College Profile for: Creighton University
Coordinates: 41°15′53.22″N 95°56′59.40″W / 41.2647833, -95.9498333 Creighton University is a university located in Omaha, Nebraska. The university was founded as Creighton College in 1878 through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton, who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman Edward Creighton. Edward's brother, John Creighton, is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment. Sitting on a 120-acre (0.49 km2) campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, the university currently enrolls about 6,992 students. Creighton is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
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2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE
68178
402-280-2700 (general)
402-280-2731 (financial aid)
402-280-2703 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.creighton.edu
