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Creighton University

Creighton University (/ˈkreɪtən/) is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a 140-acre (57 ha)[6] campus just outside of downtown Omaha. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". It comprises nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and colleges, including a law school, medical school, dental school, pharmacy school, nursing school, and business school. The university operates the Creighton University Medical Center. It has a second campus focused on health sciences located in Phoenix, Arizona.[7]

Former names

Creighton College (1878–1958)

Private research university

September 2, 1878 (September 2, 1878)

HLC

Roman Catholic (Jesuit)

$745 million (2023)[1]

Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J.[2]

Mardell A. Wilson[3]

Nicholas Santos[4]

686 Full-time and 333 Part-time[5]

8,821[5]

4,472[5]

4,349[5]

Omaha
,
Nebraska
,
United States

41°15′53″N 95°56′46″W / 41.26472°N 95.94611°W / 41.26472; -95.94611

Large City, 132 acres (53.4 ha)

Creightonian

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Bluejays

NCAA Division I – Big East

Billy Bluejay

www.creighton.edu

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College of Arts & Sciences

(formerly known as the College of Business Administration)

Heider College of Business

College of Nursing

School of Dentistry

School of Medicine

School of Pharmacy & Health Professions

School of Law

Graduate School

College of Professional Studies

The schools and colleges at Creighton are:


The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest school, containing about 28% of the university's enrolled students.[17] Creighton's acceptance rate is 72.7%.[18]


In 2018, the university announced a Phoenix Health Sciences Campus, which opened in 2021.[19]

Creighton Students Union (CSU) is Creighton University's comprehensive student government, consisting of students from each of Creighton University's schools and colleges, founded in 1922.

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Inter Residence Hall Government (IRHG) was formed in 1984 to represent Creighton's residence halls.

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the first African-American woman to attain the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve

Marcia Anderson

an astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

Michael P. Anderson

mathematician

Mary Nicholas Arnoldy

nurse and medical researcher

Barbara Braden

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher

Bob Gibson

novelist

Ron Hansen

second wealthiest African American woman as of 2018[33]

Cathy Hughes

There are more than 68,470 alumni of Creighton University living in 93 countries. Nearly 30 percent live in Nebraska. The largest number of alumni outside the United States reside in Canada, Japan, and Malaysia.[32]


Alumni include

Education in North Omaha, Nebraska

List of Jesuit sites

Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center

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Official website

Official athletics website