Valparaiso, Indiana · Private Non-Profit
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at Valparaiso University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~22
- Schools with reported signal
- 88
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.4%
- Graduation rate
- 70.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,578/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,312
- Median debt
- $26,942
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,191/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 88 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($29 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,570 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 64% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.6% reported share · $4,608 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL · 0.1% reported share · $7,401 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Valparaiso University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Valparaiso University's average net price is $18,578 per year, about $74,312 over four years. That is $29 above the $18,549 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,191 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,570 below the $65,761 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Valparaiso University #56 of 88 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.