Valparaiso University offers 93% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $21,425. Valparaiso University is a private college located in Valparaiso, Indiana. Its student population is 3,786. It is a four-year, medium, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 89%. Valparaiso University 4 year graduation rate is 62% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$21,425
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
Below $15,000 | OR | 3.78 | 1300 | 0 | Regular Decision | $50000 | $0 | $0 | $50000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Above $60000 | IL | 3.9 | 0 | 28 | Early Decision 1 | $54080 | $25000 | Don't Know | $0 | $29080 | $0 | $5500 | $0 |
Above $60000 | IL | 3.8 | 1430 | 0 | Early Action | $54880 | $34000 | Yes | $0 | $20880 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Valparaiso University | $56,900 | 93% | $21,425 | 89% | |
Cedarville University | $42,664 | 90% | $23,032 | 79% | |
Pace University New York | $70,250 | 90% | $22,832 | 76% | |
Wittenberg University | $53,844 | 97% | $22,445 | 74% | |
Lebanon Valley College | $60,710 | 96% | $22,205 | 78% | |
Saint Michael's College | $62,264 | 95% | $21,137 | 83% | |
Mount St. Mary's University | $58,620 | 94% | $20,831 | 68% | |
Mercer University | $53,822 | 95% | $20,411 | 72% | |
Lynchburg College | $55,390 | 94% | $20,213 | n/a%* | |
Dominican University Of California | $47,469 | 91% | $20,178 | 87% | |
Sewanee The University Of The South | $62,690 | 93% | $19,708 | 65% | |
University Of Portland | $64,970 | 96% | $19,661 | 75% | |
Stonehill College | $63,540 | 95% | $19,657 | 70% |
Colleges in Great Lakes Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Valparaiso University | $56,900 | 93% | $21,425 | 89% | |
Hillsdale College | $42,958 | 95% | $16,596 | 36% | |
Eastern Michigan University | $26,831 | 90% | $5,149 | 76% | |
Cedarville University | $42,664 | 90% | $23,032 | 79% | |
Depauw University | $60,406 | 97% | $24,786 | 63% | |
Marquette University | $60,252 | 97% | $15,014 | 82% | |
Butler University | $60,710 | 94% | $18,181 | 68% | |
John Carroll University | $59,892 | 98% | $21,275 | 83% | |
Knox College | $60,136 | 94% | $26,951 | 74% | |
Lewis University | $47,970 | 97% | $15,113 | 58% | |
Illinois Wesleyan University | $62,298 | 96% | $26,445 | 59% | |
Aurora University | $40,632 | 98% | $12,799 | 81% | |
Lawrence University | $62,166 | 97% | $26,419 | 62% | |
Bradley University | $48,990 | 97% | $12,612 | 67% | |
Kalamazoo College | $61,723 | 98% | $28,109 | 73% | |
University Of Detroit Mercy | $42,720 | 96% | $12,267 | 83% | |
Wittenberg University | $53,844 | 97% | $22,445 | 74% | |
Milwaukee School Of Engineering | $56,148 | 92% | $14,803 | 63% | |
Loyola University Chicago | $63,573 | 96% | $19,101 | 68% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Valparaiso University | 89 | $98,000 |
West Virginia University | 82 | $99,900 |
Notre Dame De Namur University | 82 | $99,700 |
Molloy College | 81 | $99,500 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $99,500 |
University Of Iowa | 83 | $99,400 |
Western Washington University | 88 | $99,300 |
Hartwick College | 83 | $99,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Valparaiso University | 89 | $56,900 |
Westminster College | 94 | $51,250 |
Mitchell College | 83 | $51,450 |
Mount Saint Mary College | 94 | $51,486 |
University Of Hawaii At Manoa | 84 | $51,783 |
George Fox University | 82 | $51,930 |
Saint Joseph's College Of Maine | 84 | $52,230 |
Cazenovia College | 82 | $52,378 |
George Mason University | 81 | $52,385 |
Warren Wilson College | 86 | $52,504 |
California Baptist University | 80 | $52,808 |
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 86 | $52,949 |
Endicott College | 80 | $53,012 |
University Of Arizona | 84 | $53,136 |
Molloy College | 81 | $53,494 |
Nichols College | 82 | $53,565 |
University Of Oregon | 83 | $53,741 |
Simpson College | 84 | $54,008 |
Transylvania University | 89 | $54,080 |
Johnson & Wales University Providence | 91 | $54,278 |
University Of Washington Tacoma Campus | 86 | $54,297 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Valparaiso University | 89 | 62% |
Catholic University Of America | 84 | 66% |
Willamette University | 84 | 66% |
Saint Johns University | 80 | 66% |
Samford University | 82 | 65% |
Linfield College Mcminnville Campus | 81 | 65% |
Whitworth University | 91 | 65% |
Citadel Military College Of South Carolina | 81 | 64% |
George Fox University | 82 | 63% |
Mills College | 86 | 63% |
Merrimack College | 83 | 63% |
Simpson College | 84 | 63% |
La Salle University | 81 | 62% |
Dominican University Of California | 87 | 62% |
Milligan College | 83 | 60% |
Grace College And Theological Seminary | 82 | 60% |
Niagara University | 87 | 60% |
Marquette University | 82 | 59% |
Iona College | 88 | 59% |
Covenant College | 97 | 59% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Valparaiso University | 93% | $21,425 |
Saint Mary's University Of Minnesota | 100% | $24,397 |
Willamette University | 99% | $22,550 |
Goucher College | 99% | $22,146 |
Pacific University | 98% | $21,358 |
John Carroll University | 98% | $21,275 |
Saint Michael's College | 95% | $21,137 |
Cazenovia College | 100% | $21,011 |
Dominican University Of California | 91% | $20,178 |
University Of Puget Sound | 98% | $19,290 |
Saint Martin's University | 90% | $18,544 |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus | 93% | $18,370 |
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