Education benefits abroad

Schools abroad that take the GI Bill®

VA lists 507 schools in 55 countries outside the U.S. as approved for the GI Bill, in its GI Bill Comparison Tool data as of 5 November 2026. Below are the 50 with the most GI Bill students by VA's count, then every approved school by region and country, each linked to its own page in VA's tool.

What the GI Bill pays abroad

What the GI Bill pays at a school abroad

At a school outside the U.S., the GI Bill pays net tuition and fees up to an annual cap and one foreign housing rate, the national average, whatever the country or city.

What stays the same: tuition is still paid, up to the annual foreign cap; you still receive a housing allowance; payments are still in arrears, based on days enrolled; full time is the full rate, and the half-time line still applies. What changes: housing becomes one rate, so living in a high cost-of-living city abroad does not increase your allowance, and if tuition is above the annual maximum for foreign schools, you cover the difference unless Yellow Ribbon or another source fills the gap. VA's Post-9/11 GI Bill rates page carries the current foreign housing rate and tuition cap.

Authority38 U.S.C. 3313; 38 CFR 21.9641Registerforeign-mha, foreign-cap

A U.S. university's campus abroad

A U.S. school's campus abroad is an edge case. Plan on the lower of the home campus rate and the foreign rate, and get the campus's housing rate and tuition treatment from the school's certifying official in writing. The Order Matters sets out the rules behind it.

Authority38 U.S.C. 3313; Public Law 115-48, section 107; 38 CFR 21.9640; 38 CFR 21.9641Registerbranch-campus

Part here, part abroad

Since August 1, 2018 housing follows where the student physically attends classes, so a plan that is part here and part abroad switches term by term.

Authority38 U.S.C. 3313; Public Law 115-48, section 107Registersplit-term

Before you apply

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool shows each school's approval, housing figure, Yellow Ribbon participation and caution flags. Check the school there, and its program, before you commit.

Official pagesVA.gov, GI Bill Comparison Tool: approved schools, housing, Yellow Ribbon, caution flagsRegistercomparison-tool

The 50 with the most GI Bill students

The order is VA's own count of GI Bill students at each school, in VA's data as of 5 November 2026. It is not a ranking of quality. A school VA flags shows the flag; read why on its VA page.

#	School	City	Country	GI Bill students	Yellow Ribbon
1	Systems Plus College FoundationVA caution flag	Angeles	Philippines	55
2	The American University of ParisYellow RibbonVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)	Paris	France	47	Yes
3	University of St Andrews	St Andrews	Scotland	46
4	Fundacion de Arte Enrique Fernandez MartinezVA caution flag	San Miguel de Allende	Mexico	42
5	The American University of Rome	Rome	Italy	40
6	Holy Angel University	Angeles	Philippines	39
7	University of EdinburghVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)	Edinburgh	Scotland	38
8	King's College London	London	United Kingdom	34
9	University of Baguio	Baguio	Philippines	32
10	Anglia Ruskin University	Chelmsford	England	31
11	John Cabot University	Rome	Italy	31
12	Stamford International University	Bangkok	Thailand	30
13	University of Glasgow	Glasgow	Scotland	28
14	University of Oxford	Oxford	England	28
15	Trinity College Dublin	Dublin	Ireland	26
16	Angeles University Foundation	Angeles City	Philippines	25
17	Columban College Inc.	Olongapo	Philippines	25
18	University of Cambridge	Cambridge	England	25
19	University College DublinVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)	Dublin	Ireland	23
20	Baguio School of Business and Technology Inc.VA caution flag	Baguio	Philippines	22
21	University of British Columbia	Vancouver	Canada	21
22	De la Salle University, Dasmarinas	Dasmarinas	Philippines	20
23	Lyceum of Subic Bay, Inc.VA caution flag	Olongapo City	Philippines	20
24	University of LuzonVA caution flag	Dagupan	Philippines	20
25	College of Subic Montessori Subic Bay Inc.	Olongapo	Philippines	19
26	Richmond American University LondonVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)	London	England	19
27	Far Eastern University Manila	Manila	Philippines	17
28	Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara	Guadalajara	Mexico	17
29	University of SydneyYellow Ribbon	Sydney	Australia	17	Yes
30	Lyceum of the Philippines University, Cavite	Gen Trias	Philippines	16
31	Northumbria University	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	16
32	Universidad del Istmo	Panama	Panama	16
33	University of York	York	England	16
34	Lorraine Technical Institute of Angeles City Inc.	Angeles	Philippines	15
35	McGill University	Montreal	Canada	15
36	University of Toronto	Toronto	Canada	15
37	Anglo-American University	Prague	Czech Republic	14
38	Maastricht University	Maastricht	Netherlands	14
39	Royal Veterinary College	London	England	14
40	University College London	London	England	14
41	Victoria University of Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	14
42	Franklin SwitzerlandVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)	Lugano	Switzerland	13
43	Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham	England	13
44	Jocson College Inc.	Angeles City	Philippines	12
45	Our Lady of Fatima University, Pampanga	San Fernando City	Philippines	12
46	Payap University	Chiang Mai	Thailand	12
47	Queensland University of Technology	Brisbane	Australia	12
48	University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Scotland	12
49	University of New York in Prague	Prague	Czech Republic	12
50	University of the Cordilleras	Baguio	Philippines	12

