Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1060–1280 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $21,657 a year. Within six years, 68% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1060–1280
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $60,499 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $21,657 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $18,198 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $50,390 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 68%
- Students who return for a second year
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,661 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,083
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 34%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 28%
- Engineering
- 15%
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
- Social sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA · 91% admitted
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis MO · 90% admitted
- Worcester State University MA · 88% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
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- Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · 76% admitted
- University of Notre Dame IN · 11% admitted
- Indiana State University IN · 81% admitted
- Purdue University Northwest IN · 72% admitted
- Purdue University Fort Wayne IN · 84% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.