Creighton University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 950,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,281
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 24%
From Region 29%
Athletes 296 (6.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 8%
Mixed 6%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Creighton University 1,159 39% 68% 9% 3% 10% 2% $84,441 83 +0.39 79 98% 7.2%
Computational Science 3 +1 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $92,228 14 -0.96 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 15 +4 87% 53% 0% 0% 13% 13% $82,300 6 -1.25 77 90% — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 62% 69% 15% 0% 8% 0% $78,608 82 +0.68 72 100% — — — —
Mathematics 6 +4 67% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $85,557 60 +0.01 80 — — — — —
Physics 5 +2 60% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $83,365 52 -0.02 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 24 — 54% 83% 0% 4% 4% 0% $76,567 70 +0.45 68 — — — — —
Biology 88 +1 39% 67% 16% 0% 8% 2% $70,776 72 +0.50 57 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 15 +1 47% 73% 7% 0% 13% 0% $69,344 59 +0.21 53 — — — — —
Environmental Science 10 +2 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,421 58 +0.10 26 — — — — —
Emergency Medical Technology 13 — 23% 62% 0% 0% 15% 23% $95,137 97 +1.83 88 — — — — —
Exercise Science 71 — 39% 61% 27% 1% 1% 1% $80,152 98 +2.14 74 100% — — — —
Health and Wellness 10 — 20% 40% 10% 20% 0% 10% $146,772 100 +5.37 100 96% 7.2% — — —
Health/Medical Physics 5 +1 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,331 60 -0.07 71 97% — — — —
Nursing 275 — 14% 59% 11% 4% 14% 2% $89,407 45 -0.28 84 99% — — — —
Public Health 3 +9 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,331 86 +1.22 71 97% — — — —
Accounting 64 +3 66% 84% 2% 3% 8% 0% $113,104 96 +1.69 96 100% — — — —
Business Administration 27 +15 63% 59% 4% 0% 22% 4% $81,007 71 +0.18 75 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 32 +34 62% 69% 9% 0% 6% 6% $91,872 51 -0.03 86 100% — — — —
Economics 14 +13 93% 71% 14% 0% 7% 0% $95,592 59 -0.09 88 98% — — — —
Finance 112 +32 75% 84% 5% 1% 6% 3% $119,619 86 +0.71 98 98% — — — —
Health Administration 34 +3 15% 56% 15% 3% 15% 3% $71,475 74 +0.26 58 95% — — — —
International Business — +3 — — — — — — $94,370 75 +0.47 88 — — — — —
Marketing 77 +15 45% 75% 3% 5% 4% 3% $100,010 97 +1.75 91 96% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 16 +1 31% 38% 6% 31% 0% 0% $81,007 74 +0.36 75 98% — — — —
Ancient Studies — +4 — — — — — — $59,368 72 +0.24 26 — — — — —
Classics — +3 — — — — — — $66,561 88 +0.94 46 — — — — —
English 14 +2 21% 57% 7% 0% 29% 0% $55,059 67 +0.32 16 — — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,304 97 +1.90 73 96% — — — —
History 13 +1 62% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $57,448 63 +0.05 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +3 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $64,301 66 +0.22 40 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +10 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $79,304 97 +1.90 73 96% — — — —
Theology 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,935 76 +0.38 14 — — — — —
Communication 10 +2 90% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $60,581 50 -0.12 29 — — — — —
Cultural Anthropology 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,299 66 +0.13 24 — — — — —
International Affairs 7 +2 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $72,144 54 -0.03 60 — — — — —
Journalism 13 +6 31% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $65,877 67 +0.40 44 97% — — — —
Medical Anthropology 13 +3 0% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $57,748 61 +0.08 22 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution — +4 — — — — — — $74,417 63 +0.09 64 — — — — —
Political Science 14 +3 50% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $56,020 8 -1.19 18 96% — — — —
Psychology 63 +6 19% 71% 11% 3% 10% 0% $42,796 1 -2.04 3 93% — — — —
Social Work 15 +1 7% 60% 0% 7% 27% 0% $66,617 99 +1.58 46 100% — — — —
Sociology 4 +3 0% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $57,246 58 +0.03 21 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,094 35 -0.31 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,145 80 +0.57 19 — — — — —
Art History 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $49,621 50 -0.17 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 8 +5 25% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $65,702 72 +0.44 44 100% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,922 58 +0.23 7 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,181 56 +0.15 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +3 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,449 66 +0.28 8 — — — — —
Theater 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,816 76 +0.50 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,113 72 +0.44 36 — — — — —
Pre-Law 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,428 73 +0.49 37 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,275
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 32.5% 377 20% 60% 13% 4% 11% 3% $89,148 85 +0.41 84 99% 7.2%
Business & Economics 32.4% 376 59% 74% 6% 3% 8% 2% $102,469 88 +0.90 92 98% —
Social Sciences 12.3% 143 27% 72% 7% 3% 12% 0% $53,561 26 -0.82 13 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.0% 127 43% 71% 12% 1% 8% 2% $71,701 69 +0.46 59 96% —
Humanities 3.7% 43 44% 70% 5% 2% 14% 0% $59,169 73 +0.38 26 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 24 62% 67% 12% 0% 8% 4% $81,336 53 +0.37 76 100% —
Arts 1.6% 19 32% 58% 0% 5% 16% 5% $55,662 68 +0.34 17 100% —
Computer Science 1.6% 18 78% 50% 11% 0% 11% 11% $83,955 9 -1.20 79 90% —
Education 1.0% 12 0% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,145 68 +0.57 19 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 10 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,421 45 +0.10 26 — —
Professional 0.9% 10 30% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $63,239 39 +0.46 37 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $13.0M #124 45% $0.4M — — 1 1
Life & Natural Sciences $8.7M #173 48% $0.3M 3 #204 47 16
Physical Sciences & Math $2.5M #272 60% $0.1M — — — 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.1M #251 21% $0.1M — — — —
Computer Science $1.2M #216 55% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.8M #222 7% $0.0M 7 #158 — —
Education $0.6M #285 22% $0.0M 47 #68 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $28.9M #234 44% $1.0M 57 #241 48 20

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $190K $282K -$91K
Baseball 37 $1.5M $2.7M -$1.2M
Soccer 31 $1.2M $1.6M -$469K
Basketball 16 $19.8M $14.0M $5.7M
Golf 13 $165K $373K -$207K
Tennis 8 $191K $324K -$133K
Total 126 $23.0M $19.3M $3.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 51 $185K $322K -$136K
Track & Field (combined) 51 $171K $199K -$28K
Soccer 30 $1.0M $1.6M -$598K
Softball 22 $721K $1.5M -$828K
Volleyball 19 $2.2M $2.3M -$78K
Basketball 11 $1.3M $3.2M -$1.9M
Tennis 10 $160K $223K -$62K
Golf 8 $225K $250K -$24K
Total 170 $6.0M $9.6M -$3.6M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 112 $362K $482K -$120K
Soccer 61 $2.2M $3.2M -$1.1M
Rowing 51 $185K $322K -$136K
Baseball 37 $1.5M $2.7M -$1.2M
Basketball 27 $21.0M $17.2M $3.9M
Softball 22 $721K $1.5M -$828K
Golf 21 $391K $623K -$231K
Volleyball 19 $2.2M $2.3M -$78K
Tennis 18 $352K $548K -$195K
Total 296 $41.0M $41.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1240 – 1430
SAT Math Range 620 – 720
SAT RW Range 620 – 700