Florida Tech is once again a top “military-friendly” school, receiving the Military Friendly® Schools designation for 2025-26.
Beyond the designation, the program also recognizes institutions with special awards: Top Ten, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Florida Tech, which earned Silver, was the lone Florida school among the 32 Tier 2 research institutions to receive that designation.
Florida Tech also received the program’s Military Spouse Friendly School distinction.
The program defines a “Military Friendly® School” as “one that strives towards and succeeds in the areas that matter most in helping veterans transition from the military to school and, ultimately, satisfying careers in the civilian world.”
Military Friendly® eligibility is determined through public data sources, proprietary data from a survey and personal data from surveys of veterans themselves. The surveys include questions found to be critical in helping student veterans succeed on campus and after graduation.
The process ultimately measures the ability to meet thresholds for retention, graduation, job placement, repayment, persistence and loan default rates for students — specifically, student veterans.
“Our standards provide a benchmark that promotes positive outcomes and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the Military Community,” said Kayla Lopez, national director of military partnerships at Military Friendly®. “Schools who achieve awards designation show true commitment in their efforts, going over and above that standard.”
The awards will be featured in G.I. Jobs magazine.
