Bethune-Cookman University vs Valparaiso University

Odds, test scores, cost, aid and graduation rates, side by side from each school's own Common Data Set. Add more schools

BBethune-Cookman University90%admitted · 2024-25Valparaiso University90%admitted · 2025-26

Getting in

Acceptance rate89.5%89.9%

Early decision rate—No ED

SAT middle 50%~830–990—

ACT middle 50%——

Applicant reports on our site—3

Cost and aid

Tuition$13,844$50,650

Food and housing$10,396—

Sticker price per year$25,190—

Average need-based grant$17,034$41,470

Average % of need met66%94%

Outcomes

First-year retention—77.2%

6-year graduation rate—68%

Undergraduates2,7392,056

Best value in each row is highlighted. Sticker price uses out-of-state tuition for public universities and leaves out books, travel and aid. "—" means the school left the item blank in its Common Data Set.