Our Mission
Guided by our Jesuit heritage, we form leaders who use their business education to promote justice and improve the world.
Here are a few facts about what makes the Heider College of Business truly unique.
- The Heider College of Business is the 1st named college at Creighton University, recognizing philanthropists Charles (BSC’49) and Mary Heider
- 9 chartered financial analysts (the most respected designation in finance) in the faculty—more than any other university in the world
- Top 2% of business schools worldwide accredited in both business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
- Creighton Business Symposium—the largest student-run business event in the nation
- 1 iJay store—the only student-run, Apple® authorized campus store in the world
- Only university in the country offering a four-year leadership development program and a four-year career development program for all business students
- Alumni live and work in every state in the U.S. and in countries around the world
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- 91% of students complete at least 1 internship
- 100% placement rate for accounting majors for the past 10 years (2019)
- Top 25 nationally for first-time CPA pass rates
- Over $8 million of University funds managed by students through the Portfolio Practicum class
- The new FinTech undergraduate degree program is one of the 1st in the nation
- Heider students traveled to 6 continents, explored over 23 countries, and logged over 1 million miles (2018-2019)
- Over 80% of business students come from out of state
- 3/3 Law Program allows students to complete dual business and law degrees in 6 years
- 4 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Omaha
- Over 50% of business graduates stay in Nebraska to begin their careers
- More than 100 Fortune 100 companies have operations in Omaha
2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings (as of November 2020):
- No. 14 Undergraduate Finance
- No. 25 Accounting
- No. 31 Management Information Systems
2020 by U.S. News & World Report Rankings:
- No. 15 Graduate Finance
- No. 31 Online MBA
- No. 25 Graduate Accounting
- No. 31 Online Master’s Business Programs (non-MBA)