Every approved school, by region

507 schools in 55 countries, by region, then country. Within a country, the schools with the most GI Bill students come first. Each school links to its page in VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool.

Africa (4)

4 schools in 2 countries.

Kenya (1)

US International University-Africa, Nairobi, 6 GI Bill students

South Africa (3)

Independent Institute of Education, Cape Town
School of Explorative Architecture, Cape Town
University of Cape Town, Cape TownVA caution flag

Asia (174)

174 schools in 9 countries: Bhutan, Hong Kong, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.

Bhutan (1)

Royal Thimphu College-Bhutan National Bank, Thimphu

Hong Kong (1)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Denial of Recertification Application to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Assistance Program

Japan (17)

International Christian University, Tokyo, 5 GI Bill students
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Nisshin, 3 GI Bill students
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Kanagawa, 3 GI Bill students
Globis University, Tokyo, 2 GI Bill students
HAL Tokyo College of Technology & Design, Tokyo, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Tokai University, Kanagawa, 2 GI Bill students
Chukyo University, Aichi, 1 GI Bill student
Hosei University, Tokyo, 1 GI Bill student
Joshibi University of Art and Design, Tokyo, 1 GI Bill student
Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
Tama Art University, Tokyo, 1 GI Bill student
Meio University, NagoVA caution flag
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Nagoya
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, TokyoVA caution flag: Post 9/11 GI Bill (CH33) not Approved at this location
Osaka International University, OsakaVA caution flag
Tohoku University, Faculty of Law, Miyagi
United Nations University, Tokyo

Thailand (10)

Stamford International University, Bangkok, 30 GI Bill students
Payap University, Chiang Mai, 12 GI Bill students
Bangkok University, Pathum Thani, 10 GI Bill students
Assumption University, Bangkok, 4 GI Bill students
Kasem Bundit University, Bangkok, 4 GI Bill students
Rangsit University, Pathum Thani, 2 GI Bill students
Burapha University, Chonburi, 1 GI Bill student
Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 1 GI Bill student
Prince of Songkla University, Phuket, 1 GI Bill student
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Nakhon Pathom

Australia and the Pacific (27)

27 schools in 3 countries.

