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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In state UVA vs WashU?  40/50k vs 90k? These are similar ranking in the 20s I think[/quote]

Both are great.  If[b] you had the money you would likely pick WashU though.[/quote][/b]

Hell no. WHY? No one has heard of Wash U! What does Wash U give you that UVA does not? UVA ranks above Wash U in every category, including UVA being the No. 1 public producer of Rhodes Scholars.  My kid is at Oxford via UVA. No one at Oxford has heard of Wash U. From there he launched to Yale law school.  That doesn't happen from Wash U

And to remind: Wash U is  $97,995 and UVA is $40K instate.  Bank the difference and you can afford to pay for grad school or a down payment for your kids. [/quote]

I’m a happy Wash. U. alum. who worked at UVa. briefly.

I think that UVa., William & Mary and Va Tech are all comparable to Wash. U., both in terms of student life and in academics, and that it would be absurd for a donut hole family to pay $90,000 per year for Wash. U. instead of, say, $40,000 all in for Wash. U.

On the other hand:

- Wash. U. has very generous financial aid. The average net cost is about $23,000, compared with $18,000 per year at UVa. Even for Virginia residents who just want to go out of state for school, spending the extra $5,000 might be worth it.

- Virginia has terrific, relatively small state schools, but a lot of states (example: Missouri) don’t have state universities that are anything like Wash. U. California has much better known schools that are a lot tougher on the undergrads. So, for a donut hole family in Missouri or California, the value calculations might look a lot different than in Virginia.

- UVa. is a great school with a great reputation, but Wash. U. is a great school, too. The idea that it’s impossible to become a Rhodes scholar at Wash. U. or that it’s hard to get into Yale Law School from Wash. U. is off the mark. Here, for example, is a list of Wash. U. Rhodes scholars: https://libguides.wustl.edu/wustl-faq/rhodes   And the Yale and Harvard law schools both have Wash. U. on their lists of schools that have sent them students in the past few years. [/quote]

[b]I am sure UVA is lovely, but for DC (Maryland) UVA OOS COA is $92-93K.[/b] On top of my mind, UVA and UMichigan are the two top public schools which provide very few/no merit aid for OOS. WashU, on the other hand, has a COA of $98K, but DC receives full ride tuition merit + annual stipend + guaranteed research funding , which brings down the COA to essentially just room & board $23K/year.

So tongue in cheek, DC's answer to "Which college is worth $90K" would be WashU. BTW, DC was accepted at UVA and UMichigan, zero merit aid.[/quote]

False. UVA cost of attendance is $80-$81k for OOS. Instate is $40k. https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2025-2026[/quote]

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