Valparaiso University

Name: Valparaiso University Common Data Set 2024-25
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Common Data Set 2024-25

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Acceptance Rate

89.3%

Applications

6,087

Admitted

5,438

Enrolled

517

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants6,087reported count

Admits5,43889%

Class seats51710% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	6,087	5,438	89%	517	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 10%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

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Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$63,191

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

70%

6-year completion

Average net price

$18,578

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$26,942

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction486fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES

Respondent Information

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Address Information

Name of College/University:Valparaiso University

Degrees Offered

CertificateYes

AssociateYes

Terminal AssociateYes

Bachelor'sYes

Postbachelor's certificateYes

Master'sYes

Doctoral degree – professional practiceYes

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	243	291	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	14	11	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	634	862	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	891	1,164	Not reported	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	2	2	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	893	1,166	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	0	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	0	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	10	17	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	10	18	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	20	16	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	30	34	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2,123

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	45	76	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	57	100	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	1	13	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	103	189	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	10	20	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	54	55	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	6	19	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	70	94	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	456

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2,579

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	8	84	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	97	287	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	53	131	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	324	1,383	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	1	2	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	21	77	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	0	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	26	91	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	4	28	Not reported
Total	534	2,083	0

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	2
Associate degrees	2
Bachelor's degrees	573
Postbachelor's certificates	69
Master's degrees	260
Post-master's certificates	0
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	0
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	8
Doctoral degrees, other	0

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	235	181	340	756
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	235	181	340	756
Completed in less than four years	121	117	229	467
Completed in less than five years	16	13	32	61
Completed in less than six years	0	0	3	3
Total completers	137	130	264	531
Six-year graduation rate	58.29%	71.82%	77.64%	70.24%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Final cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Total completers	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

APYes

CLEPYes

Institutional ExamYes

SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	2,798	3,108	Not reported	92	6,087
Admitted	2,494	2,794	Not reported	77	5,438
Enrolled full-time	234	283	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	517

Other extracted fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied2,806

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,505

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled286

Total first-time, first-year who applied2,937

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,705

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled222

Total first-time, first-year who applied335

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted219

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled8

Total first-time, first-year who applied9

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted9

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units16

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab2

Foreign language2

History2

Academic electives3

Total academic units18

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language2

History2

Academic electives3

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	—	Yes	—	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	—	—	Yes	—
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	—	—	Yes	—
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	—	Yes
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	—	Yes
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	38.68	Not reported
ACT	5.22	Not reported

Other extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class24

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class58

Percent in top half of high school graduating class87

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class13

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class2

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:51

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.69

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100

Admission Policies

Yes, on a rolling basis:Considered

Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes

Amount of housing deposit:200

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Applied	157	203	Not reported	17
Admitted	378	99	164	Not reported
Enrolled	11	275	31	71

Other extracted fields

Total102

Application for Admission

FallYes

SpringYes

SummerYes

High school transcriptRequired for Some

College transcript(s)Required

Essay or personal statementRecommended

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Certain programs may require a higher GPA for transfer admission.

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Recent academic work most important.

Transfer Credit Policies

Number94

Unit TypeC

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programYes

Cross-registrationYes

Distance learningYes

Double majorYes

Dual enrollmentYes

Exchange student program (domestic)Yes

Honors ProgramYes

Independent studyYes

InternshipsYes

Liberal arts/career combinationYes

Student-designed majorYes

Study abroadYes

Teacher certification programYes

Undergraduate ResearchYes

Required Course Work

Foreign languagesYes

Physical EducationYes

HumanitiesYes

Intensive writingYes

Sciences (biological or physical)Yes

Social scienceYes

Student Life

5 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)44%

Percent of men who join fraternities26%

Percent of women who join sororities29%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing69%

Percent who live off campus or commute31%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)46%

Percent of men who join fraternities26%

Percent of women who join sororities29%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing57%

Percent who live off campus or commute43%

Percent of students age 25 and older4%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesYes

Choral groupsYes

Concert bandYes

DanceYes

Drama/theaterYes

International Student OrganizationYes

Jazz bandYes

Literary magazineYes

Music ensemblesYes

Musical theaterYes

Pep bandYes

Radio stationYes

Student governmentYes

Student newspaperYes

Student-run film societyYes

Symphony orchestraYes

Television stationYes

YearbookYes

ROTC

Name of Cooperating InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Chicago/Purdue University Northwest

Housing

Apartments for single studentsYes

Special housing for disabled studentsYes

Fraternity/sorority housingYes

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES

Information

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Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	$48,820	$48,820
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	$1,570	$1,570
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	$8,400	$10,100
Food only, on-campus meal plan	$5,900	$5,500
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum12

Maximum19

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	$1,200	$1,200	$1,200
Food only	Not reported	$6,000	$6,000
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	$6,800
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Other expenses	$870	$870	$870

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:$1,840

NONRESIDENTS:$1,840

Financial Aid

11 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	109	Not reported	Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant	$26,583	Not reported	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	25	Not reported	Not reported
Average athletic grant	$24,422	Not reported	Not reported

Methodology

Both FM and IMYes

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$4,713,811

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$4,834,752

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$33,948,730

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,636,411

Total Scholarships/Grants$45,133,704

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,570,032

Federal Work-Study$616,485

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$106,000

Total Self-Help$3,292,517

Parent Loans$2,508,235

Athletic Awards$105,419

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$26,113,244

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$185,383

Total Scholarships/Grants$26,298,627

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$10,401,241

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,043,800

Total Self-Help$11,445,041

Parent Loans$1,700,514

Athletic Awards$3,672,097

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Applied for need-based aid	569	1,947	21
Determined to have financial need	485	1,664	16
Awarded any aid	483	1,659	15
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	483	1,659	15
Awarded need-based self-help aid	242	907	7
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	148	456	1
Need fully met	313	958	5
Average percentage of need met	95%	95%	77%
Average financial aid package	$41,220	$39,715	$18,338
Average need-based scholarship or grant	$39,202	$37,045	$18,565
Average need-based self-help award	$3,456	$4,809	$4,749
Average need-based loan	$3,240	$4,429	$4,589

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.466

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	308	66%	$38,111
Federal loan programs	304	65%	$23,755
Institutional loan programs	31	7%	$4,905
State loan programs	0	0%	$0
Private student loans	92	19%	$47,444

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:51

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$22,992

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,172,614

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAYes

Institution’s own financial aid formYes

Aid Available

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes

Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes

Federal Nursing LoansYes

College/university loans from institutional fundsYes

Federal Pell GrantsYes

Federal SEOGYes

State scholarships/grantsYes

Private scholarshipsYes

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes

Federal Nursing ScholarshipYes

Institutional Aid

AcademicsYes

Alumni affiliationYes

AthleticsYes

LeadershipYes

Music/dramaYes

Religious affiliationYes

LeadershipYes

State/district residencyYes

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	191	91	282
Members of minority groups	Not reported	Not reported	0
Females	94	61	155
Males	97	30	127
Nonresidents	4	0	4
Doctorate or other terminal degree	165	Not reported	165
Master's, but not terminal master's	25	Not reported	25
Bachelor's degree	1	Not reported	1
Unknown or other highest degree	0	Not reported	0
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	11	0	11

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students2,368.3

and ____ faculty210.3

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	94	18
10-19 students	201	50
20-29 students	126	24
30-39 students	54	0
40-49 students	14	2
50-99 students	17	0
100+ students	0	0
Total	506	94

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	14%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	100%	Not reported	1%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	100%	2%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	6%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	25%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	11%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	100%	100%