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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]However bad you think the options are in Virginia, agree that there are many more tiers and affordable options relative to other states. [/quote]

[b]UF and UGA are as good as or better than comparable Virginia options, larger, and virtually free in state [/quote][/b]

But most reading this are OOS so your point is irrelevant.  UF is $46,000 OOS and UGA is $48,000 OOS.  GMU (where DC went) is $13,404 tuition and $27K all in when housing is added.  Add is the benefit of driving instead of flying and you can see why in-state Virginia is so popoular.[/quote]

OK, but why are we celebrating Virginia for having in state options that cost 40k a year when other states manage to offer comparable schools for far cheaper [/quote]
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Isn't the only in-state option that's about $40k W&M? Which really doesn't have a comparable public U anywhere. I think it's too expensive and my DD ended up elsewhere because of the cost but really most VA Us are much less. We pay about $25K for DS at VT (including cost of living off campus).[/quote][/b]

W&M is at the top end at $40K.  Almost all of the others are less (UVA is $38,000 for College of Arts & Sciences; more for engineeing).   Here's the costs of public schools in VA as of 2021.  You can find this in SCHEV.  If W&M is too much, pick one of the others.  Or go community college.

2020-21 FULL-TIME RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CHARGES

(BEFORE financial aid, grants, scholarships, etc.)

Institution	Tuition and Total
                 Mandatory Fees	Average Room
                                                 and Board1	       Total Cost

Christopher Newport University 	$ 14,924	$11,760	$26,684
College of William and Mary2	  $23,628	$13,356	$36,984
George Mason University	           13,014	$12,090	$25,104
James Madison University3	          $12,330	$11,348	$23,678
Longwood University	                   13,910	$12,020	$25,930
Norfolk State University	            $9,622	$10,844	$20,466
Old Dominion University	           $11,160	$11,064	$22,224
Radford University	                   $11,416	$9,743	$21,159
University of Mary Washington	   $13,574	$10,104	$23,678
University of Virginia	                   $17,296	$12,083	$29,379
UVA-Wise	                                    $10,837	$11,277	$22,114
Virginia Commonwealth University	$14,710	$11,297	$26,007
Virginia Military Institute	             $19,210	$10,060	$29,270
Virginia State University	               $9,154	$11,544	$20,698
Virginia Tech	               $              13,749	$9,556	$23,305

2-Year Colleges			
Richard Bland College	$8,100	$12,103	$20,203
Virginia Community College System4,5	$4,620	N/A	$4,620
Average for 4-year Institutions	$13,902	$11,210	$25,112
Average for All Institutions	$13,015	$11,266	$23,618[/quote]

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