Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska · Private · 4,348 undergraduates · creighton.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
92%
of 6,389 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1280 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,430Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Creighton University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
92% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,430
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,430 sticker price
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 61% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1230, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Undergrad and Transfer Admission Requirements | Creighton · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
92%
of applicants were admitted: 5,888 of 6,389 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
53 students were offered a spot; 9 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8.1% of them sent SAT scores and 40% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1280 to 1410
Reading and Writing 650 to 710
Math 620 to 710
ACT composite 26 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160028%
- 1200 to 139964%
- 1000 to 11996.9%
- 800 to 9991%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.92
- 4.049%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.497.3%
- 3.00 to 3.244.3%
- 2.50 to 2.991.8%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$75,430
a year
- Tuition$52,600
- Fees$2,410
- Food and housing$15,530
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$3,640
Creighton University published $72,532 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,787
- $30,001 to $48,000$23,888
- $48,001 to $75,000$24,431
- $75,001 to $110,000$27,599
- Over $110,000$36,758
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$29,500
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
49%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $25,264 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Creighton-sponsored National Merit Scholarship
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Nebraska programs for residents
Nebraska Career Scholarship - Private Colleges
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA or 18+ ACT, Test pathway (ACT 18) - alternative is HS GPA 3.0; First-time freshman or transfer; eligible program (education, engineering, CCPE-designated shortage areas; page lists CIS, Education, Engineering, Healthcare, Mathematics); college's own criteria
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
8 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,260Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 000 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | ART 105 Drawing Fundamentals |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 000 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | ART 153 3D Foundations |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARH 000 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIO 199 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 245 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MTH 246 Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHM 199 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHN 111 Beginning Chinese Daily Life |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHN 112 Beginning Chinese Daily Life II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | CHN 225 Intermediate Chinese |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PLS 199 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 221 Intro to Programming |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSC 199 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 000 |
| Drawing | 5 | 3 | ART 105 Drawing Fundamentals |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG 000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 000 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | EVS 199 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 000 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRN 109 & FRN 111 Beginning French Daily Life & Lab |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRN 110 & FRN 112 Beginning French Daily Life II & Lab |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | FRN 225 Intermediate French |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 109 & 111 Beginning German Daily Life I & Lab |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 110 & 112 Beginning German Daily Life II & Lab |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GER 225 Intermediate German |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ANT 199 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITA 109 & ITA 111 Beginning Italian Daily Life I & Lab |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITA 110 & ITA 112 Beginning Italian Daily Life II & Lab |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | ITA 225 Intermediate Italian |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPN 111 Beginning Japanese Daily Life I |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JPN 112 Beginning Japanese Daily Life II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | JPN 225 Intermediate Japanese |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LAT 111 Beginning Latin I |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 112 Beginning Latin II |
| Latin | 5 | 3 | LAT 225 Intermediate Latin |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 205 Introductory Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 203 Introductory Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 000 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUS 100 & MUS 000 Music Theory I |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PHY 201 General Physics for the Life Sciences |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PHY 000 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHY 000 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHY 213 General Physics for the Physical Sciences I |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MTH 139 Precalculus |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 199 |
| Psychology | 5 | 3 | PSY 201 Introductory Psychology |
| Research | 4 | 3 | TRF 000 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | TRF 000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPN 109 & SPN 111 Beginning Spanish Daily Life I & Lab |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 110 & SPN 112 Beginning Spanish Daily Life II & Lab |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPN 225 Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPN 000 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MTH 161 Business Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PLS 000 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS 000 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 000 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
83%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$80,642
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Creighton University$81,321
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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