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Coordinates: Creighton University is a university located in Omaha, Nebraska. The university was founded as Creighton College in 1878 through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton, who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman Edward Creighton. Edward's brother, John Creighton, is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment.[1] Sitting on a 120-acre (0.49 km2) campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, the university currently enrolls about 6,992 students. Creighton is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
[edit] AcademicsCreighton is a nationally known university. It is consistently ranked #1 in the best universities-master's category, in the Midwestern region, according to U.S. News and World Report. Creighton is also ranked one of the best 368 colleges in the country, according to The Princeton Review. In 2006, PC Magazine and The Princeton Review ranked Creighton as the 5th most "wired" college in the country. The entire College of Arts & Sciences has been highly acclaimed and noted nationally and internationally for, academic integrity, academic excellence, and scholarly publications from faculty members. The undergraduate chemistry program ranks in the top 2 percent of the nation’s universities that produce American Chemical Society certified bachelor’s chemists. The biology department ranks in the top 4 percent among 1,110 undergraduate institutions. The departments of physics and of environmental and atmospheric sciences are in the top 12 percent.[2] The Creighton School of Dentistry is nationally acclaimed and was ranked #4 in the nation in 2006 by the Gourman Report, where it has one of the best clinical faculty of any dental school in the nation. Moreover, Creighton is known as a solid natural science institute because of its Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy & Health Professions. Creighton University Medical Center is recognized for top-ranked programs in cardiology, hereditary cancer, and osteoporosis.[3] According to U.S. News and World Report, Creighton University School of Law has climbed to the rank of 12th in the nation among law schools offering dispute resolution classes. The current schools and colleges at Creighton are:
[edit] AthleticsCreighton competes in NCAA Division I athletics, within the Missouri Valley Conference. Nicknamed the Bluejays (or Jays), Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports. The men's basketball team is the most popular athletic program at Creighton. They are one of a small number of collegiate teams to have 20 or more wins in each of the last ten seasons. The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team averages the highest attendance in the Missouri Valley Conference. During the 2006–2007 season, Creighton's average home game attendance ranked 13th in the nation. They play all home games at the new Qwest Center Omaha. They are coached by Dana Altman. In 1919, "The Creighton Chronicle" declared the men's basketball team national champions after the team went undefeated in back-to-back seasons.[4] The men's soccer team has gone to the NCAA tournament every year since 1992, with 3 College Cup appearances, including one in the championship game (2000). Creighton is the only school in the NCAA to have at least one player selected in each of the 11 Major League Soccer drafts since 1996. In addition, twenty-nine former Bluejays have played professionally since 1990. They play all home games on-campus at Morrison Stadium. Creighton's baseball team has one appearance in the NCAA College World Series (1991), which is played in Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Additionally, Creighton serves as the annual host institution of this event.[5] During the span from 1998 to 2001, Creighton was one of only three schools in the nation to send a team to the NCAA tournament in, basketball, soccer, and baseball. Creighton is the nation’s only school with 10 straight postseason appearances in both men’s basketball and men’s soccer.[6] To complement Creighton's athletics program, the university also has a large intramural program, with a large portion of the student body participating each year. Intramural sports include, football, basketball, softball, and soccer. In 1924, Creighton changed its mascot name from "Hilltoppers" to "Bluejays." [4] [edit] DemographicsCreighton's total enrollment is 6,992, of which 4,104 are undergraduates. In regard to diversity, 83% are white, 8% are Asian, 3% are Hispanic, 3% are black, 1% are native American, and 1% are international; about 40% are male and 60% are female; 55% are from outside the state. [edit] Admissions statisticsFor the incoming class of 2012, the average GPA was 3.9 while the median ACT was 28. [2] [3] [edit] Notable guestsThe various colleges of Creighton have hosted a variety of guest speakers, such as Warren Buffett, Joe Moglia, Bill Rancic, Ralph Nader, Tim Russert, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, Clarence Thomas, Mo Rocca, John Heder, Bob Newhart, and Samuel Alito, along with other various ambassadors and dignitaries. [edit] AlumniThere are more than 100,000 living alumni of Creighton University. Famous alumni include the lead singer of The Faint, the founder of TD Ameritrade, a national award-winning writer, a former astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, and several professional athletes. [edit] See also
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