<p>Private schools are doing better? EVERY school out there, except for those with major endowments like HYPSM have taken a hit. If anythng, UVA’s endowment continues to be impressive for a state U. Face it, every university has taken a hit and is cutting corners these days. UVA continues to be a BARGAIN for the money in-state and its prognosis is probably better then UCLA’s. No one knows yet how California’s budget crisis will play out, but since UVA only gets about 7-8 percent of its budget from the state, it can weather this crisis much better then most.</p>