<p>Burgermeister - UVa’s aid offer to my out of state son was equal to several private universities that also promised to meet 100% of need. Of course, there are a few unusually rich colleges (often with small student bodies) who can afford to be more generous. Some private universities also offer large amounts of merit aid, which can skew the comparison.</p>
<p>UVa’s main recent change was to require low income students to also take out federal loans. Middle class students were always expected to take out federal loans. In addition, UVa’s aid offers for out of state students now includes $4k of work study, which is high. Fortunately, my son had good summer jobs and never needed to do the work study during the school year. </p>