<p>University of Virginia no longer gives merit aid, only need based aid. Not sure if this policy starts for 2010 or 2011.</p>
<p>^ I would be very interested in knowing the source for this information!</p>
<p>Please note that some merit-based scholarships at the University of Virginia are granted by the Alumni Association, not by the University itself.</p>
<p>We are non-need and got $$$$ for “merit” and for being from an underresprented state…Nebraska. I read that a kid got 20K for being from Kentucky…his stats were also non-need and lower than my s. So quick move to an underrepresented state…
This was for U of MI and their brochures all say that they have students from all 50 states. Good luck…money is tight these days</p>
<p>I was looking at the U of MN site and up until 2009 they would give merit scholarships based on academics. This has now changed and my interpretation is that that money will now go only to strong academics with need.</p>
<p>Throw in URM and/or URS and you are good to go. 
My son is strong academic…and we were still pleasantly surprised to have gotten anything…we were not naive going in. The OOS tution is still very high for Public…but we chose to bite the bullet because it really is a great insitution for many majors including Engineering. Ask me again in 4 years when we are still eating franks and beans. :)</p>
<p>Oh one more thing…we are “non-need” in their minds…but we still filled out the FASA which I highly recommend to all need or non-need OOS students with very good academic records because I often also think that since we did filled it out they likely figured that we would still be weighing our choices based on finances. They were right and that extra 10K/year with only having to maintain a 2.0 definately turned the tide for us. Michigan relys heavily on that OOS $$$ which is why they accept higher % of OOS compared to other state universities.</p>
<p>It is worth noting that the most recent possible common data sets for which we can gather information for the list is for applicants entering in Fall 2009. The list is particularly helpful for parents of non-need rising seniors (entering in Fall 2011) who wish to take into account the possibility of merit aid when choosing colleges for visits or applications. As a result, any information about changes in merit aid policies for the future will be helpful. Thanks to those who have contributed so far!</p>
<p>This site was invaluable to us during our search…so now it is my turn to help others as best as I can for those attending Fall of 2011. Ask away…</p>
<p>The information about merit aid at UVA was from their admissions office during a campus visit in March.</p>
<p>^My family visited in April and didn’t hear that, so I’ll investigate further. Thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>Or maybe Dean J at UVA will comment. Her responses always seem to be very straightforward.</p>
<p>I really need to get off CC and make the lasagna now (the noodles were cooling)!</p>
<p>There is no merit aid at the University of Virginia, a state institution. Most Virginia students are honors students in their respective high schools and could win merit scholarships at some institutions but they choose UVA and its extremely reasonable cost for in-state tuition.<br>
Jefferson Scholars are selected by an independent foundation completely devoted to the purpose of selection and funding of the annual scholars. The search is a national search, similar to the Morehouse at Chapel Hill.
UVA does offer Echols as an honors admission with perks with advantages in class registration and in course distribution requirements. However Echols Scholars in general attend the same courses as all Virginia students. The undergrad school of business does have a secondary selection process that takes place early in the college years. I am sure you can declare honors tracks here and there in departments etc but in general Virginia students are there on need calculations only for financial aid. This is different than what Chapel Hill offers in Honors tracks…but then Chapel Hill only takes 18% of their students from OOS and UVA picks closer to 30% from OOS.</p>
<p>Thanks, Faline2, for the informative answer!</p>
<p>most welcome! the lists you parents compiled on this thread are nice summaries for parents…thankyou.</p>
<p>Interesting data. The # non-need freshman for Pitt is incorrect though. The correct number is around 3500.</p>
<p>Dad’o’2, I never popped back in to thank you and I apologize for that. </p>
<p>This is a very interesting thread.</p>
<p>Hoosiermom wrote:</p>
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<p>I checked the Common Data Set for the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh campus. The numbers previously posted were for an earlier year, but the number of non-need freshman for last year was 1583 (there were 3642 total first-time full-time freshman at that campus). Perhaps the difference relates to the fact that there are several campuses.</p>
<p>I also updated the information for the University of Virginia based on information on this thread.</p>
<p>Legend:
School… non-need kids with awards %;<br>
$ average non-need award
(# non-need awards / # non-need freshman)</p>
<p>American…36%; $16,086 (367/1027)
Brandeis…25%; $17,940 (128/513)
Brown…0%; $0 (0 / 863)
Bucknell…6%; $11,126 (30 / 465)
Carleton…12%; $2,990 (33/265)
Case Western…71%; $20,329 (189 / 265)
Colo College…7%; $10,961 (26/391)
Dartmouth…1%; $450 (4 / 562)
Davidson…21%;$19,079 (57/269)
Delaware…28%; $6,073 (654 / 2342)
Dickinson…9%; $10,571 (31/331)
Duke…3%; $36,009 (30/1025)
Elon…34%; $5,670 (282/835)
F&M…39%; $12,844 (129/335)
Fairfield…11%; $18,232 (43/401)
Fordham…47%; $9,259 (489/1032)
Furman…50%;$16,230 (154/307)
Gettysburg…30%; $10,665 (103/346)
Goucher…40%; $13,951 (117/294)
Grinnell …46%; $9,269 (50/108)
GW…27%; $22,632 (441/1624)
JHU…2%; $27,471 (14/621)
Lafayette…24%; $12,894 (56/229)
Manhannan…48%; $8,443 (226/466)
Maryland…30%; $5,441 (695 / 2298)
Muhlenberg…41%; $10,585 (171/418)
Northeastern…72%; $13,970 (876/1224)
NYU…9%; $7,250 (327/3456)
Pitt…18%; $14,678 (279/1583)
Princeton…0%; $0 (0/559)
Rhodes…75%; $13,060 (200 / 265)
Rice…35%; $15,912 (176/508)
Richmond…11%; $29,539 (61/571)
Rochester…73%; $9,620 (388/529)
RPI…94%; $14,085 (436 / 464)
Sewanee-U of S …53%; $13,735 (117/220)
Smith…13%; $8,973 (35 / 272)
St. Joseph…28%; $9,885 (13/46)
Syracuse…27%; $9,440 (390/688)
TCNJ…47%; $6,386 (320/688)
UCONN…22%; $6,866 (322/1448)
UNC-CH…31%;$4,646 (820/2634)
Ursinus…36%; $12,381 (60/169)
USC…30%; $13,757 (706/2381)
- UVA …15%; $7,403 (411/2658)
Vandy…23%; $12,879 (223/982)
Villanova…10%; $8,972 (96/991)
Wake…8%; $12,427 (66/815)
Washington Co…49%; $12,211 (94/190)
WashU…25%; $9,460 (242/969)
William & Mary…3%; $7,396 (32/993)
WPI…87%; $12,288 (158 / 181)</p>
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<li>Will not offer merit aid in the future</li>
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<p>Add Willamette University in Salem to the list.
Willamette…87%; $11,727 (585/676)</p>
<p>Willamette’s average award is larger for incoming freshmen: $13,072. The number above is the average for all undergraduates. I guess it deserves one of those little green wickedly grinning icons.</p>
<p>BTW, schools in the Pacific Northwest generally have lower overall rates of tuition & fees. You could add overall cost as a variable to these calculations.</p>
<p>Add Emory…22%; $13,094 (217/995)</p>
<p>Add Lewis and Clark…26%; $11,010 (56/214)
Add Kenyon…17%; $10,403 (45/258)</p>