Valparaiso University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Valparaiso University is a private doctoral/professional university in Valparaiso, IN (suburb setting), with 2,255 undergraduates (56% women), affiliated with the Lutheran Church in America. It admitted 92% of 6,133 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1080–1310 on the SAT and 25–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,714 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,168 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 67% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, engineering, business. The campus reported 0.78 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Valparaiso University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,588
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Valparaiso University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Valparaiso University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.1M | $32,059 | 998 | |
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 37 | 3 over | 6 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 17 | 2 over | 6 | $3.3M | $196,340 | 971 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.7M | $121,693 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 132 | 27 over | 12 | $1.6M | $11,815 | 956 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $318k | $31,830 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $217k | $30,989 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | room 1 | 2 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 26 | room 4 | 3 | $165k | $6,343 | 982 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 26 | room 4 | 3 | $182k | $7,007 | 993 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $304k | $43,476 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 96 | 51 over | 1 | $330k | $3,434 | 996 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 61 | 16 over | 1 | $218k | $3,573 | 972 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 18 | at cap | 1 | $901k | $50,047 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.