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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many full ride scholarships does W&M give out each year? What about UVA?[/quote]

Roughly top 10% at W&M get the [b]Monroe scholarship, which covers 100% in-state tuition.  [/b]
Then there is the W&M scholarship which also cover 100% in-state tuition.  There is another initiative for Pell grant receivers also, but not sure how their budget can do it all at the same time with the multiple construction projects.  We shall see.

https://news.wm.edu/2022/09/23/wm-commits-to-cover-full-tuition-and-fees-for-all-in-state-pell-grant-recipients/
https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/costs-aid/scholarship/
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NOPE[/quote]

Oh, shoot you are right; this is what I get for jumping the gun. :)  They only get a research stipend and other non-monetary perks.  Seems similar to UVA in those perks.

W&M scholarship though does cover it, unless my reading skills have totally abandoned me.

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Monroe at W&M is similar to Echols/Rodman at UVA and provides flexibility on requirements and a research stipend, but not tuition and is based on merit.

1693 Scholars at W&M are similar to Jefferson Scholars at UVA and are also based on merit.  It funds tuition and some other things.  Both are funded by and managed by foundations external to the schools.  These are relatively limited in number, probably more so for 1693 program as it is more recent.  (W&L has the biggest merit scholarship program in the state on a percentage of class basis, with at least 10% of the incoming class receiving tuition and room and board through the Johnson Scholars program.)

The Common Data Sets contain a line that specifies the number of  students without financial need who were awarded non-need based scholarships (excluding athletic awards).  The number for W&M for all undergraduates was 382 and for UVA was 1108.  UVA has about 2.7X as many undergraduates, so the UVA merit number is slightly higher on a proportional basis.

I suspect the PP who quoted a big disparity in student debt didn't have the right numbers.  I think they are similar.  Merit aid is not a significant factor.  Many who get merit would not have gotten financial aid.[/quote]

If you think the debt numbers are incorrect, check the SCHEV report for the two specific schools. The data is right there. You don’t even have to calculate it. I agree that it’s surprising that UVA students carry more than twice the debt. WM is more expensive and takes a greater % out of state. But the summers are what they are. Take 2 minutes and checked them yourself. [/quote]

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