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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN · Private (nonprofit) · 2,083 students · mostly bachelor degrees
41st-cheapest of 96 Indiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$18,578
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$58,437
Graduation rate
70%
Admission rate
89%
Median graduate earnings
$63,191
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,942
Average SAT
1178
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
120 programsClinical Nurse Leader · First Professional Degree10 grads/yr$119,400Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$115,095Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$96,079Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$94,111Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$90,583Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$87,944Management Science · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$86,317Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$85,511Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree119 grads/yr$81,278Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$80,173Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$78,163Law · First Professional Degree$74,338Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$73,880Accounting · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$71,848Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$66,773Criminology · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$63,772Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$62,245Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$61,564Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$61,072General Studies · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$60,612Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$60,092Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$58,104Social Work · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$57,609Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$56,054Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$55,485
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.