2012 Freshman Student Profile
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The academic profile of the 2012 Freshman class:
- Places us among the Top 50 major national private universities.
- Positions Creighton among the Top 6 Private Midwestern Universities with over 4,000 undergraduates. Only the University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Case Western Reserve University and Washington University in St. Louis have a higher enrolling freshman class academic profile.
- Ranks Creighton among the Top 10 Catholic Universities in the nation.
Freshman Academic Profile
High School Grade Point Average | |
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Average GPA | 3.76 |
Middle 50% | 3.5 - 4.00 |
High School Rank | |
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Top 5% | 21% |
Top 10% | 40% |
Top 25% | 72% |
Ranked #1 or #2 in their senior class | 51 |
ACT Equivalent | |
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Median ACT Equivalent | 27 |
Middle 50% | 24-29 |
ACT Equivalent Range | ||
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ACT Range | % of Creighton Class | National |
32 or higher | 10% | Top 2% |
30 or higher | 22% | Top 5% |
27 or higher | 50% | Top 13% |
Diversity of Freshmen
- 26% Students of color
- 19% First generation college students
- 25% Creighton legacies
- 60% Catholic students
- 42:58% Male:Female Student Ratio
Geographic Diversity
Creighton has more regional and national geographical diversity than most major Midwestern universities--and also more diversity than the West Coast and East Coast private universities.
- 23% of our freshman class is from less than 100 miles away.
- 15% of our freshman class is from 100 - 200 miles away.
- 20% of our freshman class is from 200 - 400 miles away.
- 42% of our freshman class is from more than 400 miles away.
Freshman Geographic Distribution
| 210 | from Nebraska |
| 166 | from Midwest |
| 50 | from Southwest |
| 231 | from Upper Midwest |
| 169 | from West/Mountain |
| 44 | from South/East/Abroad |
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| 74 | from Hawaii/Alaska |
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Freshman Service, Leadership, & Activities
Service, leadership and activities for our 2012 Freshmen were impressive. They are successful and caring leaders with an amazing amount of creative energy.
Accomplishments/Involvement | Percent of Admits |
Service or Church Organization Member | 82% |
Varsity Athletics | 79% |
Fine or Performing Arts | 47% |
Academic Club Member | 46% |
Student Government Representative | 33% |
Leadership or Service Award | 13% |
Newspaper, Literary Magazine, TV, Radio | 18% |
Speech/Debate/Mock Trail/Model UN | 16% |
Multicultural or Ethnic Organization Member | 11% |