Valparaiso, IN · Private nonprofit
At a glance
89.4%
Acceptance rate
1,226
SAT Average
$21,583
Avg net price
2,229
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average1,226
SAT Reading/Writing540–640
SAT Math520–640
ACT Composite23–31
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 487Master’s 233Doctoral 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 138Master’s 52Doctoral 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 76Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 61Master’s 20Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 29Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 21Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s 100Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 8Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4Doctoral None reported |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Missouri Valley Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
BaseballBowlingFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Track, Indoor
Athletic participation
432 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Apr 15
No deadline
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $46,940
- Required fees
- $1,510
- Food and housing
- $13,618
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $1,870
- Total
- $65,138
- $56,9002019–2019–20
- $58,7262020–2120–21
- $60,4882021–2221–22
- $60,7962022–2322–23
- $62,7142023–2423–24
- $65,1382024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $21,583 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation58%
6-year graduation67%
Retention rate79%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$63,191
Median debt$26,942
Campus
Enrollment2,229
Student-faculty ratio11:1
SettingSuburb
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Valparaiso University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
78.8% of Valparaiso University’s first-years return for a second year and 67% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03