Valparaiso University has been ranked as a leader among several educational publication reports: 

• Ranked #3 for quality and #2 for value by "U.S. News & World Report" 2008-2009
• Ranked the #3 "Up and Coming" institution in the Midwest by "U.S. News & World Report" 2008-2009
• Valparaiso University's College of Engineering ranked by "U.S. News & World Report" 2008-2009 as one of the top 15 percent of U.S. institutions offering undergraduate degrees in engineering.
• Featured in Princeton Review's "Best 368 Colleges"
• Featured in Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools"
• Barron's "Best Buys in College Education"
• Peterson's Competitive Colleges
• The Templeton Guide: "Colleges that Encourage Character Development"