St. Cloud State University is named among the nation’s top schools that offer the best military student experience.

The Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 rankings honored SCSU for its commitment to educating veterans, service members and families.

The university offers in-state tuition and waves application fees for all vets, and participates in Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and Warrior to Citizen Programs. These programs offer financial help to military families in need.

More than 500 colleges were surveyed based on their principles of excellence, staff support, extracurricular, accreditation and military retention and graduation rates.

SCSU ranked 49 out of 130.