EducationUSA Canada Spotlights Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso University provides a diverse, inclusive and safe environment for you to find your purpose and pursue your career. Valpo sits on a beautiful 350-acre campus just one hour southeast of downtown Chicago and within walking distance from downtown Valparaiso, Indiana where students will find homemade ice cream parlors, farm to table restaurants, local coffee shops and many cultural experiences. Valpo combines a liberal arts background with degrees in STEM fields, health care, business, and engineering — backed by a placement rate above 90 percent for 25 consecutive years. Valpo offers leadership, research, community outreach, study abroad and internship opportunities, and more than 100 extracurricular activities, including 21 NCAA Division I Athletic teams. State-of-the-art facilities include one of only five solar furnaces in the United States, Doppler radar, and the recently opened Center for the Sciences: Chemistry and Biochemistry. With so many programs, there are many degree combinations that create individualized degree opportunities at Valpo. These programs include our nationally ranked engineering program, ranked in the top 20 undergraduate engineering programs, direct admit undergraduate nursing program, meteorology, information technology, cyber security, health care leadership and public health. As a private institution, Valpo provides extremely competitive merit-based scholarships on both the undergraduate and the graduate levels. Valpo is home to 4,000 total students, with 400 international students from 40 different countries. This strong community of different cultures, beliefs and religions creates a wonderful opportunity for our students to participate in our over 100 clubs and organizations that can range from intramural sports, robotics, choirs & bands, outdoor ice hockey in downtown Valpo, broadcasting at our on-campus ESPN desk, reporting campus and town news on at our HD television or HD radio station, service organizations and a nationally recognized fraternity and sorority community. With so many campus organization and activities to patriciate in our students generally have the complaint of not having enough hours in the day to do everything they signed up to do..