by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Valparaiso University was awarded 192 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is international business.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Valpo is ranked #735 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Valpo is also ranked #16 out of 42 schools in Indiana.
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Valpo has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
At Valpo, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Valparaiso University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Valparaiso University has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Valpo the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 62%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,723 undergraduates at Valpo with 2,678 being full-time and 45 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,548 | $19,717 | $21,256 | $23,646 | $25,676 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Valpo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,986 a year. That adds up to $31,944 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Valpo is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Valparaiso University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Valparaiso University.
Contact details for Valpo are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Us Highway 30 And Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383 |
| Phone: | 219-464-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.valpo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/valparaiso.university |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/valpou |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 140 | $61,126 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 46 | $67,015 |
| General Psychology | 33 | NA |
| General Biology | 31 | $27,179 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 27 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 25 | $63,617 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | $38,917 |
| Business Administration & Management | 22 | $44,544 |
| Electrical Engineering | 21 | $70,690 |
| Chemistry | 20 | $24,548 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,112 students took at least one online class at Valparaiso University. This is a decrease from the 2,629 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,112 | 77 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,629 | 169 |
| 2018-2019 | 446 | 62 |
| 2017-2018 | 439 | 104 |
| 2016-2017 | 553 | 93 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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