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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN · Private · Small suburb · VU · Valpo

Private institution in Valparaiso, IN · 2,229 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $63,191 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,5831,236th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$46,5881,761st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$46,5881,757th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,3931,644th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9421,574th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,191429th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,216338th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.0%527th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.8%733rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
92.2%1,303rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1226335th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
2,229882nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.9%1,417th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 43 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 65 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,059$65,089
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,020$74,576
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005—
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260$59,485
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,144$55,964
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,367$62,934
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,984$50,231
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$53,358$47,260
MarketingBusinessbachelors$48,432$48,041
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$44,747$42,682
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,240$48,432
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$40,467

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,449,391 (M $1,524,460 · W $2,924,931)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Valparaiso University’s 2,229 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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