How many students at Creighton? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 8,581 students have enrolled in Creighton University with 4,377 undergraduate and 4,204 graduate students.
By gender, 3,486 male and 5,095 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,607 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
1,314 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,519 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Creighton University has a total of 8,581 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 4,377 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,204 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,486 male and 5,095 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 8,581 | 4,377 | 4,204 |
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| Men | 3,486 | 1,843 | 1,643 |
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| Women | 5,095 | 2,534 | 2,561 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,850 White, 291 Black, and 779 Asian students out of a total of 8,581 are attending at Creighton University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Creighton University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 41 | 17 | 24 |
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| Asian | 779 | 321 | 458 |
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| Black | 291 | 116 | 175 |
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| Hispanic | 874 | 343 | 531 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 5 | 7 |
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| White | 5,850 | 2,347 | 3,503 |
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| Two or more races | 476 | 196 | 280 |
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| Race Unknown | 78 | 45 | 33 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 5 | 7 |
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| Asian | 352 | 147 | 205 |
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| Black | 122 | 53 | 69 |
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| Hispanic | 453 | 186 | 267 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| White | 3,023 | 1,253 | 1,770 |
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| Two or more races | 282 | 123 | 159 |
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| Race Unknown | 33 | 22 | 11 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 29 | 12 | 17 |
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| Asian | 427 | 174 | 253 |
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| Black | 169 | 63 | 106 |
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| Hispanic | 421 | 157 | 264 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| White | 2,827 | 1,094 | 1,733 |
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| Two or more races | 194 | 73 | 121 |
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| Race Unknown | 45 | 23 | 22 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Creighton has 68 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 5,947 students under 25 years old, and 2,634 students over 25 years old out of 8,581 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 68 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Creighton has 4,226 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 151 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,721 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,483 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 68 | 51 | 17 |
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| 18-19 | 2,024 | 1,183 | 841 |
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| 20-21 | 2,004 | 1,159 | 845 |
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| 22-24 | 1,851 | 1,173 | 678 |
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| 25-29 | 1,558 | 865 | 693 |
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| 30-34 | 332 | 199 | 133 |
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| 35-39 | 251 | 151 | 100 |
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| 40-49 | 321 | 210 | 111 |
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| 50-64 | 154 | 96 | 58 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 68 | 51 | 17 |
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| 18-19 | 2,020 | 1,180 | 840 |
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| 20-21 | 1,860 | 1,052 | 808 |
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| 22-24 | 278 | 171 | 107 |
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| 25-29 | 76 | 43 | 33 |
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| 30-34 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
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| 35-39 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
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| 40-49 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| 50-64 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 144 | 107 | 37 |
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| 22-24 | 1,573 | 1,002 | 571 |
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| 25-29 | 1,482 | 822 | 660 |
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| 30-34 | 308 | 188 | 120 |
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| 35-39 | 225 | 140 | 85 |
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| 40-49 | 303 | 199 | 104 |
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| 50-64 | 148 | 92 | 56 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Creighton University, 1,314 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,519 students are enrolled in some online courses.
334 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 980 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 8,581 | 1,314 | 1,519 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,377 | 49 | 1,447 |
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| Graduate | 4,204 | 1,265 | 72 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Nebraska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 334 | 932 | 48 |
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| Undergraduate | 16 | 31 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 318 | 901 | 46 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,377 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 154 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.52%.134 students have transferred in as full-time status and 20 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,138 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 134 |
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| Regular Part-time | 85 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 20 |
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Creighton Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,581 students are enrolled at Creighton.
4,377 undergraduate and 4,204 graduate students are enrolled at Creighton.
3,486 male (40.62%) and 5,095 female (59.38%) students are attending Creighton.
180 international students (2.10%) are enrolled at Creighton, including 95 undergraduate and 85 graduate students.
Creighton has a student population that is predominantly White: 5,850 White (68.17%), 291 Black (3.39%), and 779 Asian (9.08%) students are enrolled.
68 students are under 18 and 18 students are over 65 years old.
1,314 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,519 students take some online courses.