Valparaiso University: liberal arts, sciences and professional studies.

• Position: Indiana College Guide - Organization overview

Consistently ranked a top master's level institution in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report, Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private, independent Lutheran university offering more than 70 areas of study within five colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Nursing, and Christ College- The Honors College, as well as a School of Law and graduate programs, including the MBA. The university is located in Valparaiso--a safe, residential city of 31,000, just one hour southeast of Chicago and two-and-one-half hours north of Indianapolis.

Valpo's 4,000 students represent most states and more than 50 countries. Seventy percent of students live on campus. Extensive leadership, undergraduate and graduate research and internship opportunities are available, as well as nearly 100 extracurricular activities, NCAA Division I Horizon League intercollegiate sports, and vast opportunities for service learning and civic engagement.

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State-of-the-art facilities include a Virtual Nursing Learning Center, VisBox[TM] virtual-learning system, theater, non-linear video editing lab, a campus radio station, 16-inch...