Valparaiso University Admissions 2025: Application Deadline, Requirements & Costs

All aspirants are automatically considered for academic scholarships. Depending on their academic application and supporting documents submitted during admission, aspirants are awarded scholarships. The financial aid and different scholarships offered to aspirants at the Valpo campus are:

Financial Aid: This refers to the financial aid disbursed to aspirants at Valpo University shortly before the Valpo semester. Under normal circumstances, students must visit the Financial Aid Office to receive this scholarship.

 Campus Scholarships

• Endowed Study Abroad Scholarships: This scholarship is offered by a few liberal donors as a means of assisting students. It helps students plan their studies abroad.

World Languages and Cultures Scholarships

• National Scholarships: National scholarships are offered to almost all students regardless of competition. In the past, most Valpo students received this scholarship. With the help of study abroad programme advisors, students can avail themselves of this scholarship.

• Inclusive Ireland Scholarships: This scholarship is offered to BIPOC (Black Indigenous and People of Color) students studying abroad in Ireland. This scholarship is offered in collaboration with Diversity Abroad, Education in Ireland.

• Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship: This scholarship is offered to students studying Critical Need Language courses. For instance, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Turkic, Russian, Korean, etc. Students can receive USD 3000 per summer and USD 4000 per semester or up to USD 5000 per year.

• Diversity Abroad Scholarships: To ensure all students have equal access to opportunities for traveling and studying abroad, students are offered this scholarship.

To apply for a graduate school program, master’s program, doctoral programs, or certificate programs, applicants need to submit the required personal and educational documents under international or domestic instructions.

Apply Online:

It is the fastest and most convenient way to apply for courses at Valparaiso University. Below is the application process:

• Log in to Valparaiso University. Go to the application page and click on ‘apply online’. Then click on the 2022-2023 application.

• You need to create a new account to start your application.

• After that, you need to log in again with the temporary pin you will receive on email.

• At this stage, set a password.

• Provide details of your background.

• Fill up all the necessary columns.

• Answer the additional questions.

• Submit your writing sample.

• Submit your application with your signature on it.

 The following are the eligibility requirements:

Eligibility requirements for UG students

International students who want to pursue graduate courses at Valparaiso University must have a valid score indicating proof of English Language Requirement. They must submit the test score of different exams such as the ACT, SAT, IELTS, TOEFL, IGCSE A, and O Levels, iTEP, or International Baccalaureate (IB). Currently, Valparaiso University is also accepting the Duolingo Test scores due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aspirants can appear for this test online from their homes. For aspirants who are permanent residents of Australia or the UK, English test scores are not needed.

Eligibility requirements for PG students

To pursue PG courses in any discipline, aspirants should have a valid UG degree from an accredited university or college. Aspirants must graduate with a 3.0 GPA (B-Average) in graduate and undergraduate coursework.

Eligibility requirements for Indian students

Indian students to pursue any UG or PG courses must take English proficiency tests. For instance, ACT, SAT, IELTS, TOEFL, IGCSE A, and O Levels, iTEP, or International Baccalaureate (IB), etc. They should submit two online recommendation letters from two professionals.

Valpo University has eight residence halls and two apartment buildings. Almost 1500 undergraduate students can live in these residential halls and apartment buildings.

For six-semester courses, first-year or junior students generally live in approved university housing. The first floor is traditionally reserved for upper-class students. Upper-class students generally reside in Guild/Memorial hall, Beacon hall, the Sorority Housing Complex, or  Wehrenberg hall.

These residence halls are furnished with twin XL size beds and mattresses, a wardrobe, a desk and chair, and a dressing table. Students living in university apartments are provided with dining room furniture and a living room. In all residential facilities, dryers and washers are also available.

Internet facilities are available in every room. In all residential halls, there are wireless network services. In these residential halls, more than 75 channels are made available for entertainment. Most importantly, students can also enjoy movies from Valpo WiFi at movies.valpo.edu.

The details of these residential halls are the following:

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Other expenses of undergraduate students at the Valparaiso University are mentioned below:

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Off-campus accommodation: Off-campus rental apartments are available for aspirants pursuing courses at Valparaiso University. These rental apartments have been listed below:

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The minimum IELTS score required for undergraduate and graduate international students is 6.0 or a minimum TOEFL score of 75. It may also be necessary to submit extra English proficiency test results for international students whose first language is not English. Other requirements for English proficiency waivers offered by Valparaiso University include earning a degree from an approved institution where English is the predominant language of instruction or spending a minimum amount of time studying in an English-speaking nation.

Valpo's computer Science curriculum emphasises not only programming but also professional ethics, as well as communication and presentation abilities that prepare students for the workforce.
Students will learn computational thinking in this programme through courses that introduce algorithms using modern programming languages and environments.
Senior-level students will attend the department's professional practices seminar, which will be a crucial step in preparing aspiring programmers for a range of employment contexts. Algorithms and Programming, Assembly Language Programming, Object Oriented Programming, Software Design and Development, and other courses are included in the curriculum.

The entry requirements are mentioned below:

• Candidate must hold a high school degree
• Subjects required:
  • 4 years of education in English,  
  • 3 years of education in Algebra, geometry, advanced algebra,  additional science, history, social sciences, language, English, and mathematics courses
  • 2 years of education in Foreign Lanaguage, History and Laboratory Science
  • SAT  (Reading & Writing score of 500) or ACT scores are not required for international applicants, but they are encouraged