Creighton University Rankings and Honors
Although rankings and honors are not the only ways to measure a university’s quality, Creighton University is often recognized by outside groups for its education, mission, community outreach and academic excellence.
Creighton University is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic institution located in Omaha, Neb., nationally recognized as the leading comprehensive university in the Midwest. The University offers more than 50 majors in the undergraduate divisions of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and the School of Nursing, plus six prestigious professional schools: medicine, dentistry, law, pharmacy and health professions, graduate school and University College. More than 4,000 undergraduate and 2,900 professional school and graduate students are enrolled.
Outlined below is a brief summary of Creighton University’s most recent rankings and awards.
Creighton University’s academic profile places it among the top Catholic universities in America and among the top five private universities with enrollments of 3,000 or more.
U. S. News and World Report’s American Best Colleges | The Princeton Review |
Barron’s Best Buys in College Education | Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities |
Saviors of Our Cities Recognition | President’s Award for Community Service |
Fulbright Program's Fellows Program | Outstanding Community Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges |
PC Magazine’s “Top Wired” List | Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association |
| American School and University Campus Awards |
National Institute on Drug Abuse Center of Excellence for Physician Information | Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ABS) |
| First TeamSTEPPS Training Site |
Promising Practices Award | ISTEP Project |
National Distinguished Educator | U. S. News Ranking Recognizes Creighton Law School’s Dispute Resolution Program |
| Tops in Wireless |
Top IT Workplaces | Students and Faculty Receive Fulbrights |
For more than 20 years, Creighton has been a top-ranked Midwestern university in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.” For the fourth year in a row, Creighton was No. 1 in the 2008 magazine rankings of Midwest Master’s universities. The graduation rate for students is among the top five in the region and lists Creighton as a “best value,” where students get the best return for tuition investment.
The Princeton Review listed Creighton among the nation’s top institutions in its “Best 366 Colleges 2008” guide. The review features comments from more than 120,000 students and a two-page profile on each school. Students say that the small class size at Creighton allows for one-on-one attention, and thanks to the University’s six professional and graduate schools, there are lots of opportunities for undergraduate research.
The most recent edition of Barron’s Best Buys in College Education lists Creighton University as one of more than 240 accredited American colleges described with reference to academic programs, campus environment, financial aid resources — and, of course, costs.
Creighton University is included in the “Guide to Service–Learning Colleges and Universities” showcasing higher education institutions that provide educational experiences through projects and courses outside the university or in partnership with other organization and groups.
Creighton is one of 25 academic institutions listed as “best neighbor” urban colleges and universities, that are exemplary examples of community revitalization and cultural renewal, economic drivers of the local economy, advocates of community service and urban developers. They have been “Saviors of Our Cities.”
In 2008, Creighton University was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. It is the second-highest award presented by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Creighton is one of only 127 schools nationally recognized in this category and one of three colleges in Nebraska honored.
Creighton University is included in the list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2007-2008 U.S. Fulbright Fellows. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study, research or assistant-teaching abroad.
Creighton University was the first Catholic higher education institution to receive the prestigious Community Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges for its work in the Magis Clinic. This clinic, founded and run by students, is a free clinic for uninsured and underinsured people, staffed by volunteer physicians.
Creighton University ranked fifth in PC Magazine’s 2006 Top Wired Colleges, an annual analysis of colleges throughout the nation. The recognition honors colleges with the most comprehensive – in terms of size, scope and quality – computing and technology offerings. Creighton was the only college in Nebraska and the only Jesuit, Catholic school in the nation recognized.
Creighton University voluntarily sought accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) in 2006-2007. The University was reaccredited until 2017 with no interim visits or reports. Besides assessing formal educational activities, it evaluates such things as governance and administration, financial stability, admissions and student services, institutional resources, student learning, institutional effectiveness, and relationships with internal and external constituencies. 
Creighton’s California Mall was chosen for a citation in Landscape Architecture, and the University was recognized for Outstanding Project in the Master Planning category by American School & University.
Creighton University School of Medicine was named a national Center of Excellence for Physician Information for the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2007. These centers serve as national models for educating future physicians about drug abuse and addiction so they can better identify, prevent and treat patients at risk.
Creighton University Medical Center was named a Bariatric Center of Excellence by ABS in 2007. This designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes and a complication rate of less than 1 percent in bariatric surgery.
In 2008, Creighton University Medical Center became the first hospital in the country to train other hospitals and health organizations from across the nation on a federal program called TeamStepps (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety). The program was created by the Department of Defense to reduce preventable medical errors.
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) awarded Creighton University and its Faculty Partners Program the Promising Practices Award for 2008. This national award recognizes college and universities for their outstanding partnerships between student affairs professionals and academic affairs. 
Creighton University School of Medicine was selected in 2006 to participate in the Innovative Strategies for Transforming the Education of Physicians (ISTEP) project sponsored by the American Medical Association. ISTEP is a unique medical education research collaborative that brings together individuals and institutions from across the continuum of physician learning. Creighton is one of 16 research teams, representing 27 medical schools, participating in the AMA research collaborative.
Victoria F. Roche, Ph.D., professor of pharmacy sciences and senior associate dean at the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, received the 2007 Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award. 
Creighton University School of Law has climbed to the rank of 12th in the nation among the nearly 200 law schools offering dispute resolution classes, according to the U. S. News & World Report’s assessment of America’s Best Graduate Schools in 2008. 
In 2008, four Creighton University undergraduate students were awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Creighton is one of eight universities in the nation to have four winners. The four students join 321 other sophomores and juniors throughout the country selected by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, on the basis of academic achievements, to receive one-to-two year scholarships in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Creighton University has been ranked as one of the best campuses for wireless access by Intel Corporation.
ComputerWorld magazine ranked Creighton University as one of the top places to work in information technology in 2007. 
Creighton students and faculty regularly receive Fulbright grants to conduct research or expand their studies. In 2008, two faculty members and a student received these funds. More information is available on these honors
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Creighton athletics tied for 23rd nationally with a 94 percent graduation success rate in 2007.
Creighton student-athletes had a GPA of 3.27 in spring 2007.
For 2007-2008, the Creighton men's and women's cross country teams have been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association with the All-Academic Team award. Both squads ranked in the top-15 nationally in team grade-point average.
The volleyball team won modern-record 21 matches in both 2006 and 2007.
The men’s basketball program set a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record with its tenth 20-win season while advancing to the postseason for an 11th consecutive season in 2007-2008. 
The men’s soccer team capped its 16th consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 2006 while remaining the only program with at least one selection in every MLS draft. The program has made three College Cup showings since 1996.
The 2007 softball team won its fourth MVC tournament in the past five years while also winning the regular-season title.
The 2007 baseball team won its first MVC title, was nationally-ranked and had three different pitchers earn All-America honors.
Creighton ranked 10th nationally in men’s soccer attendance, 13th in men’s basketball and 16th in volleyball attendance in 2006-07.