rank GW at the top of G.I. Jobs’ military-friendly list, and considers GW an example of how a college should work with student veterans.

“The University has gone out of their way to serve veterans that are here and I feel that they are doing a wonderful job,” he said. “The University is continuing to move forward to continue and improve its veteran friendliness.