Australia (15)

University of Sydney, Sydney, 17 GI Bill students, Yellow Ribbon
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 12 GI Bill students
Griffith University, Queensland, 10 GI Bill students
Australian Catholic University, Banyo, 7 GI Bill students
Bond University, Robina, 7 GI Bill students
Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, 7 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
James Cook University, Townsville, 6 GI Bill students
Australian National University, Canberra, 4 GI Bill students
University of Southern Queensland, Darling Heights, 4 GI Bill students
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 4 GI Bill students
University of Western Australia, Crawley, 3 GI Bill students
Murdoch University, Murdoch, 1 GI Bill student
University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
SAE Creative Media Institute, New South WalesVA caution flag
University of Notre Dame, Fremantle

Fiji (1)

Atenisi Institute, Nuku'alofa

New Zealand (11)

Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 14 GI Bill students
Massey University, Palmerston North, 10 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
University of Auckland, Auckland, 7 GI Bill students
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 6 GI Bill students
University of Otago, Dunedin, 6 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing)
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland City, 2 GI Bill students
University of Waikato, Hamilton, 2 GI Bill students
Te Pukenga Ara, Christchurch, 1 GI Bill student
Te Pukenga NMIT, Nelson, 1 GI Bill student
Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland, 1 GI Bill student
ICL Graduate Business School, Auckland

Canada and Mexico (49)

49 schools in 2 countries.

Canada (42)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 21 GI Bill students
McGill University, Montreal, 15 GI Bill students
University of Toronto, Toronto, 15 GI Bill students
Concordia University, Montreal, 8 GI Bill students
York University, Toronto, 8 GI Bill students
University of Regina, Regina, 7 GI Bill students
MacEwan University, Edmonton, 5 GI Bill students
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, 5 GI Bill students
University of Alberta, Edmonton, 5 GI Bill students
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, 4 GI Bill students
Algonquin College, Ottawa, 3 GI Bill students
Dalhousie University, Halifax, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing)
Queen's University, Kingston, 3 GI Bill students
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
University of Guelph, Guelph, 3 GI Bill students
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, 3 GI Bill students
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 3 GI Bill students
Brock University, St Catharines, 2 GI Bill students
Mount Allison University, Sackville, 2 GI Bill students
Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2 GI Bill students
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Douglas College, New Westminster, 1 GI Bill student
Lethbridge Polytechnic, Lethbridge, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
McMaster University, Hamilton, 1 GI Bill student
St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, 1 GI Bill student
St Thomas University, Fredericton, 1 GI Bill student
The King's University, Edmonton, 1 GI Bill student
Trent University, Peterborough, 1 GI Bill student
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1 GI Bill student
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, 1 GI Bill student
University of Western Ontario, London, 1 GI Bill student
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, 1 GI Bill student
Ambrose University, Calgary
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto
HEC Montreal, Montreal
Kingswood University, Sussex
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Barry's BayVA caution flag
Redeemer University College, Ancaster
Trinity Western University, Langley
Tyndale University, Toronto
University of Montreal, Montreal

Mexico (7)

Fundacion de Arte Enrique Fernandez Martinez, San Miguel de Allende, 42 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 17 GI Bill students
Cetys Universidad, Mexicali, 7 GI Bill students
Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, 6 GI Bill students
Escuela Bancaria y Comercial, Mexico City, 1 GI Bill student
Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Puebla, 1 GI Bill student
Universidad Univer de Zamora, Zamora

Central America and the Caribbean (15)

15 schools in 5 countries: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, St. Kitts.

Costa Rica (4)

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San Pedro, 6 GI Bill students
University for Peace, San Jose, 1 GI Bill student
Universidad de Iberoamerica, San Jose
Universidad Veritas S a, San JoseVA caution flag

Dominican Republic (5)

Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, 10 GI Bill students
Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, 5 GI Bill students
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo, Intec, Santo Domingo, 3 GI Bill students
Universidad Catolica Nordestana, Duarte Province
Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris

Jamaica (3)

Northern Caribbean University, Manchester, 1 GI Bill student
University of the West Indies-Mona, Kingston, 1 GI Bill student
University of Technology, Jamaica, Kingston

Panama (2)

Universidad del Istmo, Panama, 16 GI Bill students
Universidad Interamericana de Panama, PanamaVA caution flag

St. Kitts (1)

University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Basseterre, 9 GI Bill students

Europe (220)

220 schools in 28 countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales.

