Creighton University

College of Business

  • Annual Tuition
    $31,856
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    709
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
Website

About College of Business

The Creighton University College of Business is a Catholic and Jesuit business school committed to excellence in its undergraduate and graduate business programs. As a business school, we educate our students for business leadership in a dynamic, transformational and value centered learning environment. Located in a vibrant business community, our students have plentiful opportunities for internships and professional experiences during their academic careers. Our programs focus on leadership and professional development.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    76%
  • Yield
    23%
  • Job Offers
    81%
  • Average Salary
    $47,192
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1920

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About Creighton University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
76% Creighton University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. Class rank
  3. Character/personal abilities
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5673% 5,673
76% 76
23% 23
76% School Selectivity
23% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Mar 1
Fall 2013
Dec 1
Spring 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT
  • SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
1032% 1,032
76% 76
27% 27
76% Program Selectivity
27% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.0
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 98
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 33%
Top Industry
  • Petroleum/Energy 6%
  • Media/Entertainment 5%
  • Consulting 3%
ConAgra 10
Top Employer
  • Cerner 7
  • Union Pacific 6
  • Deloitte 4
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
81% College of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
70% 70
59% 59.267238095238085
70% Receive Offers
70% 70
56% 55.65923664122137
70% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
11% 11
16% 16.189999999999998
11% Receive Offers
11% 11
17% 17.25698275862069
11% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
5% 5
10% 10.193835616438358
5% Receive Offers
5% 5
13% 12.771399999999998
5% Accept Offers
88% Graduates seeking full-time employment
12% Graduates not seeking employment
88% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
6% 6
$44,000.00
42K 48K
Finance/Accounting
46% 46
$49,170.00
35K 65K
General Management
7% 7
$47,000.00
42K 99K
Human Resources
5% 5
$38,500.00
35K 42K
Management Information Systems
6% 6
$48,000.00
39K 63K
Marketing/Sales
17% 17
$41,094.00
30K 57K
Operations/Production
6% 6
$41,000.00
38K 45K
Logistics/Transportation
3% 3
$37,000.00
32K 50K
Other
4% 4
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
9% 9
$48,500.00
46K 57K
Consumer Products/Retail
16% 16
$41,000.00
30K 99K
Consulting
3% 3
$46,000.00
42K 48K
Financial Services
33% 33
$49,000.00
38K 65K
Government/Education
3% 3
$41,500.00
38K 45K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
8% 8
$44,500.00
42K 63K
Manufacturing
2% 2
$40,000.00
38K 42K
Media/Entertainment
5% 5
$34,500.00
30K 40K
Non-Profit
2% 2
$30,000.00 Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
6% 6
$47,500.00
46K 65K
Real Estate
2% 2
$40,500.00
30K 45K
Sports/Leisure
2% 2
Data not provided
Technology/Science
3% 3
$48,000.00
47K 63K
Transportation
6% 6
$48,000.00
46K 50K
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
2% 2
$50,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
6% 6
$45,000.00
40K 50K
U.S. South
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
5% 5
$43,300.00
30K 50K
U.S. Midwest
82% 82
$46,450.00
30K 99K
U.S. West
5% 5
$49,000.00
48K 50K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Congra Foods 25
  • Union Pacific 17
  • TD Ameritrade 3
  • Deloitte 3
  • KPMG 3
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 85
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$43,776
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $31,856
  • Fees $1,474
  • Expenses $10,446
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$43,776
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $31,856
  • Fees $1,474
  • Expenses $10,446
85% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 22%
  • Merit 78%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.creighton.edu/financialaid
Scholarships
$7,019,962
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$7,927,251
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
27% 25
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
33% 19
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
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Business Program Classes
40% Less than 20 Students 0% More than 50 Students
60% 21 to 50 students
19 Average number of students in non-business required electives
65 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Leadership Seminar
  • App Development
  • NonProfit Management
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BSBA 128
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
63% 63
59% 59
Prominent Faculty
  • Ernie Goss

    Economics

  • Tom Purcell

    Accounting

  • Bev Kracher

    Business Ethics
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Internship for credit program. About 80% of students do at least one internship.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The College of Business has a China course, a South Africa course, and participates in a semester abroad program in the Dominican Republic. There are numerous other study abroad programs available at the University level.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Students do tax returns for native americans and for the poor and elderly. Students participate in Community Assistance Teams that allow them to apply their skills helping local nonprofits with business needs. Students do a wide variety of other service work on their own or with student organizations.

Students

40% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 44% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
28 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
83% 83
Hispanic
6% 6
Asian American
5% 5
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
15%
64%
1%
19%
1%
0%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
97% 97
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
3% 3
18 Average age of full-time students
88% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
77% 77
83% 83

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Joe Ricketts

    Founder, TD Ameritrade

  • Jayme Martin

    VP & GM Americas Division, Nike

  • Ron Gartlan

    CEO, Godfathers Pizza