Creighton University was founded in 1878. The University has a total enrollment of more than 7000 students coming from 41 different countries. It offers over 50 programs for undergraduate students and over 20 for graduate students. Creighton University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Aside from its accreditation, it is as well given high rankings and reviews on how the university remains committed in providing an inclusive, compassionate, and respectful environment to students, staffs and guests.

Creighton University Online Program caters to online classes with a variety of online degrees and online courses to choose from. Programs are divided into Graduate School Online and Professional Schools accordingly. Catholic School Leadership Certificate, Master in Health Care Ethics, Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio and Master in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution are under the Graduate School Online program while Professional Schools with online Programs include School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

Admissions differ on the type of student. An applicant may be an undergraduate, international, graduate, professional or adult degree student. For those in need of financial assistance, one should follow the financial aid process which starts with a completion of an application for undergraduate Admissions and Scholarships. This financial aid could be in the form of loans like Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan, Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan and Federal Nursing Loan.