unitid 152600 · Valparaiso, IN · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (small)
Valparaiso University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,192
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,083
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
70%
finish within 150% time
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$58,437
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,578
after aid, aided students
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$63,191
after entry, Title IV students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,942
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,043 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k19%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $70,535
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $48,450
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 132 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 119 | $79,968 | $27,366 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 44 | — | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 38 | $47,422 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 31 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 28 | $83,142 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 26 | $56,922 | $27,000 |
| International Business. | 23 | — | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 22 | $67,942 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 22 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 21 | $48,557 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | 20 | $80,194 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.