Creighton University

According to a school representative, Creighton is a leading Jesuit, Catholic university that is committed to providing intellectual challenge, promoting critical thinking and inspiring leadership and service to others with a faith-filled view of the world. Creighton's comprehensive academic offerings have contributed to its national reputation for diversity and educational excellence, drawing students from across the nation and around the world. Students find great balance in Creighton's rigorous academics and strong focus on leadership skills, undergraduate research and life-changing community service experiences. Creighton offers small, personal classes, accomplished faculty-mentors, a wealth of internship opportunities, and a 97% placement rate (employed, in graduate/professional school or in a volunteer program) within 6 months of graduation. With more than 8,000 students, more than 50 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business and nursing, and programs in 6 graduate and professional schools, including law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy and more, Creighton is the ideal learning environment.Students come to Creighton to become experts in their chosen fields. The Creighton EDGE provides all the resources students need, including academic advising and mentoring, to succeed in college and attain their goals of employment or graduate/professional studies. No other institution offers comparable opportunities for interdisciplinary study with 9 colleges and schools; 4 in the health sciences all on walkable campus. Creighton students are prepared to succeed in their careers and in leadership roles in their communities and professions. They come to Creighton to do more and make a difference, and the University's Jesuit tradition provides the framework to fulfill their goals.Creighton is poised for the future, with more than $300 million invested in its 139-acre campus since 2000, including a state-of-the-art integrated science building, technology-rich junior and senior townhouses, a nationally recognized soccer stadium and signature east campus fitness and recreation complex, and recent renovation of more than 100,000 square feet of academic space. A few of the most recent improvements include relocating the Heider College of Business to the Harper Center and the construction of a Championship Center and fitness, health and recreation center. Creighton's campus offers a comfortable and safe living and learning environment within a five-minute walk of downtown and riverfront restaurants, entertainment and corporate business headquarters. Students find that Omaha features the cosmopolitan amenities of a larger city but in a friendlier, more easily navigable environment. From nationally renowned academics to NCAA Division I athletics and extraordinary service and leadership opportunities, all set within a thriving metropolis, you get the complete package at Creighton University.