Austria (6)

Salzburg College, Salzburg, 9 GI Bill students
Modul University Vienna, Vienna, 1 GI Bill student
Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, 1 GI Bill student
Diplomatic Academy, Vienna
University of Vienna, Vienna
Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna

Belgium (4)

Antwerp Management School, Antwerp
Ghent University, Ghent
University of Kent-Brussels School of International Studies, Brussels
Vlerick Business School, Ghent

Cyprus (1)

University of Nicosia, Nicosia

Czech Republic (6)

Anglo-American University, Prague, 14 GI Bill students
University of New York in Prague, Prague, 12 GI Bill students
Charles University in Prague, Prague, 2 GI Bill students
Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine, Prague, 1 GI Bill student
University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, 1 GI Bill student
Masaryk University, Brno

Denmark (2)

Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, 1 GI Bill student
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, 1 GI Bill student

England (70)

Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, 31 GI Bill students
University of Oxford, Oxford, 28 GI Bill students
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 25 GI Bill students
Richmond American University London, London, 19 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 GI Bill students
University of York, York, 16 GI Bill students
Royal Veterinary College, London, 14 GI Bill students
University College London, London, 14 GI Bill students
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, 13 GI Bill students
London School of Economics, London, 11 GI Bill students
University of Kent, Canterbury, 11 GI Bill students
Imperial College London, London, 9 GI Bill students
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, 9 GI Bill students
Kingston University, Surrey, 7 GI Bill students
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Liverpool, 7 GI Bill students
University of Manchester, Manchester, 7 GI Bill students
York St John University, York, 7 GI Bill students
Durham University, Durham, 6 GI Bill students
London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art, London, 6 GI Bill students
London Business School, London, 6 GI Bill students
University of Essex, Essex, 6 GI Bill students
University of Exeter, Exeter, 6 GI Bill students
University of Chester, Cheshire, 5 GI Bill students
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, 5 GI Bill students
University of Brighton, Brighton, 4 GI Bill students
University of Bristol, Bristol, 4 GI Bill students
University of Salford, Salford, 4 GI Bill students
University of the West of England, Bristol, 4 GI Bill students
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 3 GI Bill students
London Metropolitan University, London, 3 GI Bill students
Teesside University, Tees Valley, 3 GI Bill students
University of Buckingham, Buckingham, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Audit - Severe Findings)
City-University of London, London, 2 GI Bill students
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, 2 GI Bill students
McTimoney College of Chiropractic, Abingdon, 2 GI Bill students
Middlesex University, London, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring
Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, 2 GI Bill students
University of Surrey, Surrey, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing)
ASU London Center for Advance Learning, London, 1 GI Bill student
Bath Spa University, Bath, 1 GI Bill student
Birkbeck-University of London, London, 1 GI Bill student
Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts, Cambridge, 1 GI Bill student
London Film School, London, 1 GI Bill student
Nazarene Theological College-Manchester, Manchester, 1 GI Bill student
Royal College of Art, London, 1 GI Bill student
SOAS University of London, London, 1 GI Bill student
St Mary's University-Twickenham, Twickenham, 1 GI Bill student
University of London-School of Advanced Study, London, 1 GI Bill student
University of Northampton, Northampton, 1 GI Bill student, Yellow Ribbon
University of West London, London, 1 GI Bill student
Arts University Bournemouth, Dorset
Bournemouth University, PooleVA caution flag
Brunel University of London, Middlesex
Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent
European School of Economics-London, London
JCA London Fashion Academy, London
Leeds Arts University, Leeds
Leeds Beckett University, Leeds
Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds
Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich
Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire
The University of Law, Guildford
University of Bradford, Bradford
University of Derby, Derby
University of Lancashire, LancashireVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing)
University of Lincoln, Lincoln
University of London, London
University of Suffolk, Ipswich
University of Warwick, CoventryVA caution flag
University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

