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They use academic scholarships.

They can offer academic scholarships out of their endowment to add more scholarship money. $22.4 billion can keep 500 academic scholarships funded pretty good to be used for the athletes that pass the academic requirements for scholarships. They use the fully funded athletics scholarships allowed by the NCAA and then supplement with academic ones.

Stanford is a top 10 academic school in the world, so they can also entice recruits with that degree.

BTW, should the Ivy League decide they want to play, they have the resources to march right in there. There were articles a couple of years ago about the Ivy League wanting to raise their Athletic Profile and Visibility. They could pull right in there with Stanford with a desire to do it.

In response to this post by HokieHill

Posted: 09/12/2017 at 7:52PM

Maybe wrong board but - Why I think Stanford excels at Director Cup -- HokieHill 09/12/2017 6:03PM

Re: Maybe wrong board but - Why I think Stanford excels at Director Cup -- surroundedbyhokies 09/13/2017 11:07AM

AccessUVA gives all students financial help based on need. This -- manassashoo 09/13/2017 07:08AM

This is a HUGE recruiting advantage for Olympic sports including baseball -- FlyFishingHokie 09/13/2017 08:48AM

Somehow this doesn't seem "legal" per NCAA guidelines -- EDGEMAN 09/13/2017 09:12AM

Its called money ** -- Mercury 09/18/2017 08:44AM

Same criteria for aid for ALL students, so yes it is legal. It helps -- manassashoo 09/13/2017 11:33AM

One of the factors is being number 4 on this list. -- HOO86 09/12/2017 6:59PM

Agree with all you say - but I was looking at it from athlete point of view -- HokieHill 09/12/2017 7:43PM

They use academic scholarships. -- HOO86 09/12/2017 7:52PM

Yes - they offer academic scholarships to everyone... -- HokieHill 09/12/2017 8:09PM

It is. My 500 number was arbitrary. -- HOO86 09/12/2017 8:37PM

Curious - are all of UVAs athletic programs fully funded? -- HokieHill 09/12/2017 8:31PM

Yes, but not by endowment. -- HOO86 09/12/2017 9:02PM

My best friend 's son was one of the best divers ever at UVA and he didn't -- CrystalCoveHokie 09/12/2017 8:39PM

Yep - Title IX - sons rarely get full schollys... -- HokieHill 09/12/2017 8:41PM

I've never understood why football is part of the Title IX equation. ** -- moonda 09/13/2017 10:38AM

And that's why it needs to be revised or removed. ** -- EDGEMAN 09/13/2017 09:15AM

Good observation. It may also have to do with the fact... -- Calamitous 09/12/2017 6:23PM

They use academic scholarships.

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