The spacious campus of 310 acres contains more than seventy academic and residential buildings, many of them built within the past three decades.  The campus is located in the city of Valparaiso, attractively situated in a semi-rural setting at the edge of the busy industrial district of Northwest Indiana.  Fifteen miles to the north, on the shore of Lake Michigan, are the Indiana Dunes.  The city of Chicago with its vast cultural resources, an hour’s drive from the campus, can be reached by train or car.  Many programs of the University use the region-rich natural, urban and industrial opportunities for field trips and investigative activities.