How hard is VU to get into?
Valparaiso University (VU) acceptance rate is 92.22% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 6,133 students applied and 5,656 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into VU.
VU's acceptance rate places 33rd out of 46 Indiana colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1200 and the ACT score is 29 at VU. VU's SAT score is 8th highest among 32 Indiana colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to VU, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, VU's acceptance rate is 92.22% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.54%. 2,727 men and 3,181 women applied to VU and 2,503 men and 2,961 women students were accepted.
81 applicants who has another gender applied and 71 were accepted.121 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 234 men and 362 women were enrolled in VU (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 163 students (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 34 students (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at VU.
The median SAT score is 1,200 with 610 SAT EBRW and 590 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 660 and the 25th percentile is 540. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 650 and 25th percentile is 540 .
The median ACT composite score is 29 with 75th percentile score of 30 and 25th percentile score of 25 at VU. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 28.
How competitive is VU's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Valparaiso University are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,165, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) doctoral / research university).
The institutional SAT code for VU is 1874 and 4-digt code ACT code is 1256.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 596 first-year students enrolled in VU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.83% and part-time students is 0.17%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 39.26% and women students is 60.74%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at VU.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at VU. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Valparaiso University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $30 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to VU.