Reply to What’s next for UVA

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "What’s next for UVA"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia decided long ago that it's best universities would mainly be supported by private money and grant money, and be given very few tax dollars.

They are not equivalent to highways, because Virginia tax dollars actually pay for the highways. Very few tax dollars go into UVA and W&M, so few that that taxpayers and little to no say.

Talk to the governor's and state representatives who'd decided to go with this system to save Virginians tax dollars.

[/quote]

They actually get an amount per in-state FTE student that is about average.  Yes, it is a relatively small part of the overall budget, but it is important for their undergraduate funding model.[/quote]

Untrue:
"
In 2020, state support per student at Virginia universities was $6,519, which was significantly lower than the US average of $8,636 and also below the average for Southern states, according to Growth4VA. In 2024, public institutions in Virginia received about $10,025 in education appropriations per full-time equivalent (FTE) student, which is approximately 86% of the U.S. average. Two-year institutions received $7,573 per FTE student, while four-year institutions received $10,303. "

"In 2002, the state contribution to UVa was $177 million. By 2022, the sum had risen to $216 million. Adjusted for inflation and enrollment growth, this did represent a decline in state support, as university officials frequently remind everyone. Had state support increased in concert with the CPI and enrollment, it would have reached $317 million. The state funding gap, therefore, can be reckoned at $101 million."

It's not just UVA:
Enrollment is growing at Virginia HBCUs. But they face historic underfunding.
Federal report shows commonwealth underfunded Virginia State by more than $277 million
https://virginiamercury.com/2023/10/03/enrollment-is-growing-at-virginia-hbcus-but-they-face-historic-underfunding/

https://jlarc.virginia.gov/higher-ed-cost.asp
Virginia’s longstanding support for public higher education can be traced to the early 19th century. Virginia’s higher education system has multiple stakeholders, but is highly decentralized and provides institutions’ boards of visitors with substantial autonomy. While state higher education operating funding per student has declined over the past two decades, state funding still represents six percent of general fund expenditures.

State operating funding per in-state student is one-third less than it was in the late 1990s. Virginia’s funding for public higher education has consistently been below that of other states. In FY 2012, Virginia provided $4,800 in state operating support per student, about 25 percent less than the national and southern state averages.

As a result, all institutions now rely more heavily on students to fund their core missions. In FY 1998, net tuition revenue was 42 percent of the combined revenue used to fund E&G operations coming from students and the state. By FY 2012, the net tuition portion had increased to 64 percent.

https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/state-funding-higher-education-still-lagging

I worked in higher education for years, and am from Virginia; the state has always underfunded higher education, so not that many of your tax dollars are paying for it. Which has, in turn, given Virginia tax payers less voice. [/quote]

The PP I was responding to was referring to Virginia higher education and UVA (and W&M) getting about relatively little money.  They get slightly above the average amount from the state per in-state Full Time Equivalent undergraduate based on SCHEV data.

Institution	General Fund Per IS FTE
University of Virginia's College at Wise	$20,927
Norfolk State University	$20,347
Virginia Military Institute	$19,969
Virginia State University	$19,132
Radford University	$15,716
University of Mary Washington	$13,801
William & Mary	$12,044
University of Virginia	$11,525
Longwood University	$11,516
Christopher Newport University	$11,423
Virginia Commonwealth University	$11,150
Total Public Four-Year Institutions	$11,074
Old Dominion University	$10,974
Virginia Tech	$9,984
George Mason University	$8,444
James Madison University	$8,316

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics