Creighton University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Creighton University is a private research university in Omaha, NE (city setting), with 4,262 undergraduates (60% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 72% of 7,248 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1210–1400 on the SAT and 24–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $63,790 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $33,364 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.9 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Creighton University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Creighton University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Creighton University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.6M | $53,599 | 994 | |
| Baseball | BIG EAST Conference | 37 | 3 over | 4 | $2.7M | $73,080 | 950 | |
| Men's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $14M | $876,225 | 966 | |
| Women's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 11 | room 4 | 6 | $3.2M | $287,824 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 13 | 4 over | 1 | $373k | $28,701 | 990 | |
| Women's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $250k | $31,261 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | West Coast Conference | 51 | room 17 | 1 | $323k | $6,324 | 998 | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 31 | 3 over | 3 | $1.6M | $52,742 | 982 | |
| Softball | BIG EAST Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $1.5M | $70,452 | 987 | |
| Men's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $325k | $40,616 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $223k | $22,335 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 61 | 16 over | 1 | $283k | $4,637 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 51 | 6 over | 1 | $200k | $3,921 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | BIG EAST Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $2.3M | $122,550 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.