back

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

https://www.valpo.edu

#431 National Colleges

85.85% Admission Rate
Least Selective

2,965 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral/Professional Universities
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Lutheran Church in America
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university located in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of 350 acres (140 ha).Valpo has five undergraduate colleges and a graduate school. It is home to the second-largest collegiate chapel in the world, the Chapel of the Resurrection.

Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso University was founded in 1859 as one of the first coeducation colleges in the United States. Due to reverses brought about by the Civil War, the college was forced to close in 1871. Two years later it was revived by educator Henry Baker Brown and named Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. At the turn of the 20th century, Brown changed the college's name to Valparaiso College, and soon after it was rechartered as Valparaiso University. Initially founded by Methodists, the Lutheran University Association purchased it in 1925. The Association continues to operate it today.

"Valparaiso University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparaiso_University.
Location

City
Valparaiso, Indiana

show map

Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 23.6%
Engineering 15.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 15.3%
Education 6.1%
Social Sciences 5.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 4.9%
Psychology 4.3%
Physical Sciences 4.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 2.4%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.3%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.2%
History 1.0%
Theology And Religious Vocations 0.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$41,820.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
56.74%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$18,852.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1202 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 650 590 530
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 25 22
English 29 25 21