Meet the Freshman Class
Creighton welcomed its second-largest freshman class in University history this fall, with an impressive group of 1,130 first-year students. Here are some facts about the class.
Academically
- 36% ranked in the top 10% of their high school class
- More than 45 were either a valedictorian or salutatorian
- Nearly 40% had a high school GPA of 4.0 or higher
- A quarter of the class had an ACT score of 30 or better
Biographically and Demographically
- 57% are female, 43% male
- 28% enrich the class with racial and ethnic distinction
- 26% are Creighton legacies, having had parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents or siblings attend Creighton
- 12% are first-generation students, or the first in their families to attend college
- 80% participated in volunteer service in high school
Geographically
- More than 40% come from more than 400 miles away
- 15 states are represented with 10 or more students
- States with the greatest representation:
> Nebraska: 260
> Minnesota: 159
> Colorado: 105
> Kansas: 71 - 61 students are from Hawaii
- 16 students are from international locations