Estonia (1)

Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, 1 GI Bill student

Finland (1)

University of Turku, Turku, 1 GI Bill student

France (13)

The American University of Paris, Paris, 47 GI Bill students, Yellow RibbonVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)
American Graduate School in Paris, Paris, 5 GI Bill students
The American College of the Mediterranean, Aix-en-Provence, 4 GI Bill students
International Fashion Academy, Paris, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
American Business School of Paris, Paris, 2 GI Bill students
International School of Management, Paris, 2 GI Bill students
International University of Monaco, Monaco, 2 GI Bill students
Paris College of Art, Paris, 2 GI Bill students
Edhec Business School, Nice
HEC Paris, Jouy-en-Josas
IESA Arts & Culture, ParisVA caution flag
Institut Francais de la Mode, Paris
Universite Pantheon-Assas, Paris

Germany (20)

CBS International Business School, Mainz, 6 GI Bill students
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt am Main, 3 GI Bill students
Hertie School, Berlin, 3 GI Bill students
Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe, 2 GI Bill students
Macromedia GmbH, Munich, 2 GI Bill students
New European College, Munich, 2 GI Bill students
Saarland University, Saarbrucken, 2 GI Bill students
SAE Institute-Berlin, Berlin, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
ESMT Berlin, Berlin, 1 GI Bill student
Johannes Gutenberg-Univ Mainz, Mainz, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
Universitat de Bundeswehr Munchen, Neubiberg, 1 GI Bill student
University of Regensburg, Regensburg, 1 GI Bill student
WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, 1 GI Bill student
Friedrich Alexander Universitat, Erlangen
Goethe Business School, Frankfurt am Main
ISM International School of Management, Dortmund
Mannheim Business School, Mannheim
Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg, Bamberg
University of Applied Sciences-Berlin, BerlinVA caution flag
University of Hohenheim, StuttgartVA caution flag

Greece (2)

American College of Greece, Athens, 9 GI Bill students
Anatolia American University, Thessaloniki, 3 GI Bill students

Hungary (4)

Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, 2 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
University of Pannonia, Veszprem, 1 GI Bill student
Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest
Eotvos Lorand University, BudapestVA caution flag

Iceland (1)

University of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1 GI Bill student

Ireland (14)

Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 26 GI Bill students
University College Dublin, Dublin, 23 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
University of Galway, Galway, 9 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
University of Limerick, Limerick, 6 GI Bill students
South East Technological University, Waterford, 4 GI Bill students
University College Cork, Cork, 4 GI Bill students
American College Dublin, Dublin, 3 GI Bill students
Burren College of Art, County Clare, 2 GI Bill students
Griffith College, Dublin, 2 GI Bill students
Maynooth University, County Kildare, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing)
Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, 1 GI Bill student
Dublin City University, Dublin
Galway-Mayo Institute of Tech, Galway
Technological University Dublin, Dublin

Italy (12)

The American University of Rome, Rome, 40 GI Bill students
John Cabot University, Rome, 31 GI Bill students
The American University of Florence, Florence, 7 GI Bill students
Lorenzo de Medici, Florence, 3 GI Bill students
Luiss Guido Carli University, Rome, 3 GI Bill students
Alchimia Jewellery School, Firenze, 1 GI Bill student
Pontificia Univ Tommaso D'Aquino, Rome, 1 GI Bill student
University of Gastronomic Sciences, Bra, 1 GI Bill student
European School of Economics, Florence
Ferrari Fashion School, Milano
IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Milano
Studio Arts College International, Firenze

Luxembourg (1)

United Business Institutes, Wiltz

Malta (1)

