Creighton University Ranking Profile

Creighton University is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic institution located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. It is the only Catholic university to receive the Outstanding Community Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Creighton University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Pharmacy program, accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE), is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The program in Physical Therapy is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) based at the headquarters of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Ranking Profile:

- Creighton University is ranked 1st among the Regional Universities in the Midwest (US News 2012).

- The Princeton Review listed Creighton among the nation's top institutions in its “Best 371 Colleges 2010” guide.

- Barron's Best Buys in College Education lists Creighton University as one of more than 240 accredited American colleges described with reference to academic programs, campus environment, financial aid resources and costs.

- 46th in the US News Best Pharmacy Schools Ranking (2009).

- In 2008, Creighton University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.

- Creighton University Medical Center was named a Bariatric Center of Excellence by ABS in 2007.

- Ranked 5th in PC Magazine's 2006 Top Wired Colleges, an annual analysis of colleges throughout the nation. It was the only college in Nebraska and the only Jesuit, Catholic school in the nation recognized.

- It was named one of the 25 "best-neighbor" urban colleges and universities by Dr. Evan Dobelle, the president of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE).

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