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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.

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
$32,3801,790th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,0001,766th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,0001,762nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$61,0461,694th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$73,911217th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,090188th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.5%206th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.2%187th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.3%667th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1296202nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,231558th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
5.2%2,080th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,378$62,483
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$62,111$60,689
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,016$57,811
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,512$55,794
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$53,358$55,286
MarketingBusinessbachelors$49,855$49,136
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,478$48,041
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$37,208—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$35,416—
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$35,416$38,289
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$33,565$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,856$25,967

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Creighton University’s 4,231 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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