In which state is the Creighton University?
Creighton University Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Sitting on a campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, the university enrolls 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students. The university was founded as Creighton College on September 2, 1878, through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton, who stipulated in her will that a school be
Creighton University established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman Edward Creighton. Edward's brother, John A. Creighton, is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment. In 1958, the college split into a prep school and the present-day Creighton University. The schools and colleges at Creighton are: The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest school, containing about 28% of the university's enrolled students. Creighton's acceptance rate is 72.7%. In 2018, the university announced a Phoenix Health Sciences Campus, to open in 2021. Creighton competes in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Big East.