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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. I'm a UVA alumni, and they have their tuition set by the state, but the state pays a very small percentage of their operating budget (last I looked was 9%). Meanwhile, academically, they're competing with top 50 schools, most of which are private and can charge way more in tuition, and many of which have absolutely bonkers endowments. And UVA is fully need blind. Without support from alumni like me, they would completely fall apart. I am a monthly donor, and give I think $50 a month. Essentially, even as an out of state student, I got a fabulous education at half the cost. The least I can do is give back. My ex went to a small liberal arts college with a large endowment, and his parents paid full freight. We feel no need to donate generally to the school. However, they have a program that helps non-students in their community, that is not at all well funded, and we do donate funds earmarked specifically for that. [/quote]
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