CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY F-16

2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178-0001
Tel: (402)280-2700
Free: 800-282-5835
Admissions: (402)280-2162
Fax: (402)280-2685
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.creighton.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic (Jesuit), university, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1878. Setting: 110-acre urban campus. Endowment: $216.4 million. Total enrollment: 6,723. Faculty: 783 (724 full-time, 59 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 3,412 applied, 86% were admitted. 39% from top 10% of their high school class, 69% from top quarter, 92% from top half. 155 class presidents, 69 valedictorians, 350 student government officers. Full-time: 3,545 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 343 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 52 other countries, 52% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% black, 7% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 4% 25 or older, 56% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Creighton University; West Omaha Campus. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.75 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $28,318 includes full-time tuition ($20,354), mandatory fees ($764), and college room and board ($7200). College room only: $4080. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $636 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $126.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 190 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 21% of eligible men and 28% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Bird Cage, Freshman Leadership Program, Alpha Pi Omega, Alpha Kappa Psi, Omecron Delta Kappa. Major annual events: Spring Fling, J Jam, Fallapalooza. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,000 college housing spaces available; 1,969 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Reinert Alumni Memorial Library plus 2 others with 481,848 books, 823,736 microform titles, 1,666 serials, 2,500 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 505 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Metropolitan Omaha has a population of over 650,000 and serves as a communication and cultural center for the Plains States. Urban Omaha is in a period of rapid renewal through publicly and privately supported programs. It is a major insurance center of the nation, other industries such as railroads, telecommunications, creative enterprises, and health care institutions are well represented. It is best known, however, as a food processing center because of its location in the area known as the "bread basket of America". Cultural attractions include the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Ballet and Opera Company, Community Playhouse, the Joslyn Art Museum, and the Henry Dvorly Zoo, rated the no. 1 family attraction in America by Family Life Magazine.