University of Malta, Msida, 1 GI Bill student

Netherlands (5)

Maastricht University, Maastricht, 14 GI Bill students
Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, 7 GI Bill students
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, Apeldoorn, 2 GI Bill students
IHE Delft, Delft, 1 GI Bill student
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Northern Ireland (2)

Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, 11 GI Bill students
Ulster University, County Londonderry, 1 GI Bill student

Norway (2)

University of Agder, Kristiansand, 1 GI Bill student
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, 1 GI Bill student

Poland (7)

Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poznan, 2 GI Bill students
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 1 GI Bill student
University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 1 GI Bill student
University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 1 GI Bill student
Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 1 GI Bill student
Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, PoznanVA caution flag: Denial of Recertification Application to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs

Scotland (9)

University of St Andrews, St Andrews, 46 GI Bill students
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 38 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Statement Late or Missing)
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 28 GI Bill students
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, 12 GI Bill students
University of Stirling, Stirling, 10 GI Bill students
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, 7 GI Bill students
University of Dundee, Dundee, 6 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Abertay University, Dundee, 5 GI Bill students
Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh

Spain (13)

IESE Business School, Barcelona, 6 GI Bill students, Yellow Ribbon
EAE Business School, Barcelona, 3 GI Bill students
IE Business School, Madrid, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, 3 GI Bill students
Barcelona College of Chiropractic, Barcelona, 2 GI Bill students
Barcelona School of Economics, Barcelona, 2 GI Bill students
Les Roches School of Hospitality Management, Marbella, 1 GI Bill student
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Getafe-Madrid, 1 GI Bill student
Barcelona School of Tourism Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT, Barcelona
EADA Business School Barcelona, Barcelona, Yellow Ribbon
Universidad Catolica de Murcia, Guadalupe
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
University of Navarra, Pamplona

Sweden (6)

Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, 3 GI Bill students
University of Skovde, Skovde, 2 GI Bill students
Uppsala University, Uppsala, 2 GI Bill students
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 1 GI Bill student
Karlstad University, Karlstad
World Maritime University, Malmo

Switzerland (7)

Franklin Switzerland, Lugano, 13 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility)
Glion Institute of Higher Education, Montreux, 2 GI Bill students
Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, Crans Montana, 1 GI Bill student
The American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland, La Tour-de-Peilz, 1 GI Bill student
EHL Hospitality Business School, Lausanne
IMD-Inter Inst for Mngmt Dev, Lausanne
University of St Gallen, St Gallen

Turkey (1)

TED University, AnkaraVA caution flag

United Kingdom (3)

King's College London, London, 34 GI Bill students
Hartpury University, GloucestershireVA caution flag: Heightened Cash Monitoring
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, West Yorkshire

Wales (6)

Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, 9 GI Bill students
Cardiff University, Cardiff, 5 GI Bill students
Bangor University, Bangor, 3 GI Bill students
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 2 GI Bill students
Swansea University, Swansea, 2 GI Bill students
University of South Wales, Pontypridd

The Middle East (7)

7 schools in 3 countries.

Israel (4)

Reichman University-Raphael Recanati International School, Herzliya, 5 GI Bill students
Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 4 GI Bill students
University of Haifa, Haifa, 2 GI Bill students
University of the Holy Land, Jerusalem

Lebanon (2)

American University of Beirut, Beirut, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
Lebanese American University, ChouranVA caution flag

United Arab Emirates (1)

American University of Sharjah, SharjahVA caution flag

South America (11)

11 schools in 3 countries.

Chile (1)

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso

Colombia (9)

Universidad Catolica Luis Amigo, Medellin, 3 GI Bill studentsVA caution flag
Universidad Eafit, Medellin, 3 GI Bill students
Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria Julio Garavito, Bogota, 1 GI Bill student
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Bogota, 1 GI Bill studentVA caution flag
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, 1 GI Bill student
Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Risaralda, 1 GI Bill student
El Bosque University, Bogota
Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellin
Universidad Autonoma de Occidente, Cali

Ecuador (1)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 1 GI Bill student

About this list

From VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool data (VA's workbook, updated 5 November 2026): the schools whose type is foreign and that VA lists as approved. The number of GI Bill students is VA's own count. The list is rebuilt when VA's data changes. VA decides eligibility and approval; confirm a school and its program with VA and the school's certifying official.

