Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University

Repayment outcome

93.8%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$33,200–$67,700

middle 50% · median $48,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$19,952

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$23,250

Sticker price

before any aid

$43,185

Default rate

4.4%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Engineering$59,485
Business$48,432
Legal Studies$45,902
Math & Statistics$42,682
Education$39,060
Health Professions$37,500
Social Sciences$35,060
Foreign Languages$33,993
Interdisciplinary$33,281
English & Literature$31,839
Communication and Media Studies.$31,670
Parks & Fitness$31,133
Physical Sciences$30,771
Visual & Performing Arts$30,771
Biology$28,236
Public Admin$28,055
Psychology$27,642
History$24,035

Academics

Acceptance

79.7%

Avg SAT

1,158

Enrollment

3,209

What students study

16 fields offered

Health Professions

19% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Business15.0%
03Engineering11.6%
04English & Literature5.8%
05Biology5.0%
06Physical Sciences4.8%
07Communications4.7%
08Education4.5%
09Social Sciences4.3%
10Visual & Performing Arts4.3%
11Parks & Fitness4.0%
12Interdisciplinary3.9%
13Psychology3.4%
14Foreign Languages2.4%
15Public Admin1.8%
16History1.8%