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Valparaiso University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 310 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 310-acre, semirural campus in Valparaiso (population: 26,000), 50 miles
- from South Bend and 60 miles from Chicago, Ill. Served by bus; major
- airport serves Chicago; train serves Chesterton (13 miles).
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 75% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 6% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms.
- Sorority housing are used by 10% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 9% of the students.
- 64% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 36% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 85% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
- All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- 75% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Honor Code
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 36% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $900 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are fair.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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