Company description
The Asian World Center focuses on the fostering of knowledge and understanding of the economics, culture, history and philosophy drawn from the rich repository of multiple Asian countries.
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- Mission
- Creighton, a leading Jesuit, Catholic university, is committed to providing intellectual challenge, promoting critical thinking and inspiring leadership and service to others with a faith-filled view of the world. Creighton's complex and sophisticated academic offerings have contributed to its national reputation for diversity and educational excellence, drawing students from across the nation and around the world. Students find balance in Creighton's rigorous academics, strong focus on leadership skills, abundant opportunities for internships and undergraduate research (including a new collaborative effort with the Department of Energy and Omaha Public Power District in which students assist with building and monitoring the largest solar array in the state), and life-changing community service experiences.With about 7,000 students (4,000 undergraduates), more than 50 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate and professional programs, Creighton is the ideal learning environment with small, personal classes, accomplished faculty mentors, a wealth of internship opportunities and a 96 percent job placement rate within eight months of graduation. Students come to Creighton to become experts in their chosen fields. With recognition from prestigious organizations such as the Fulbright Fellows and Goldwater Scholars programs and extraordinary synergy among undergraduate, graduate and professional faculty, it's not surprising that Creighton launches about half of its graduates immediately into medical, dental, pharmacy, physical or occupational therapy, graduate or law school - one of the highest rates nationally for a university of this size.At Creighton, students are prepared to succeed - in their professional careers as well as in the leadership roles they take on in order to shape a better world.Creighton is poised for the future, with more than $250 million in campus construction and renovations, including: a state-of-the-art integrated science building, technology-rich townhouses, a nationally recognized soccer stadium and campus mall, a signature student life and learning center and a new women's athletic arena as well as fitness, health and recreation center.Creighton's beautiful campus offers a comfortable and safe space within a five-minute walk of downtown restaurants, music events and corporate business headquarters. Students find that Omaha features the cosmopolitan amenities of a larger city in a friendlier, more navigable environment. From nationally renowned academics to NCAA Division I athletics and extraordinary service and leadership opportunities, all set within a thriving metropolis, you get the complete package at Creighton University.
- General Information
- Selective, Medium School, Catholic Affiliation, Urban/Major City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - High, Asian Students - High, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- Details
- Programs: Art, Programs: Law, Programs: Medicine, Programs: Nursing, Reputation: US News & World Report
- Type
- Business Schools, Private Schools, Public Schools, Science Schools
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $30,578
- Email
- [email protected]
- Campus Description
- 78-acre, urban campus in Omaha
- Religious Affiliation
- Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Selectivity
- more selective
- City Type
- Large City
- Campus Size
- 78 acres
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral
- Academic Calendar
- semester
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $12500
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $27282
- Setting
- urban
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $8516
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 79.45
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4816
- Year Founded
- 1878
- Founded In
- 1878
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $625
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $853
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 3871
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 4872
- Graduate Application Fee
- $50
- International Application Fee
- $40
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $40
- Application Fee
- $40
- Mailing Address Available Only
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- Web Site
- http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/asianworldcenter
