Valparaiso, Indiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small suburb
Overview
Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small suburban area. It enrolled 2,579 students in fall 2024, including 2,123 undergraduates and 456 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Lutheran Church in America.
Valparaiso University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 114 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Information Technology, Registered Nursing, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 758 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,579
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
758
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
114
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 114
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
487
Associate degrees
5
Master's degrees
233
Professional doctorates
10
Certificates under 1 year
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
19
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,579
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,123
Graduate students, fall 2024
456
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,854
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,268
Graduate students, 2024-25
586
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Campus and services
Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Lutheran Church in America
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pioneer Football League; Missouri Valley Conference
President
Brian E. Konkol
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact