Creighton University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Creighton University was created in 1878 as the Creighton College. Its main campus is spread across an area of more than 120 acres just outside the downtown business district of Omaha, Nebraska. The university is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges. According to the U.S. News and World Report, Creighton Universities has consistently ranked number one in the category of best masters level universities in the Midwestern region. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• Graduate School
• School of Dentistry
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
• University College

Creighton University has an active Greek Life. Some of the fraternities and sororities of the university are Delta Zeta, Lambda Theta Nu, Gamma Phi Beta, Theta Phi Alpha, Pi Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta and Phi Kappa Psi.

The sports teams of Creighton University take part in the NCAA Division I's Missouri Valley Conference. Its sports teams are known as the Bluejays. The sports teams include basketball, soccer, baseball, football, softball, tennis, volleyball, golf and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in medicine, law, science, and religion and philosophy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,051 in 2009-2010 (7,129 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students and graduate students are 44%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Creighton provides on-campus housing for 2,450 of its 7,129 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Missouri Valley Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 114 male students received the aid (men were 43% of those receiving aid) and 153 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 57% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Creighton offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (240 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Investments and Securities
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (15 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (68 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (149 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (181 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (61 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (23 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (398 awarded)

• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (223 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (82 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (76 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (178 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Pharmacology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (140 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology