Omaha, NE · Private · 4,348 undergraduates · urban
Creighton University
Moderately selective
Creighton is a Jesuit Catholic university that combines liberal arts, business and a broad set of health-professions programs in Omaha.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 72.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 77.8%
7,248 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$73,911 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Creighton University apart
Academic design
Students can study across arts and sciences, business, nursing, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and health professions, law and graduate fields.
Campus pattern
The Omaha campus blends residential life and student organizations with St. John's Church and extensive health-sciences facilities.
Career & value signal
Ignatian education—reflection, service and care for the whole person—runs through both academics and professional training.
Can I get in?
72.3% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
7,248About 72 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 13% submitted an SAT, and 51% submitted an ACT. Because SAT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Creighton University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Creighton University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Students can study across arts and sciences, business, nursing, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and health professions, law and graduate fields.
Make institutional fit specific
Creighton is a Jesuit Catholic university that combines liberal arts, business and a broad set of health-professions programs in Omaha.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Creighton University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Admits separately
Research and Experimental Psychology
What is campus life like?
Creighton University beyond the classroom
The Omaha campus blends residential life and student organizations with St. John's Church and extensive health-sciences facilities.
A defining academic feature
Students can study across arts and sciences, business, nursing, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and health professions, law and graduate fields.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Omaha campus blends residential life and student organizations with St. John's Church and extensive health-sciences facilities.
Where the degree can lead
Ignatian education—reflection, service and care for the whole person—runs through both academics and professional training.