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An aerial view of the campus of Creighton University.

Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in Omaha, Nebraska. The university has about 7,385 students. It was founded in 1878.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Blue Jays. They have 14 varsity teams, 13 of which compete in the Big East Conference. In women's rowing, a sport that the Big East does not sponsor, Creighton competes in the West Coast Conference.


Images for kids

  • Creighton Bluejays men's basketball playing (Qwest Center, Omaha, 2007)

    Creighton men's basketball home game, CHI Health Center Omaha

  • St John, Creighton

    St. John's Church on Creighton's campus

  • Creighton downtown omaha

    Law school with downtown in background

See also

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