Creighton University Business Programs

Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Omaha, Nebraska. The location of Creighton is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Creighton University Rankings

We have ranked Creighton as #101 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 20 colleges in Nebraska, it is ranked at #2.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Creighton has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#114	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Creighton.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Creighton has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#36	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#50	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#85	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#89	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#238	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Creighton University?

Contact details for Creighton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178
Phone:	402-280-2700
Website:	https://www.creighton.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/creightonuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/creighton

How Do I Get Into Creighton?

You can apply to Creighton online at: www.creighton.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Creighton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Creighton?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, Creighton does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Can I Afford Creighton University?

The overall average net price of Creighton is $38,970. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Creighton, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $9,449 a year. That adds up to $37,796 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Creighton is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Creighton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,458 undergraduate students at Creighton, with 4,330 being full-time and 128 being part-time.

There are also 4,312 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,330 full-time undergraduates at Creighton, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Creighton University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	348
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	386
White	3,140
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	266

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Creighton University. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at Creighton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Creighton University

In 2019-2020, 5,123 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Creighton has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Creighton

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Creighton University was $43,018 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Creighton is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Investments and Securities	#1	#1
Management Science	#55	#55
Finance & Financial Management	#72	#72
General Business/Commerce	#74	#74
General Business/Commerce	#74	#74

Online Growth Rankings of Creighton

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Creighton University was 6.9%. This is the #1,325 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Creighton regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Creighton ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Creighton.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	#5
Finance & Financial Management	#116
Organizational Leadership	#247

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Creighton University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	3	29	0	97	17	146
Finance	0	118	0	4	0	122
Management Science	0	74	7	26	0	107
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	93	0	0	0	93
Accounting	0	62	0	17	0	79
General Economics	0	45	0	0	0	45
Organizational Leadership	0	13	11	20	0	44
Investments and Securities	0	0	0	20	0	20
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	11	0	0	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	5	0	0	0	5
Project Management	0	0	3	0	0	3
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Organizational Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	439	32	184	17	675

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.