- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Creighton University
Omaha, NECity: largeZIP 68178Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.creighton.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
NebraskaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private nonprofit university in Omaha, Nebraska, with 4,348 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 83% within six years and costs $32,456 a year after aid.
83%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention94%
4-year graduation73%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans40%
$32,456net price / year
80%admission rate
1321average SAT
83%graduate in 6 years
$80,642median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#197 of 1,704 for earnings#1,527 of 1,739 for lowest net price#142 of 1,738 for graduation rate#856 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $65,398tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,960
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,960
- Average net price
- $32,456national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,787
$30,001–48,000$23,888
$48,001–75,000$24,431
$75,001–110,000$27,599
$110,001+$36,758
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1321
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–708
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 623–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college83%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 83%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,744
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,642middle 50%: $56,919–$114,119
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,119
Median, Creighton University$80,642
Lower quarter$56,919
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,348
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,809 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,314
- Endowment, end of year
- $782,588,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White69%
Hispanic10%
Black2.8%
Asian8.0%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.7%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions29%
Business & management28%
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Psychology5.4%
Social sciences4.5%
Communication & journalism2.1%
Visual & performing arts1.6%
English language & literature1.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | $20,647 | 61% | $62,637 |
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| Midland University Fremont, NE | $24,320 | 44% | $57,914 |
| Doane University Crete, NE | $28,885 | 59% | $57,009 |
| Hastings College Hastings, NE | $22,320 | 54% | $56,094 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $30,366 | 80% | $83,775 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | $35,045 | 86% | $77,334 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181002. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q770544.