How to improve UVa's overall rank?

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>Interesting. You don’t have a link for that do you? I can’t seem to find the budget page.</p>

<p>and if thats the case, how exactly does UVa go about funding anything? At 8%, there’s really little reason not to turn private. In fact, many want Michigan to turn private.</p>

<p>I’d like to see a link… can anyone explain how UVa manages to run despite such low funding?</p>

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<p>Second paragraph from the bottom:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2003/donor-sept-15-2003.html[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2003/donor-sept-15-2003.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>28%…wow, that’s a lot…it makes no sense for Michigan to turn private…like you said, if Michigan has one of the largest expenditures, 28% is a huge amount.</p>

<p>UVa in 2004 I heard got more funding from private donors than from the state of Virginia - unheard of for a PUBLIC University.</p>

<p>I think UVa should be allowed a 50-50 Instate-OutofState Student Body. The state clearly is not helping out the University.</p>

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<p>Kazz, it is very hard for a public university to go private. First the state will oppose it. Second, even if they do get the state to go along, I heard somewhere that the state will force the University to “buy” all the buildings that were built using state money. That could be a 1 billion or more dollars.</p>

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<p>quite the thread ressurection here… but I was off with the state appropriation to U-M</p>

<p>I just learned today that the University of Michigan gets 7% of its budget from the state… there was a huge article in the Michigan Daily today about whether or not to privatize</p>

<p>Just thought I would post this.</p>

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<p>VirginiaAlum, you’re correct about “buying” the buildings, and when it comes to UVa, what amount could the state ask for the Rotunda, the Lawn & Pavilions which were designed by Thomas Jefferson or President James Monroe’s old house and office on Monroe Hill, etcetera? The United Nations considers UVA’s Central Grounds a priceless world treasure by listing it on its UNESCO World Heritage list.</p>

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<p>sucks alot…i wish uva could give a big FU to the state of virginia and just be like…yeah umm…we’re not going to listen to you anymore - so umm…go along and bother william and mary or something</p>

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<p>Well, UVa’s law school receives no state funding and it is ranked number 8 by U.S. News.</p>

<p>“Source of Institutional Control: Public (with no state funding)”
<a href=“http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/about/factsstats.htm[/url]”>http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/about/factsstats.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>To people who live in Northern VA, NOVA is the community college. To the rest of the state, NOVA is the 703 and 571 area codes. I’m guessing that it was brought up because it’s harder to get into UVA from Northern VA than from the rest of the state, but schools go for geographical diversity within the state as well. Some people argue that out of state students are taking spots of northern va kids who should be able to attend UVA if they are qualified.</p>

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<p>Out of state students pay for their education at UVa in higher tuition. In state students, epecially from bastions of fiscal conservatism like northern virginia, continue to vote in assembly members who will not properly fund the institution. Northern Virginia also has the highest income per capita in the nation. Studies consistenly show the social capital for kids growing up in these situations (good schools, expectations, support etc.) make it very easy for them to succeed. One of the major argument for affirmitive action that UVa follows is that an underpriviledged applicant who had triumphed over many obstacles is much more impressive. Mediocre, yet qualified applicants from Northern Virginia will get no sympathy from me or the admissions office for not being handed admission to the University.</p>

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<p>are you suggesting that UVA has a lot of mediocre students who attend? I would respectfully disagree, excluding some of the athletes.</p>

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<p>I actually do agree that UVA has quite a few mediocre students. Sometimes I wonder how some of these people I see every day got in to what’s supposed to be the #2 public university… most of them are from NoVA.</p>

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<p>please read. I am saying northern virginia should stop leeching off UVa while complaining how it needs to change to let in more average rich suburban kids with nothing interesting about them. I am saying you get what you pay for.</p>

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<p>NoVA is the most liberal part of the state. I doubt that they are responsible for the underfunding of the state’s universities.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), UVA will either stay in the low 20’s or slide down the rankings a bit more. Reason why? All of the UC schools keep moving up the ranks. Most of the UC’s are relatively young, yet 6 of them are in the top 50. UCLA will surpass UVA and UCSD - only 45 years new, is #32 and continues to climb.</p>

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<p>Despite a much better year from the state UVa is lagging some major competitors in percentage funding increase.</p>

<p>Budget comparisons–popular schools </p>

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<p>The 2005-2006 numbers are finally up, excludes hospital operations. Includes teaching, research, academic support, admin., dorms, sports, financial aid, etc.</p>

<p>U Virginia $1.041 Billion up 6.1%</p>

<p>U Michigan $2.377 Billion up 7.7%</p>

<p>U Wisconsin $2.118 Billion up 11.6%</p>

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<p>Oh Barrons, who cares? What does an increase in budgets mean? So, a school is spending more money. Wisconsin is HUGE! Of course, it’s spending more money. Personally, I’d rather go somewhere smaller where I would get more attention as an undergrad student.</p>

<p>LA_Demolition, US News rankings are total BS. It was created with the assumption that Harvard, Princeton & Yale are the best, and therefore it uses criteria that enforce that. If US News used criteria that many undergrads think are important (like sports, financial aid, “best buy”, quality of life, student/teacher interaction & engagement, diversity, etc.) I’m sure many of the Top 10 schools wouldn’t be in the Top 10 anymore.</p>

<p>(Low 20’s? UVa has never been in the low 20’s. You must be referring to UCLA. BTW, also on the rise is USC. One day, I surmise that since private schools are more favored by US News, USC may surpass UCLA in the rankings and be the best university in Los Angeles.)</p>

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<p>UCSD may be climbing up in ranking…but the lack of history makes it a piece of crap, i would never attend such a school.</p>

<p>Barrons, you can go to the Alphabetical List of Colleges page and post on ur own school’s forum now.</p>

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<p>It was germane to the topic. Still a free country, I think. Also I own several properties in Virginia and have an interest as a taxpayer there. Maybe some day I’ll donate one to UVa.</p>

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<p>I think the original poster wrote:</p>

<p>“I know US News Rankings don’t really mean much, but unfortunately most students rate the quality of a school based on US News. The UVa Administration has been saying for the past 10 years, how they have a plan to get us into the top 10 or top 15. Instead we have actually dropped from 17 or 18 to 23 now. What’s keeping us back? US News tells us exactly how they rate us, why can’t the administration improve?”</p>

<p>So, I was just responding that all of the UC schools are on an upward trend while the other public schools (UVA, Mich, UNC) will either stagnate or drop a little. And yes, USC is also moving up. And yes, this trend is a fact. </p>

<p>So Globalist, I am not stating that US News is the definitive source, all I am doing is posting a comment about US News which is what the original poster, posted about.</p>