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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
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  • Independent comprehensive, founded 1859, affiliated with Lutheran Church
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, first professional, post-master's, and postbachelor's certificates
  • Small-town 310-acre campus with easy access to Chicago
  • Endowment $166.9 million
  • Coed, 2,960 undergraduate students, 95% full-time, 52% women, 48% men
  • Moderately difficult entrance level, 89% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $30,640 includes full-time tuition ($23,200), mandatory fees ($800), and room and board ($6640). Part-time tuition: $1100 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load
  • Required fees: $20 per credit hour part-time
  • Room and board: college room only: $4140. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility and student level
  • Payment plans: installment, deferred payment
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 2,294 applied for aid, 1,929 were judged to have need, 590 had their need fully met. 500 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1200). 750 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1333)
  • In 2005,: 709 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 90%
  • Average financial aid package: $17,707
  • Average need-based loan: $4988
  • Average need-based gift aid: $12,137
  • Average non-need-based aid: $7888
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $23,853
Freshmen
  • Admission 3,785 applied, 3,381 admitted, 762 enrolled, 3.43 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.43
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 78%, SAT math scores over 500 84%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 38%, SAT math scores over 600 44%, ACT scores over 24 66%, SAT verbal scores over 700 6%, SAT math scores over 700 10%, ACT scores over 30 17%
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