Creighton University

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Creighton University
Image:Creighton seal.PNG
Latin: Creightoniana Universitas
Established1878
Type:private
Endowment:$425 million [1]
President:John P. Schlegel, S.J.
Faculty:886
Students:6,992
Undergraduates:4,104
Postgraduates:2,888
LocationOmaha, Nebraska
Campus:120 acres
Colors:white & blue
Nickname:Bluejays
Mascot:Billy the Bluejay
Website:http://www.creighton.edu/

Coordinates: 41°15′53.22″N, 95°56′59.40″W Creighton University is a Jesuit, Roman Catholic 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.

Sitting on a 120-acre 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.

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[edit] Academics

Undergraduate Class Sizes[1]
# Students # Classes
2-9 157
10-19 207
20-29 248
30-39 154
40-49 40
50-99 43
100+ 2

The current schools and colleges at Creighton are:

Creighton is a nationally known university, which is consistently ranked #1 in the Universities-Master's (Midwest) category, according to U.S. News and World Report. Creighton is also ranked one of the best 366 colleges in the country, according to The Princeton Review. In 2006, PC Magazine ranked Creighton as the 5th most "wired" campus in the country.

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, Pharmacy and Health Professions. These students are taught at the Creighton University Medical Center, which is recognized for top-ranked programs in cardiology, hereditary cancer, and osteoporosis.[2]

The entire College of Arts and 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.[3]

The various colleges of Creighton have hosted a variety of guest speakers including Warren Buffett, Bill Rancic, Joe Moglia, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Ralph Nader, Mo Rocca, Jon Heder, Clarence Thomas, Tim Russert, and Bob Newhart, as well as various ambassadors and dignitaries.

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Creighton Bluejays

Creighton 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 and is a perennial participant in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. They are just one of nine teams nationally with 20 or more wins in each of the last nine 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.

The men's soccer team has gone to the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship tournament every year since 1992, with 3 College Cup appearances, including one in the championship game (2000). Creighton, until 2006, was the only school in the NCAA to have at least one player selected in each of the 10 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.

[edit] Demographics

Creighton's total enrollment is 6,992, from which 4,104 are undergraduates. In regard to diversity, 83% are white, 8% are Asian, 3% are hispanic, 3% are black, 1% are American Indian, and 1% are international; about 40% are male and 60% are female; 55% are from outside the state.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www2.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/AEA/InstitutionalResearch/docs/cds-i.pdf
  2. ^ Creighton Vision. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  3. ^ Creighton Development. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  4. ^ College World Series. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  5. ^ Creighton Athletics Record. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
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