Also on Medium: Using the GI Bill at a school overseas: where to find every school VA approves.

Charts (1)

The Terms, Plainly

The words of the GI Bill and Chapter 35 DEA, plainly.

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What this chart covers

The benefits: Post-9/11 GI Bill, Transfer of Entitlement, Fry Scholarship, Chapter 35 DEA, Yellow Ribbon Program.
What it pays: Monthly Housing Allowance, Books stipend, Cost of Attendance, Foreign tuition cap, Branch campus.
Course load and months: Full time, three-quarter time and half time, Rate of pursuit, Entitlement, The 72-month planning cap, The 81-month ceiling.
Getting started: Certificate of Eligibility, School Certifying Official, Remaining benefits, FAFSA, Military transition.

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Terms (4)

Yellow Ribbon Program: 38 U.S.C. 3317(a); A voluntary agreement where a school and the VA split costs above what the Post-9/11 GI Bill covers, mostly at private and foreign schools.
Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA): 38 U.S.C. 3313(c)(1)(B); The GI Bill’s monthly housing payment, set by the campus ZIP code at the DoD BAH rate for an E-5 with dependents. Schools abroad use the foreign rate instead; a U.S. school’s campus abroad is an edge case.
Foreign tuition cap: 38 U.S.C. 3313(c)(1)(A)(ii); The annual maximum the GI Bill pays a foreign school. Tuition above it is the student’s, unless Yellow Ribbon or another source fills the gap.
Branch campus: 38 CFR 21.9640(b)(1), 38 U.S.C. 3313(c)(1)(B)(ii); An overseas campus of a U.S. university: the same school and degree, in another country. An edge case: VA’s older regulation paid it like the home campus, while today’s regulation and VA’s guidance since 2018 point to the foreign rate and the foreign tuition cap. Confirm which your campus gets (Things to Watch).

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Can I use the GI Bill at a school overseas? A question card from We Got You 1776, with the answer and the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3313, 38 CFR 21.9641.

Study abroad on the GI Bill: the foreign tuition cap: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, light: the foreign tuition cap, the yearly most paid to a school abroad, with the law behind it.

Study abroad on the GI Bill: the foreign tuition cap: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, dark: the foreign tuition cap, the yearly most paid to a school abroad, with the law behind it.

GI Bill housing allowance, plainly: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, light: the Monthly Housing Allowance, set by the campus ZIP code, with the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3313.

GI Bill housing allowance, plainly: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, dark: the Monthly Housing Allowance, set by the campus ZIP code, with the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3313.

Study abroad at a U.S. university campus overseas: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, light: a branch campus, an overseas campus of a U.S. university, with the law behind it.

Study abroad at a U.S. university campus overseas: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, dark: a branch campus, an overseas campus of a U.S. university, with the law behind it.

GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program, plainly: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, light: the Yellow Ribbon Program, a school and the VA splitting costs above the benefit, with the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3317.

GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program, plainly: A Terms, Plainly card from The Order Matters, dark: the Yellow Ribbon Program, a school and the VA splitting costs above the benefit, with the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3317.

What is the Yellow Ribbon program? A question card from We Got You 1776, with the answer and the law behind it, 38 U.S.C. 3317.

Study abroad on the GI Bill: College Tool’s month in Tokyo on a phone, light.

Study abroad on the GI Bill: College Tool’s month in Tokyo on a phone, dark.

Study abroad on the GI Bill: A College Tool phase in Tokyo on a phone, under the words Study abroad.

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