	Valparaiso University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Valparaiso University, commonly known as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. The university is a coed, four-year, private institution that enrolls about 4,500 students from over 50 countries on a campus of 350 acres (140 ha). Valpo consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, and a law school. It is the largest independent Lutheran university in the United States and is home to the second-largest collegiate chapel in the world, the Chapel of the Resurrection. Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso University was founded in 1859 as one of the first coeducation colleges in the United States. Due to reverses brought about by the Civil War, the college was forced to close its doors in 1871. Two years later it was revived by educator Henry Baker Brown and named Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. At the turn of the 20th century, Brown changed the college's name to Valparaiso College, and shortly after it was rechartered as Valparaiso University. Initially founded by Methodists, in 1925 the school was purchased by the Lutheran University Association, which continues to operate it today. History \| Valparaiso Male and Female College In 1859, citizens of Valparaiso were so supportive of the placement of the college that they raised $11,000 to encourage the Methodist Church to locate there. The school opened on September 21, 1859, to 75 students, and was one of the first coeducational colleges in the nation. Students paid tuition expenses of $8 per term (three terms per year), plus nearby room and board costs of approximately $2 per week. Instruction at the college actually began with young children, and most of the students were in elementary and grade levels. Courses at the collegiate level included math, literature, history, sciences, and philosophy. Courses stressing the Christian faith included â€œmoral philosophy" and â€œmoral science." Due to the fallout of the Civil War, the school closed in 1871. At this time, most men (both students and administrative members) had enrolled in the army. In addition, Indiana passed an 1867 bill that provided state support for public education, and the Methodists' broad statewide efforts toward higher education meant that none of the schools were self-sustaining. The combination proved too much to overcome for the Male and Female College. Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute The school, reopened by Henry Baker Brown in 1873, was named the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. In 1900, the school was renamed Valparaiso College and gained its current university status after being rechartered in 1906. Valparaiso College, then Valparaiso University Henry Baker Brown bought the American College of Medicine and Surgery from Northwestern University; he later changed the name to Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. Students could save money by spending their first two medical college years in Valparaiso. In 1905 the university formed an affiliation with Chicago College of Dental Surgery to provide dental education for its students. For the next two decades, Valpo gained a national reputation as an economical institution of higher learning, earning its positive nickname The Poor Man's Harvard. At the height of enrollment in 1907, it was the second-largest school in the nation, behind only Harvard University. In 1914, monthly literary magazine The Torch was founded; it became the university's weekly student newspaper in 1915. The university began intercollegiate athletic competition in 1916. Valpo's first game was a basketball game against the Chicago YMCA Training School, in which VU fielded players from intramural teams. In 1917, World War I and the death of President Brown took its toll, and the sch ... [more on wikipedia]

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Valparaiso University Details

Valparaiso University Details
detail	value
state	Indiana
conference	Pioneer Football League / Hori...
public	Private
scores	1640/1093/25
level	Average
rank	[407
overall ROI rank	[281
size	small
undergrads	3251
grads	1256
price	47760
drop	29
stem	21
research	0
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for Valparaiso University?

1. number 407 for Academics.

2. number 281 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Valparaiso University?

1. Hampton University

2. Canisius College

3. Gardner-Webb University

4. Augsburg College

5. Arcadia University

6. Seattle Pacific University

7. Baldwin Wallace University

National Academic Rankings

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Valparaiso University National Academic Rankings

Valparaiso University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Div1 Private	44	42	36	44	45	31	31	26	38
Horizon League	5	3	1	6	7	5	5	4	4
Mid West Region	85	71	53	76	95	42	42	50	71
State of Indiana	9	13	6	13	16	6	6	12	9
Top Ten Horizon League	5	3	1	6	7	5	5	4	4
Top Ten State of Indiana	10	8	6	7	10	5	5	7	9

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.85	Hampton University	Virginia	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	-1	-1
92.55	Canisius College	New York	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	Average	467	484
92.22	Gardner-Webb University	North Carolina	Big South Conference	Private	Average	-1	-1
92.04	Augsburg College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Average	437	376
91.99	Arcadia University	Pennsylvania	Middle Atlantic States Athleti...	Private	Average	467	478
86.64	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	383	384
86.45	Baldwin Wallace University	Ohio	Ohio Athletic Conference	Private	Average	494	447
86.38	John Carroll University	Ohio	Ohio Athletic Conference	Private	Average	449	276
86.24	Manhattan College	New York	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	Average	460	378
86.00	Pacific Lutheran University	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Average	439	431
85.91	Lipscomb University	Tennessee	Atlantic Sun Conference	Private	AboveAverage	303	255
85.88	University of Puerto Rico-Cayey	Puerto Rico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	484	500
85.84	Le Moyne College	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	Average	500	485
85.78	Maryville University of Saint Louis	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	Average	424	426
85.76	California Lutheran University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	481	488
85.70	North Central College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Average	455	382
85.42	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	Landmark Conference	Private	AboveAverage	399	368
83.08	SUNY College at Brockport	New York	Empire Eight / State Universit...	Public	Average	473	487
83.00	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	485	352
82.21	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	302	258
82.17	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Minnesota	Northern Sun Intercollegiate C...	Public	Average	464	346
82.10	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Tennessee	Southern Conference	Public	Average	434	464
81.98	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
81.39	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
81.35	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
81.33	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
79.90	Cedarville University	Ohio		Private	AboveAverage	287	278
79.76	Siena College	New York	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	462	479
79.61	Hope College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	AboveAverage	244	227
79.60	Webster University	Missouri	St.Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	458	421
79.23	University of Portland	Oregon	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	245
79.05	Messiah College	Pennsylvania	Middle Atlantic States Athleti...	Private	AboveAverage	387	436
79.03	University of North Carolina at Asheville	North Carolina	Big South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	319
78.90	Calvin College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	AboveAverage	255	209
78.81	Rollins College	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	AboveAverage	262	338
78.67	Creighton University	Nebraska	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	273	190
78.53	University of Mary Washington	Virginia	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	424	386
78.37	Gustavus Adolphus College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	239	210
78.22	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	280	320
78.22	Concordia College at Moorhead	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	430	444
78.08	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
78.06	Bradley University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	326	177
78.00	Rockhurst University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	404	250
77.88	DePauw University	Indiana	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	304	173
77.81	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	214
77.78	Willamette University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	300	402
77.27	Alfred University	New York	Empire Eight	Private	Average	471	475
77.13	Ramapo College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	369	437
77.09	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	Private	Average	481	440
76.67	University of the Sciences	Pennsylvania	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf	Private	AboveAverage	338	272

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.39	Presbyterian College	South Carolina	Big South Conference	Private	AboveAverage	-1	-1
96.45	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	Southland Conference	Public	Average	405	309
96.27	Dallas Baptist University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	408	342
95.62	Samford University	Alabama	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	431	272
95.53	Monmouth University	New Jersey	Big South Conference / Metro A...	Private	Average	478	477
95.26	University of Illinois at Springfield	Illinois	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Average	403	397
94.86	Savannah College of Art and Design	Georgia	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	409	404
92.47	Loyola University New Orleans	Louisiana	Southern States Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	411	391
92.38	Rockhurst University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	404	250
92.22	Marist College	New York	Pioneer Football League / Metr...	Private	Average	-1	-1
92.07	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate ...	Private	AboveAverage	410	310
91.25	Wofford College	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	340	211
91.16	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
90.36	Campbell University	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Big ...	Private	Average	-1	-1
90.25	Butler University	Indiana	Pioneer Football League / Big ...	Private	AboveAverage	349	204
89.03	Hampton University	Virginia	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	-1	-1

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