International Student Admission Requirements

The first step to becoming a Bluejay is to submit a free application. Our application opens on August 1 for the following academic year, and we encourage students to apply early for the best scholarship eligibility. 

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Students should be honest and provide official documentation as a part of their application process. If any documents are found to be fraudulent, we reserve the right to cancel the application or rescind the offer of admission.

You will need to write a short essay/personal statement (about a page or 400 words). The essay/personal statement is your chance to demonstrate your writing potential while allowing the Admissions Committee to get to know you better. If you are completing the Common Application, you do not need an additional personal statement or essay; simply use the one included in the Common Application.

Please submit either an official or unofficial high school transcript.

Make sure it includes:

• The scale on which you were graded
• An English translation, if in another language

If you submit an unofficial copy, submit an official copy by June 15. An official copy is considered official if it meets one of these criteria:

• It is sent directly from your high school or university.
• It is sent directly by your guidance counselor.
• It is sent in a sealed and stamped envelope, with official stamps on each page.
• It is sent directly from a credential evaluator. Credit evaluations must be completed by a NACES-approved service. SpanTran is our recommended international transcript evaluation service. They have created a custom application for Creighton University that will ensure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application here: SpanTran Application - Creighton University.

Submit one or two letters of recommendation, written by one of your teachers, coaches, counselors, or mentors, attesting to your academic and social preparedness to study at Creighton.

During the application process, you'll be asked to provide one of the following:

• Current year bank statement: Must show bank name and address, currency and bank account information (name of account holder, account number)  
• Signed and notarized letter from the bank with bank details (name and title of person issuing the letter), bank account information (name of account holder, account number) and amount available in the account in the home currency and in U.S. dollars  
• Sponsorship/scholarship letter with contact information of company/organization

By providing your bank statement as part of your application, you are acknowledging that you will be able to cover the cost of attendance. Creighton does not offer full-ride scholarships, but does award merit scholarships to accepted students.

International students will need to submit proof of English literacy via one of the following methods.  

• Submit English-language exam scores. See below for information on unconditional, Bridge and provisional scores.  
• Entering freshmen may substitute completion of at least two years of high school at an accredited institution in the United States for an English proficiency exam.  
• Transfer students may substitute completion of one year of college-level coursework at an accredited institution in the United States for an English proficiency exam.  
• The proficiency is satisfied by attending high school in one of the following programs or countries: American/English International Schools, IB program, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jersey, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  
• Completion of IELI, or other accredited English language program, may be used for eligibility to our Bridge program. In some instances, applicants may be eligible for unconditional admission with additional documentation.  
• Academic tests may be substituted for the English language requirement, including the following: SAT (minimum 560) or ACT (minimum 22).  

If you haven't been able to take the ACT/SAT or wish to apply test-optional, let us know here.

If you do submit your scores, we have no preference between ACT and SAT. You are encouraged to submit all test scores, as we do consider a superscore through the evaluation process.

We accept self-reported ACT and SAT scores, so you don't necessarily need to have them sent officially from ACT or College Board just yet. (Note that you will eventually have to send official scores if you enroll at Creighton.)

We have no preference how to get them to us—choose what is easiest for you!

We will review and award scholarships based on the highest possible scholarship outcome. If a student sends scores after admission that would improve their scholarship award, we will re-evaluate. If scores are sent after admission that would negatively affect their scholarship decision, no change will be made.

Option 1: Submit unofficial scores yourself. 

Option 2: Submit official scores one of the following ways:

• List Creighton as a school to receive your scores when taking a standardized exam. This sends us your scores automatically once results are out, at no cost to you.
• If your scores are listed on your official high school transcript, with subscores, they are considered official.
• You can request that your scores be sent directly through ACT or SAT. Creighton's ACT school code is 2444. Creighton's SAT school code is 6121.