Student Population at VU

Total Enrollment

2,579

Undergraduate

2,123

Graduate

456

Online Enrollment

112

Men Students

1,096

Women Students

1,483

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,579 students have enrolled at Valparaiso University - 2,123 undergraduate and 456 graduate.

By gender, 1,096 male and 1,483 female students are attending Valparaiso University. By attendance status, there are 2,351 full-time students and 228 part-time students.

The number of students at Valparaiso University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana.

Valparaiso University offers online degree/certificate programs and 112 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares VU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana.

The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana average (2,032 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Valparaiso University	2,579	2,123	456
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana	2,032	1,859	523

The below chart compares the student population between Valparaiso University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,096 male and 1,483 female students attending VU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at VU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at VU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,123	2,059	64
Men	923	893	30
Women	1,200	1,166	34

Population by Gender/Attending Status at VU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	456	292	164
Men	173	103	70
Women	283	189	94

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,626 White students (63.05%) and 322 Hispanic students (12.49%) at Valparaiso University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Valparaiso University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Valparaiso University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	78	24	54
Black or African American	134	68	66
Hispanic	287	111	176
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,396	596	800
Two or More Races	92	47	45
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	47	22	25
Total	2,123	923	1,200

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Valparaiso University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	23	4	19
Black or African American	27	12	15
Hispanic	35	9	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	230	73	157
Two or More Races	7	2	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	3	0	3
Total	456	173	283

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,280 students whose age under twenty five and 151 students whose age is over thirty years old at Valparaiso University.

Especially, 37 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Valparaiso University.

Population by Student Age at Valparaiso University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,123	923	1,200
Under 18	37	10	27
18-19	948	411	537
20-21	881	379	502
22-24	162	85	77
25-29	48	19	29
30-34	14	6	8
35-39	8	4	4
40-49	19	6	13
50-64	6	3	3
Total	2,123	923	1,200

Population by Student Age at Valparaiso University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	456	173	283
20-21	35	5	30
22-24	217	97	120
25-29	99	43	56
30-34	22	12	10
35-39	30	9	21
40-49	34	5	29
50-64	18	2	16
unknown	1	0	1
Total	456	173	283

Online Student Population

At Valparaiso University, 1,042 students (40.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 112 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 73 students live in Indiana where Valparaiso University is located in and 39 students have enrolled from other states.