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<p>Elgordo, only 8-9% of donations to UVa are for athletics. The overwhelming majority already goes to academics. Also, UVa is in a capital campaign to raise $3 billion.</p>

<p>VirginiaAlum, UVa does have an initiative to improve the sciences/engineering. It’s all part of Virginia 2020, and UVa has already begun to woo a number of top-notch science scholars to the University.</p>

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<p>Jacl11905, you’re right that UVA’s competition for applicants is the lower Ivies rather than Berkeley and Michigan, but when it comes to sports, good athletics does help to sustain a strong bond with alumni – a bond that entices alums to give back to UVa in many areas. For example, the Harrisons may have paid for the Harrison Field in Scott Stadium, but they also have made huge donations in other areas – from undergraduate research to UVA’s medical and law schools, etc. (over $150 million to UVa in fact):</p>

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<p>Plus, here are donations to UVa engineering/science by alums:</p>

<p>Sture G. Olsson: $1 million to UVa Engineering
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<p>Greg Olsen: $15 million to UVa Material Science
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<p>Many more anonymous donations have been made. Even non-alum Dave Matthews has donated to UVa Engineering.</p>

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