North Dakota veteran education benefits
Stars rate how much each state offers veterans themselves for college, training and exam fees (family-only programs don't count): 5 = free public-college tuition for most resident veterans, no disability rating needed; 3 = partial grants or narrower eligibility; 1 = little or nothing beyond federal benefits. How we rate
Family-only waiver (100%/deceased/POW/MIA).
Checked Oct 7, 2026. State benefits change often. Confirm the details with the state agency before you apply.
Verify on the official page means we could not fully confirm that detail on the agency's own page.
For veterans
No state education benefit for veterans was found beyond federal GI Bill benefits. Check with the agency below.
For spouses and children
ND Dependent Tuition Waiver (N.D.C.C. 15-10-18.2/18.3)
- What it covers
- Tuition and fees at ND state colleges for a certificate, diploma, associate or bachelor's degree (aviation flight charges excluded)
- Who qualifies and limits
- Child, stepchild, spouse, widow or widower of a veteran (as defined in 37-01-40) who was KIA, died of service-connected causes, is 100% service-connected (incl. IU to 100%), or was POW/MIA. Plus residency rules tied to the veteran's ND ties at entry. Not reusable after a bachelor's.
If you left the service 15 to 20 years ago
Nothing for veterans themselves found.
Who to contact
- State veterans agency
- ND Department of Veterans Affairs
- State Approving Agency (approves schools and programs for the GI Bill)
- ND Department of Veterans Affairs, Education/SAA
Sources we checked
- veterans.nd.gov/nd-dependent-tuition-waiver
- veterans.nd.gov/dependent-education-benefits-state
- veterans.nd.gov/about/education-saa
Federal benefits such as the GI Bill and VR&E are separate. See the FAQ and the GI Bill programs.