VT is close to being on par with current salaries but when you look at at the stock portfolio of a UVA grandparent vs. VT, that's your difference. Just like the BIG 10 vs SEC. Uva, Unc and the big 10 have more old money that has been growing for generations. Compared to the SEC which is more "new" money. From someone who grew up with not much and now seeing how people with family money operates, it's a huge hill to climb to catch up. It will take VT decades/ generations to catch up.