Valparaiso university is a comprehensive, private university with a lutheran heritage that serves more than 2,800 full and part time students. The university is identified as one of the TOP master's-level institutions in the midwest and has received special recognition for its outstanding teaching and educational value. More than 70 undergraduate degree programs and interdisciplinary options are offered throughout the university at five undergraduate colleges: arts and sciences, business, engineering, nursing and health professions, and christ college.