Valparaiso University

President: Dr. Mark A. Heckler

International Student Coordinator: Timothy Tesar

Address: 1700 Chapel Drive

Valparaiso, IN 46383

Established: 1859

Website: www.valpo.edu

School Population

Total number of students: 4000

Number of countries represented: 50

Student-Faculty ratio: 14:1

Tuition, Fees, Room & Board: $38,272

Valparaiso University

A focus on learning through service and emphasis on broadening experiences help Valpo students develop into thoughtful leaders who work to make the world a better place.
Valparaiso University enrolls about 4,000 students from most states and more than 50 countries, constituting an international, interconnected community.

Quality Education:

• Number of Majors: over 70 programs and 40 plus master’s degree programs with a Doctorate in Nursing and Law
• Professional school acceptance rate: 90+%
• Pre-medicine graduates are accepted into professional schools at more than twice the national average (avg)
• Princeton Review’s Top 100 Best Midwest Colleges
• Top Tier U.S. News and World Report
• Civil Engineering program ranked #7 in the nation among undergraduate engineering schools
• Above 90% of faculty, who teach in the classroom, have their terminal degree most often the doctorate

Famous Alumni:

• Linda Allen, class of ‘78, Director of C-130J International Programs Lockheed Martin
• Stephen Buyer, law ‘84, US Congressman 4th District Indiana
• Jennifer Lake, class of ’04, VP of Skirt PR
• Carole Nuechterlien, class of ‘83, Chief Corporate Counsel Sangstatt Medical Co. in Switzerland
• Ben Schnakenburg, class of ’00, First VicePresident of LaSalle Bank Corporation
• Paul Chambers, journalism, current overnight anchor and entertainment news editor of CNNRadio Network
• Todd A. Dawson, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Accreditation:

• Valpo is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Midwest Association of Colleges and Schools
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• American Chemical Society
• Council on Social Work Education
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• National Association of Schools of Music
• The American Bar Association (law)

Bachelor Degree Programs (short list)

• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Education
• Graphic Design
• History/Law
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nursing

University Opportunities

• Internship opportunities and practicums are available
• International Scholarship based on academics.

University Environment

• Safety measures: 24 hour security police
• City population: 31,000
• 1 hours south of Chicago
• Average climate during year:
  Average rainfall: 24.4 inches
  Average annual temp: 17 Celsius
  Average high temp: 21C (28C in July)
  Average low temp: 1C (-4C in Jan)
• Airport access: Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD)