Creighton

Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha, NE · Private · MD

Average MCAT: 512
Median GPA: 3.88
Class size: 251 (7,253 applicants)
Tuition: $70,094 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Jan. 15, 2027

Essays

Why Creighton (2,000 characters)

Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine.

Underserved populations (2,000 characters)

Using an example or examples, describe the effect that your experience(s) engaging with disadvantaged and/or underserved populations have had on you own growth and development. Reflect on how this/these experience(s) will impact your career as a future physician.

Personal challenge (2,000 characters)

Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school.

Professionalism (2,000 characters)

Medicine requires individuals to uphold professional standards even in difficult situations. Describe a personal experience that influenced your understanding of professionalism and explain how it will guide your conduct in medical school.

Service (Jesuit value) (2,000 characters)

"Women and Men for and with Others" is a fundamental Jesuit value and an important part of the Creighton University School of Medicine mission. Reflect on a meaningful service experience or community engagement activity that shaped your understanding of serving others. What did you learn about yourself, others, and your role in the community through this experience?

Anything else (2,000 characters)

Please reflect on your entire application, is there anything you would like to further share with the Admissions Committee? Gap(s) in your education, personal and/or academic challenges, etc. (optional)

Current activities (No limit)

Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student.

Arrupe M.D./M.P.H. essays (2,000 characters each)

1. What does global health mean to you and how does it apply to your professional goals? (Reflect on your previous experiences in Global Health or share your future aspirations in this field.) 2. Discuss how the Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program will prepare you differently than a traditional MD program for a future in Global Health. 3. Explain why the additional program year obtaining an MPH degree is valuable for your future goals. 4. Describe how your personal experiences have shaped your understanding of cultural humility. Explain why cultural humility is important for your future in the field of Global Health or important for physicians working in Global Health. 5. What aspects of the Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships program do you foresee to be the most challenging and how would you respond to those challenges?

Editor's notes

Creighton sends the secondary to everyone with a 500 or higher. That means the secondary is the first real cut, and there are five required essays. Review is rolling, and the school says early finishers have a better shot at both interviews and offers. The Jan. 15 deadline is not a target.
Service carries this file. The FAQ calls direct non-medical service to underserved people "of critical importance," and two of the five required essays ask about it. If most of your hours are clinical or research, you'll feel that gap here. Use two different experiences so the essays don't repeat each other.
Plan your fee waiver timing. Creighton waives the $100 secondary fee only if FAP approval comes before you submit AMCAS. Apply for FAP first, then submit.
One application covers Omaha and Phoenix, and you name a preference on the secondary. Arizona led the 2026 match with 39 students. If you want to train in the Southwest, Phoenix is a real reason, and it belongs in your why-Creighton essay.