Private nonprofitFour-year

Creighton University

Omaha, NE · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$31,568
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$48,856
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
83.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$73,911
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$63,423
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$48,856
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$48,856
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$13,652
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$13,652
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00020,472
$30,001–48,00022,095
$48,001–75,00023,405
$75,001–110,00028,113
$110,001+35,090

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
83.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
78.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
94.2%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$63,090
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$73,911
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$265.04
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
81.1%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $73,911 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
79.8%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,321
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
26–31
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
4,348
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
18.4%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
11.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
41.9%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$94,392
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White69%
Hispanic10%
Black3%
Asian8%
Two or more races6%
Nonresident / international2%

Other Four-year institutions in NE

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Bellevue UniversityNot reported33.0%$61,289
Bryan College of Health SciencesNot reported70.0%$70,845
CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyNot reportedNot reported$48,110
Chadron State College$12,54950.4%$47,002
Clarkson CollegeNot reported46.7%$64,876
College of Saint MaryNot reported60.5%$54,338
Concordia University-NebraskaNot reported64.9%$52,415
Doane UniversityNot reported57.1%$53,316
Hastings CollegeNot reported48.9%$51,303
Life Chiropractic College West - Bellevue UniversityNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Midland UniversityNot reported42.1%$52,163
Nebraska Indian Community College$23,33422.2%$31,458

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Dentistry.$181,068$170,812Not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$137,759$138,348Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$135,340$133,099Not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services.$125,733$110,694Not reported
Business/Commerce, General.$122,105$125,988Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$121,864$103,485Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$115,394$100,573Not reported
Medicine.$109,700$112,460Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$104,314$92,374Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$95,837$76,194$26,893
Finance and Financial Management Services.$89,079$83,343$26,975
Law.$86,665$107,773Not reported
Marketing.$85,891$69,303$24,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$85,268$86,176$24,951
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$84,294$88,910$27,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$79,977$58,716$24,327
Dispute Resolution.$79,798$74,725Not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$79,362$81,641Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$77,948$71,685Not reported
Economics.$75,602$82,686$26,250

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10