How many students at VU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,958 students have enrolled in Valparaiso University with 2,349 undergraduate and 609 graduate students.
By gender, 1,328 male and 1,630 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
93 students are enrolled exclusively, and 994 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Valparaiso University has a total of 2,958 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,349 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 609 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,328 male and 1,630 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 2,958 | 2,349 | 609 |
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| Men | 1,328 | 1,009 | 319 |
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| Women | 1,630 | 1,340 | 290 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,878 White, 184 Black, and 78 Asian students out of a total of 2,958 are attending at Valparaiso University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 78 | 20 | 58 |
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| Black | 184 | 87 | 97 |
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| Hispanic | 268 | 94 | 174 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 1,878 | 771 | 1,107 |
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| Two or more races | 85 | 36 | 49 |
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| Race Unknown | 52 | 30 | 22 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 72 | 17 | 55 |
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| Black | 150 | 72 | 78 |
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| Hispanic | 246 | 87 | 159 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 1,659 | 714 | 945 |
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| Two or more races | 79 | 32 | 47 |
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| Race Unknown | 37 | 22 | 15 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| Black | 34 | 15 | 19 |
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| Hispanic | 22 | 7 | 15 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 219 | 57 | 162 |
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| Two or more races | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| Race Unknown | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, VU has 28 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,590 students under 25 years old, and 360 students over 25 years old out of 2,958 total students.
VU has 2,259 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 90 students aged 25 and over.
It has 331 graduate students aged under 25 and 270 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
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| 18-19 | 1,035 | 615 | 420 |
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| 20-21 | 1,007 | 581 | 426 |
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| 22-24 | 520 | 225 | 295 |
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| 25-29 | 198 | 88 | 110 |
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| 30-34 | 61 | 30 | 31 |
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| 35-39 | 36 | 21 | 15 |
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| 40-49 | 41 | 29 | 12 |
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| 50-64 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
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| 18-19 | 1,035 | 615 | 420 |
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| 20-21 | 960 | 545 | 415 |
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| 22-24 | 236 | 102 | 134 |
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| 25-29 | 40 | 27 | 13 |
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| 30-34 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| 35-39 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
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| 40-49 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 47 | 36 | 11 |
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| 22-24 | 284 | 123 | 161 |
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| 25-29 | 158 | 61 | 97 |
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| 30-34 | 45 | 22 | 23 |
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| 35-39 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
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| 40-49 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
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| 50-64 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Valparaiso University, 93 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 994 students are enrolled in some online courses.
75 students lived in Indiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 18 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 2,958 | 93 | 994 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,349 | 8 | 850 |
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| Graduate | 609 | 85 | 144 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Indiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 75 | 18 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 70 | 15 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,349 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 128 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.45%.121 students have transferred in as full-time status and 7 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,184 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 121 |
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| Regular Part-time | 37 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 7 |
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