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Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

119 Undergraduate Degrees
10 Graduate Degrees
$34,177 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
94% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Valparaiso University?

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Contact details for Valpo are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Us Highway 30 And Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-464-5000
Website: www.valpo.edu

How Do I Get Into Valpo?

You can apply to Valpo online at: https://www.valpo.edu/apply-to-valpo/

Admission Requirements for Valpo

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Valpo?

94% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
22% Submit SAT Scores
Valpo has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Valpo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Valparaiso University  ( 580 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Valparaiso University  ( 560 to 680 )
200
800
Valpo received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Valparaiso University  ( 24 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Valparaiso University  ( 27 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Valparaiso University?

$34,177 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Valpo is $34,177. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Valpo, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,025 a year. That adds up to $32,100 over four years for those students.

Valparaiso University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,678 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,723 undergraduate students at Valpo, with 2,678 being full-time and 45 being part-time.

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There are also 399 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,678 full-time undergraduates at Valpo, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Valparaiso University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 63
Black or African American 161
Hispanic or Latino 308
White 1,934
International Students 54
Other Races/Ethnicities 158

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Valparaiso University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Valpo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Valparaiso University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 119 0 119
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 8 8
Nursing Practice 0 2 2
TOTAL 119 10 129

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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