Valparaiso University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $22,133
Students with federal loans: 52.7%
Students with Pell grants: 25.9%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $53,991
After 5 years: $65,060
Majors(62 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(145 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(53 graduates)
- Biology, General.(39 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(35 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(32 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(30 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(27 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(27 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(27 graduates)
- Marketing.(27 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(26 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(25 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(24 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(23 graduates)
- Chemistry.(22 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(22 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(21 graduates)
- Computer Science.(20 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(20 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(17 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(17 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(16 graduates)
- Social Work.(14 graduates)
- Criminology.(14 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(14 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(13 graduates)
- History.(13 graduates)
- Economics.(11 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(11 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(10 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(10 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(10 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(10 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(9 graduates)
- International Business.(9 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(8 graduates)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(8 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(8 graduates)
- Public Health.(7 graduates)
- Mathematics.(6 graduates)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies.(6 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(6 graduates)
- Area Studies.(5 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
- Sociology.(5 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(4 graduates)
- Statistics.(3 graduates)
- Mathematics and Computer Science.(3 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(3 graduates)
- Music.(3 graduates)
- Physics.(2 graduates)
- Engineering-Related Fields.(1 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(1 graduates)
- Philosophy.(1 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(1 graduates)
- Journalism.
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- Social Sciences, General.
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
- Business/Commerce, General.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,229 students
Admission Rate: 92.2%
Retention Rate: 78.8%
Graduation Rate: 67.0%
Student Demographics
White (68.9%)
Hispanic (11.4%)
Black (6.4%)
Asian (3.4%)
Two or More (3.9%)
International (4.4%)
Gender Distribution
Men (42.2%)
Women (57.8%)