Nothing but love. Valpo taught me about life, love, myself, religion, the electric slide, roommates, oh...books...books too. Seriously, had a fantastic experience here. The community is warm, close-knit, and inviting; the professors are incredible; the Greek community is strong and has more depth than it probably does at bigger schools...I loved it. Also was able to get into a great law school after graduation. read more

Conference Review I came here for a conference in 2018. We were in the Harre Union, with some events in the chapel. The union was super shiny and seemed quite functional, and there was parking pretty close by. There was a reception one evening and the set up/bartending staff was very friendly. Dining hall was just ok, not a lot of options but what they had was good. Valparaiso as a city/town is pretty small, so nothing is really far away, which means that the university is fairly convenient to food/shopping/hotels. Wouldn't be excited to do another event here, but wouldn't be bummed either. read more

Great school... wonderful faculty. I got both my masters and post grad certificate from Valpo. I learned more there in those three years than I did all four years of undergraduate education! Small, intimate campus, worldly down to earth professors, and varied cultural events make this a great choice. It was rated one of the best values for the money from U.S. News and World Report. Has a great law school and engineering department as well. read more

Transferred here from a community college and instantly regretted it. I learned more at that community college than I did here. I met some good teachers but some of them have no interest in actually helping students succeed and are there for the paycheck. The price of tuition is outrageous for what you get. Dorm prices are jaw-dropping even for the older dorms because they're so out of date you can't have a microwave or air conditioning. They keep building new dorms, mainly to house international students. I wish they'd pay attention to kids that aren't international. And the new dorms cost even MORE than the old ones. They're bad about giving proper financial aid out. The university and most of the students don't care about the town. The university will tear down whatever is nearby just to gain something for themselves and not worry about how it'll affect others. The students don't have an interest to give back to the community, they're there for parties and drugs. The university is supposed to be nonsmoking but you see kids smoking up and down the sidewalks so it's obviously not reinforced. The VUPD is a joke. Thanks to the university the town has the V-Line (the university subsidizes a lot of it so I'm thanking them). I don't take it too often but when I do VU students are often so rude to the drivers (I've witnessed a few cuss out the drivers for missing them since they weren't at a stop on time) or they're SO loud you cannot think. VU really needs to teach the students some manners and life skills because they think they're entitled to everything and to have everything their way. The only thing I liked about VU was their library. read more

It's expensive, sure, but I can honestly say it was the best experience of my life. Great friends, great social scene, great academics, good location, and class sizes are manageable. You're not a number here. And if spirituality means something to you, Valpo respects that. And not just for Lutherans. I loved the philosophy and theology requirements. The honor code teaches you discipline and integrity. Oh, and even back when I was there, the food was actually really good! In short, no complaints at all, except the weather and that is out of the administration's control. I come back for Homecoming and basketball games whenever I can. I'm older now and the campus looks different but my feelings remain the same. GO VALPO!! read more

I went to this university to swim and get a great education in biology and psychology. The science facilities where labs were held hadn't been updated in Lord knows how long. Every freshman has to take a "core" class and my second semester my professor was the catholic minister of the school who discriminated against me for my religious beliefs. That's when I knew this school was a joke. I would say 75% of the freshman are promised tens of thousands in scholarships throughout their four years from the school which convinces a lot of them to choose Valpo then after their freshman year they take away almost everybody's scholarships after their established at Valpo and half their credits won't transfer. It's like how Kohl's got in trouble for fake discounts, the university is really worth about a third of the money to go there so they give everyone "scholarships" then take them away after freshman year or reduce them. They pump their money into new dorms, new sorority housing, and adding to the already extravagant church while neglecting to update their outdated education facilities. The athletics spends all its money on its average basketball team. The swimming pool was literally a gas chamber and some of my teammates on the swim team who were juniors and seniors had developed asthma swimming in that pool so long. It's an "engineering" school but the campus itself is poorly engineered so there's always huge pools of water everywhere. You'll have to move your car so there's somewhere for them to put all the snow in the winter. The student population is pretty cool I made a ton of friends with a lot of great people but it's mostly kids from mommy daddy money with everything handed to them. I got falsely accused of cheating by a student with a vendetta against me and had to go through a long, drawn out process with their "judicial board" just for them to tell me I didn't cheat. I had a professor with a "Christian psychology" degree - must be a degree given by Valpo themselves because those are probably one of the only people still living in the nineteenth century incorporating religion with science. He was also clueless on most modern day psychology, so was the head of the psych department who looked like he was still alive from the nineteenth century. My current roommate graduated from Valpo and they did a horrendous job with his career placement and search before graduating because now he works for - believe it or not - a Lutheran organization and doesn't make half of what I do without a college degree. I hear the engineering program is decent but definitely has nothing on Purdue's which is a fraction of the cost. Long story short, Valparaiso university is a big fat waste of money and I would stay far away from this cold, desolate place. Engineering kids - save your parents some money and go to Purdue. Valpo is a joke of a university. read more

If I could give this review -5 stars I would. My time at this university was less than 0 stars. While I was here I was treated with complete and utter disrespect, disorganization and poor communication. My advisor for my college was less than competent, she messed up important dates, deadlines and forms for me countless times and made my stressful life as a college student 10,000 worse. If you're not an out of state student going to this school on rich mommy and daddy's money, then they disregard your concerns and push you to the side. They just care about your money. You don't have 10,000 you can pull out of your butt? Well then you forget about getting any forms to prove you ACTUALLY graduated. Not to mention the parking passes for commuters are $160 when you still have to walk quite a ways to the building you need. OH and they'll give you a ticket for even parking in the wrong spot for 2 minutes, sometimes they'll even tow your car because they have THAT MUCH respect for their students. The students should be the priority at such a "prestige" school but really money is all they care about. They don't go out of their way to help students or to accommodate them. For being a private university you'd think they would have better morals and behavior. I would NEVER EVER recommend this university to anyone ever. In fact, I tell them to stay FAAAAAAR away from this university and to go somewhere cheaper because at least you don't get treated like a walking bag of money at those places. Unless you like being treated like an inconvenience and with disrespect, then this is the place for you. read more