2007 Freshman Class Profile
Creighton’s 2007 freshman academic profile places the class of 950 students above all but four other private universities in the Midwest that have enrollments of at least 3,000 undergraduates. Only Notre Dame, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and Washington University in St. Louis have higher freshman profiles. Creighton is also among the top 7 Catholic universities (out of 220 nationwide).
The leadership and service accomplishments of our students are even more impressive than their academic statistics.
What did Creighton freshmen accomplish during their high school years?
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students in the Creighton Freshmen Class accomplished at least one of the following positions during their high school career: |
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Student Body or Class President or Vice President |
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Selected for Girls/Boys State |
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President of their National Honors Society |
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Editor of the school newspaper, literary magazine or yearbook |
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Captain or MVP of a varsity sport team |
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Selected for a National or State Level Leadership Conference |
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. . . and some of these students held several of these positions. |
Leadership and Service in High School
| % of Class |
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Activity |
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| 61% |
590 |
Elected to Student Government Position |
| 11% |
105 |
Student Body or Class President/Vice President |
| 8% |
77 |
Selected for Girls or Boys State |
| 35% |
345 |
National, State, Regional or School Leadership Conference/Award |
| 73% |
700 |
Selected into the National Honors Society |
| 11% |
103 |
President/Officer in the National Honors Society |
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| 80% |
780 |
Active in a Church or Community Service Organization |
| 27% |
260 |
Leader of a Church or Community Service Organization |
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| 69% |
660 |
Involved in a Varsity Sport (44% of these students were a captain or MVP) |
| 30% |
290 |
Captain or MVP of a Varsity Sport |
| 14% |
130 |
Active in Cheerleading, Dance Squad, or Flag/Drill Team |
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| 60% |
570 |
Active in Music, Theatre, Dance or Outside of School Band/Vocal Group (22%) |
| 34% |
325 |
Active in the School Newspaper, Literary Magazine, Yearbook, or TV/Radio |
| 10% |
93 |
Editor of the Newspaper, Literary Magazine, or Yearbook |
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| 31% |
290 |
Active in Speech/Debate or Mock Trial or Model UN |
| 18% |
170 |
Active in DECA and/or FBLA or a professional internship |
| 14% |
130 |
Traveled in a study-abroad experience in high school |
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National Merit Semi-Finalists |
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50% of our enrolled freshmen were admitted into Academic Honors Programs at other college choices but chose Creighton—about 480 of our freshmen collected a total of 700 offers to join Honors Programs at other colleges. |
Diversity and Balance
- 60% are from more than 200 miles away and 40% are from further than 400 miles:
270 are from the East Coast, South, Southwest, or Mountain or Western States
300 are from midwestern cities more than 200 miles from campus
130 are from outside of the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas but within 200 miles:
260 are from Nebraska and within 200 miles from campus
- 22% of our students are students of color
African Americans, Hispanic, Native Americans or Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, and International students
- 20% are legacy students (16% had a parent graduate from Creighton)
- The class shows socio-economic diversity and balance—more diverse than other highly selective private and public universities:
21% have indicated they are first generation college students
25% come from families where a parent is a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, lawyer, health professional, educator, or engineer
30% come from families where one or both parents are in business careers
190 come from families earning less than $60,000/yr
189 come from families earning $60,000 – $99,000/yr
208 come from families earning $100,000 – $149,000/yr
- More than 40 faith traditions are represented in the freshman class (63% Catholic)
Academic Achievement
- 29% ranked in the Top 5% of their high school1
- 43% ranked in the Top 10%1
- 13% of the freshmen are high school valedictorians or salutatorians
- 73% were selected into the National Honors Society (academic and service leadership)
- The middle 50% of the enrolling class had an ACT between 24 and 30 (ACT Equivalent Median=27)
- The middle 50% had SAT scores between 1100 and 1300
Creighton’s admissions process places strong weight on the leadership and service abilities and interests of its applicants. We also place higher weight on classroom academic performance and balance that with a student’s demonstrated intellect and their academic and professional goals.
Notes
1. Among high schools that rank.