Facts About Students
Academic Profile:
Our academic profile of students has ranked Creighton 5th in the Midwest among Private Universities with enrollments of at least 3,000 undergraduates (only the University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and Washington University-St. Louis rank higher). Among the 220 Catholic Colleges and Universities, our freshman class profile ranks us in the Top 6-10 in the country.
Creighton Freshman Academic Profile:
- 3.8 Median high school GPA (middle 50% is 3.5-4.0)
- 25% Ranked in the top 5% of their high school
- 40% Ranked in the top 10% of their high school
- 21% Achieved an ACT/SAT test score in the top 3% of the nation
- 48% Achieved an ACT/SAT test score in the top 10% of the nation
- 50% Offered admission to an Honors Program at one or more universities prior to choosing Creighton
National Student Body:
Our students come from all 50 states and more than 40 countries from around the world. In a typical freshman class, about 85% of our students come from a major metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 500,000 or more and at least half of our students are from more than 200 miles away including:
- 11% Kansas City and St. Louis
- 7% Denver and Colorado Springs
- 7% Minneapolis and St. Paul
- 7% Hawaii
- 7% Chicago and Milwaukee
- 9% Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington
- 32% Omaha and Lincoln (Nebraska: 40% in-state)
Diverse Student Body:
- 46% of our students attended Catholic or private high schools
- 54% of our students attended public high schools
- 18% of our students are students of color
- 3.5% of our students are international students
- 30 different faiths are represented at Creighton
Additional Information:
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 13 : 1
- Average Class Size: 24 students
- 724 full-time faculty members