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Creighton University

Omaha, NE 4,348 Undergrads 77.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$63,423
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$31,568
After Aid
Median Earnings
$81,178
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$31,568
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$81,178
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$73,911
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate77.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients11.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
79.8%
SAT Avg
1,321
SAT Reading
25th: 62063075th: 708
SAT Math
25th: 62362075th: 720
ACT Composite
25th: 262875th: 31

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$699k
+$232k
+$215k
Median Cost$32k/yr
+$586k
+$119k
+$101k
Full Cost$63k/yr
+$471k
+$4k
-$13k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$32k/yr
38
89%
Full Cost$63k/yr
Never
-6%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return80%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-40%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,097
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
CertCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,690
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,893
Earnings (4yr)
$95,837
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,544
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,110
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,733
Earnings (5yr)
$65,377
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,314
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,760
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$75,602
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,557
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (4yr)
$89,079
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,427
Earnings (4yr)
$79,977
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$137,948
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$512k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,808
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$944
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,951
Earnings (4yr)
$85,268
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,891
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,391
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$51,993
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,422
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,294
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
$24,975
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,627
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,829
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,590
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$121,864
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$122,105
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$375k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$46,256
Earnings (4yr)
$79,798
Natl Median: $74,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,948
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,450
Earnings (4yr)
$125,733
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$406k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,777
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$53,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,414
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$135,597
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,920
Earnings (4yr)
$59,783
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$357k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dispute Resolution
Gr-CertCIP: 3028
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,947
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,700
Earnings (4yr)
$72,115
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,888
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $195,803
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,779
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$68,437
Earnings (4yr)
$115,394
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$297,323
Earnings (4yr)
$181,068
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$577k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$128,182
Earnings (4yr)
$86,665
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$244,227
Earnings (4yr)
$109,700
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
$214,367
Earnings (4yr)
$137,759
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Median Debt
$69,000
Earnings (4yr)
$135,340
Natl Median: $133,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Median Debt
$176,995
Earnings (4yr)
$79,362
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.