Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University is a selective, independent Lutheran institution in Valparaiso, Indiana, an hour’s drive from Chicago.Founded in 1859, Valpo offers a thorough grounding in the liberal arts as well as professional training and graduate study, helping students find their own paths to lifelong personal, spiritual, and professional growth. The freedom to pursue truth wherever it leads is at the heart of Valparaiso’s sense of community, uniting its academic and spiritual missions.The university aims to foster in its students a lifelong commitment to this search for truth, encouraging the development of a sense of personal vocation as well as the intellectual and professional skills needed to pursue it.An active, inclusive community and an accomplished faculty prepare Valparaiso graduates to choose and navigate their own paths through life.