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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. It is an independent Lutheran university with five colleges. It enrolls nearly 2,300 students and has a 350-acre (140 ha) campus.
The university is known for its Lutheran Christian heritage and has one of the largest chapels on a U.S. college campus. In 2025, it accepted 89% of applicants for enrollment.
In 1859, residents of the city of Valparaiso raised $11,000 in support of the Methodist Church locating the college there. The school opened on September 21, 1859, to 75 students, and was one of the first coeducational colleges in the nation. Students paid tuition expenses of $8 per term (three terms per year), plus nearby room and board costs of approximately $2 per week. Instruction at the college began with young children, and most of the students were in elementary and grade levels. Courses at the collegiate level included math, literature, history, sciences, and philosophy. Courses stressing the Christian faith included "moral philosophy" and "moral science." During the Civil War, many students and administrators enrolled in the army. Financing problems led to the closing of the school in 1871.
The school, reopened by Henry Baker Brown in 1873, was named the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute.
In 1900, the school was renamed Valparaiso College and gained its current university status after being rechartered in 1906.
In 1902, Valparaiso became affiliated with the American College of Medicine and Surgery. The name was later changed to the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 1907. Students could save money by spending their first two medical college years in Valparaiso.
In 1905, Valparaiso formed an affiliation with Chicago College of Dental Surgery to provide dental education for its students. For the next two decades, Valparaiso gained a national reputation as an economic institution of higher learning, earning its positive nickname The Poor Man’s Harvard. At the height of enrollment in 1907, it was the second-largest school in the nation, behind only Harvard University. In 1914, the monthly literary magazine The Torch was founded; it became the university's weekly student newspaper in 1915.
The university began intercollegiate athletic competition in 1916. Valparaiso's first game was a basketball game against the Chicago YMCA Training School, in which Valparaiso fielded players from intramural teams.
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. It is an independent Lutheran university with five colleges. It enrolls nearly 2,300 students and has a 350-acre (140 ha) campus.
The university is known for its Lutheran Christian heritage and has one of the largest chapels on a U.S. college campus. In 2025, it accepted 89% of applicants for enrollment.
In 1859, residents of the city of Valparaiso raised $11,000 in support of the Methodist Church locating the college there. The school opened on September 21, 1859, to 75 students, and was one of the first coeducational colleges in the nation. Students paid tuition expenses of $8 per term (three terms per year), plus nearby room and board costs of approximately $2 per week. Instruction at the college began with young children, and most of the students were in elementary and grade levels. Courses at the collegiate level included math, literature, history, sciences, and philosophy. Courses stressing the Christian faith included "moral philosophy" and "moral science." During the Civil War, many students and administrators enrolled in the army. Financing problems led to the closing of the school in 1871.
The school, reopened by Henry Baker Brown in 1873, was named the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute.
In 1900, the school was renamed Valparaiso College and gained its current university status after being rechartered in 1906.
In 1902, Valparaiso became affiliated with the American College of Medicine and Surgery. The name was later changed to the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 1907. Students could save money by spending their first two medical college years in Valparaiso.
In 1905, Valparaiso formed an affiliation with Chicago College of Dental Surgery to provide dental education for its students. For the next two decades, Valparaiso gained a national reputation as an economic institution of higher learning, earning its positive nickname The Poor Man’s Harvard. At the height of enrollment in 1907, it was the second-largest school in the nation, behind only Harvard University. In 1914, the monthly literary magazine The Torch was founded; it became the university's weekly student newspaper in 1915.
The university began intercollegiate athletic competition in 1916. Valparaiso's first game was a basketball game against the Chicago YMCA Training School, in which Valparaiso fielded players from intramural teams.