Creighton University
Omaha, NE · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2
Private institution in Omaha, NE · 4,231 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $73,911 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 10%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $32,3801,801st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $47,0001,783rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $47,0001,779th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,0461,709th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,911218th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,090189th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 80.5%206th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.2%190th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.3%675th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1296202nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,231558th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 5.2%2,097th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 285 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,378 | $62,483 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $62,111 | $60,689 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $60,016 | $57,811 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,512 | $55,794 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $53,358 | $55,286 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $49,855 | $49,136 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $48,041 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,416 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,416 | $38,289 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $33,565 | $33,993 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,856 | $25,967 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1878source
- Athletic nickname: "Bluejays"source
- Charles Schwab Field Omaha seats about 24,505source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Billy Bluejaysource
- Campus size: about 132 acressource
- Formerly known as "Creighton College" (1878–1958)source
- Athletic conference: Big Eastsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""The White and the Blue""source
- Notable alum: Michael P. Andersonsource
- Notable alum: Kyle Korversource
- Notable alum: Francis Georgesource
- Notable alum: Mike Johannssource
- Notable alum: Leo Ryansource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,338,425 (M $2,844,707 · W $3,493,718)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecreighton.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181002)
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