是个4000人的小私立大学，所在的城市人口约31000人，以下的一段文章，说明了这学校是 相当不错的（当然，他们是比私人学校罢了）

U.S. News & World Report named Valparaiso University as No. 4 in the Universities-Master's category for the Midwest in its annual rankings of America's Best Colleges. It also ranked Valparaiso among the Best College Values based on a ratio of price to quality, and placed the College of Engineering in the nation's top 25 undergraduate-only engineering schools. Over ninety-five percent of graduates secure employment or further education (twenty-three percent) within six months. More than ninety percent of students receive financial aid totaling over fifty-two million dollars annually. Charity Navigator also gave the institution four out of four stars based on its organizational efficiency and capacity.