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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University
US Highway 30 and Sturdy Road, Kretzmann Hall
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Official telephone: (219) 464-5000
Website: https://www.valpo.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,056
Full-time undergraduates: 1,991
Part-time undergraduates: 65
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.6% Hispanic/Latino
64.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 350 acres
Nearest major city: Chicago

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 59%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live off campus: 48%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 375
Other computer facilities/services: Online Course EvaluationsOnline BillsOnline Financial Aid Award
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Media Based Organizations; Honor Societies; Fraternity & Sorority Life; Cultural Based Organizations; University Programming Council

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugbyyes 
Men's soccer  
Men's Swimming NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's bowling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rowingyes 
Women's sailingyes 
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's skiing (downhill)yes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's Swimming NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's triathlonyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; basketball; cheerleading; rugby; soccer; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; sand volleyball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Chicago Midway

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 64% within six months of graduation

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