Valparaiso University is a private institution that was founded in 1859. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,980, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 320 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Valparaiso University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (Midwest), 6.

Valparaiso University, also known as Valpo, is a Lutheran school in northwest Indiana, just an hour east of Chicago. Undergraduate students can choose from 70 programs within five colleges, and graduate students can earn degrees in about 40 different fields, including business and law.