Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Creighton's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska.
Creighton has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 10,354 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska average (2,028 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Creighton University8,5814,3774,204
Similarly Ranked Schools10,3547,1773,177
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska2,0281,368802
The below chart compares the student population between Creighton University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,486 male and 5,095 female students attending Creighton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Creighton.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Creighton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,3774,272105
Men1,8431,78954
Women2,5342,48351
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Creighton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,2043,255949
Men1,6431,266377
Women2,5611,989572

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,850 White students (68.17%) and 874 Hispanic students (10.19%) at Creighton University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Creighton University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Creighton University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1257
Asian352147205
Black or African American1225369
Hispanic453186267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White3,0231,2531,770
Two or More Races282123159
Race/Ethnicity Unknown332211
Total 4,3771,8432,534
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Creighton University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native291217
Asian427174253
Black or African American16963106
Hispanic421157264
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White2,8271,0941,733
Two or More Races19473121
Race/Ethnicity Unknown452322
Total 4,2041,6432,561

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,947 students whose age under twenty five and 1,076 students whose age is over thirty years old at Creighton University.
Especially, 68 students are younger than eighteen and 18 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Creighton University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Creighton University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,377 1,8432,534
Under 1868 1751
18-192,020 8401,180
20-211,860 8081,052
22-24278 107171
25-2976 3343
30-3424 1311
35-3926 1511
40-4918 711
50-646 24
65 and over1 10
Total 4,377 1,8432,534
Population by Student Age at Creighton University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,204 1,6432,561
18-194 13
20-21144 37107
22-241,573 5711,002
25-291,482 660822
30-34308 120188
35-39225 85140
40-49303 104199
50-64148 5692
65 and over17 98
Total 4,204 1,6432,561

Online Student Population

At Creighton University, 2,833 students (33.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,314 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 334 students live in Nebraska where Creighton University is located in and 931 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,5814,3774,204
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,314491,265
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,5191,44772
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,7482,8812,867
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,314491,265
Nebraska Residents33416318
Other State in U.S.93130901
Outside of U.S.48246
Unknown110