Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska · Website
$73,911
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$73,911
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Creighton University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Omaha, Nebraska with 4,348 undergraduates and 4,204 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,568 a year (tuition and fees $48,856). It admits 80% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $73,911 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,568
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$48,856
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$73,911
Rank 291 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,568
- Tuition and fees
- $48,856
- Cost of attendance
- $63,423
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,472
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,095
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,405
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,113
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $35,090
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,422 in 2015-16 to $48,856 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,321
- SAT reading, middle
- 630
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 4,348
- Graduate students
- 4,204
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 142
- Endowment
- $782.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 291 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,568 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $48,856 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $63,090 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $73,911 | $48,110 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 86% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
142 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 280 | $24,500 | $77,587 | $84,294 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 198 | $176,995 | $72,111 | $79,362 | $81,641 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 166 | $244,227 | $66,245 | $109,700 | $112,460 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | $26,975 | $60,605 | $89,079 | $83,343 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 130 | $214,367 | $112,454 | $137,759 | $138,348 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 125 | $128,182 | $65,179 | $86,665 | $107,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 119 | $41,000 | $85,286 | $121,864 | $103,485 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 118 | $297,323 | $135,420 | $181,068 | $170,812 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $27,000 | $23,926 | $74,391 | $62,172 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $24,951 | $65,365 | $85,268 | $86,176 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $24,975 | $26,845 | Withheld | $55,695 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 69 | $69,000 | $114,717 | $135,340 | $133,099 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $24,250 | $56,641 | $85,891 | $69,303 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $25,250 | $27,924 | $51,544 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $47,427 | $73,110 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $26,893 | $68,070 | $95,837 | $76,194 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 48 | $68,437 | $104,839 | $115,394 | $100,573 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 37 | $8,700 | $63,133 | $72,115 | $86,288 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 36 | $27,920 | $49,254 | $59,783 | $60,111 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,250 | $54,827 | $75,602 | $82,686 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $127,347 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | $63,246 | $77,948 | $71,685 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $24,427 | $46,084 | $79,977 | $58,716 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 31 | $40,450 | $102,314 | $125,733 | $110,694 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Creighton University cost?
$31,568 a year is the average net price at Creighton University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $48,856, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,423. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,472 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Creighton University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Creighton University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,321 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Nebraska is 79%.
How much do Creighton University graduates earn?
$73,911 a year is the median pay of former Creighton University students who work, 10 years after they started ($63,090 after 6 years). That ranks 291 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $135,420.
How much student debt do Creighton University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Creighton University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Creighton University?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Creighton University finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Creighton University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (280 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (198 professional graduates), Medicine (166 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 142 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.