Why is UVA so expensive?!

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^^ I just went and looked it up. The instate Law program is now $88,500 for instate. $91,500 for OOS

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Anonymous wrote:W&M is a smaller school with only 6200 students. That translates into smaller classes and more personalized instruction, so I can see the appeal and cost difference.

Class size has mostly to do with student:faculty ratios, not the total size of the school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W&M is a smaller school with only 6200 students. That translates into smaller classes and more personalized instruction, so I can see the appeal and cost difference.

Class size has mostly to do with student:faculty ratios, not the total size of the school

Good point.

“ William & Mary's 12-to-1 student-faculty ratio is the lowest among top public universities, a factor that helps strengthen W&M's traditional commitment to teaching. Eighty six percent of William & Mary's classes have fewer than 40 students — half have fewer than 20 students.”

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Anonymous wrote:
Ok, UVA booster. We get that you want to call merit scholarships "tuition discounting." They are called merit scholarships because they are given based on academic achievement. UVA knows exactly what to call them at the med school level because they happen to offer them. At the undergraduate level because they don't offer them, they try to dismiss them as merely "tuition discounting."

Admission to a college happens because of academic achievement. "Merit scholarships" are bait to lure students whose grades and scores will make a college look more selective than it is. It's a way for the haves to resource-hoard.

The ethical way to give money is to admit by merit and offer aid by need. I know not every school does it that way, but I admire those that do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Ok, UVA booster. We get that you want to call merit scholarships "tuition discounting." They are called merit scholarships because they are given based on academic achievement. UVA knows exactly what to call them at the med school level because they happen to offer them. At the undergraduate level because they don't offer them, they try to dismiss them as merely "tuition discounting."

Admission to a college happens because of academic achievement. "Merit scholarships" are bait to lure students whose grades and scores will make a college look more selective than it is. It's a way for the haves to resource-hoard.

The ethical way to give money is to admit by merit and offer aid by need. I know not every school does it that way, but I admire those that do.

There are many other factors that come into play. It is far from a meritocracy.

Many schools are out offering significant merit or tuition discounts when they are still deficient in meeting financial need.

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Anonymous wrote:ARe you not from VA? Public State Univ are designed to primarily serve the state's residents (though UVA is notorious for so many out of state admits (which has been a long bone of contention) in order to benefit from the out of state tuition. The say 'Jefferson wanted a diverse university' to justify geographical admits.

UVA is $19,906 for Virginia residents and $55,861 for out-of-state students.

UVA costs less than our kids' private HS ($26k/year).

You aren’t including room and board.

And of course private school is expensive. The vast majority of us cannot afford that in the first place.

But all colleges and universities have costs for room and board (unless they live at home and commute) so that calculation is kind of a wash. The aren't going to be wildly different in added cost to tuition.

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Anonymous wrote:BARF:

“I don’t think anyone in this room needs to be convinced of the value proposition of an education at the University of Virginia,” said UVa Provost Liz Magill. “We attract incredibly talented students, staff and faculty and we offer a world-class education that’s recognized globally for its strength and its breadth.”

She’s leaving to be Penn’s President. I know her personally (although it’s been years) and she is an extremely smart, impressive, and decent person. She’d no doubt run circles around you.

Good for her! Doesn’t change the facts, but I’m sure she’s a nice person.

np: She knows a *lot* more about these things than you do, pp. I'm not so sure you're a nice person, though. You certainly don't come across as one. You sound a little jealous.