Best Catholic life at the 50 largest four-year universities

The 50 largest four-year, non-Catholic colleges by enrollment, ranked by the Catholic Life Score.

Best Catholic life at the 50 largest four-year universities25 schools

25 schools qualify, ranked by the Catholic Life Score.

How this list is made

Non-Catholic colleges with a Catholic Life Score (Catholic life on campus 75%, academics 25%). Catholic colleges are on the Catholic college lists.
The 50 largest four-year, non-Catholic colleges by fall enrollment (federal data), then rated for Catholic life.
Ordered by Catholic Life Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 12, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

1
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofitCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
2
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
3
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Full-time priest chaplain
4
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
5
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
6
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
7
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
8
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
9
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
10
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
11
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
12
New York University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
13
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
14
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
15
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
16
Florida International University
Miami, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
17
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
18
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
19
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
20
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
21
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
22
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
23
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
24
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit
- Mass on some weekdays
- Part-time priest chaplain
25
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · Public
- Mass on some weekdays
- Part-time priest chaplain

Compare cost and outcomes

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
University of Southern California	$32,740	$18,000	$92,498	92%
Ohio State University	$17,339	$19,976	$60,409	88%
University of Wisconsin-Madison	$17,354	$20,484	$73,792	90%
Pennsylvania State University	$32,875	$25,000	$63,435	86%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	$14,355	$19,500	$81,054	85%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$24,406	$21,500	$74,479	84%
Florida State University	$11,297	$18,000	$61,675	86%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$16,778	$19,500	$69,020	85%
University of Florida	$6,541	$15,000	$71,588	91%
Texas A&M University-College Station	$21,315	$17,804	$72,097	84%
University of California-Berkeley	$13,481	$13,000	$92,446	93%
New York University	$37,050	$20,500	$82,509	88%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$14,091	$14,615	$78,466	85%
University of South Florida	$9,812	$17,988	$57,743	77%
Georgia Institute of Technology	$12,116	$21,672	$102,772	94%
Florida International University	$9,288	$16,500	$60,249	74%
University of Central Florida	$10,411	$18,190	$58,308	78%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	$14,967	$19,500	$62,668	68%
University of Arizona	$16,674	$19,620	$59,979	68%
University of California-San Diego	$12,470	$15,500	$84,943	86%
University of California-Los Angeles	$12,548	$14,000	$82,511	93%
California State University-Fullerton	$6,555	$13,750	$62,951	70%
Kennesaw State University	$15,048	$23,833	$57,552	52%
Liberty University	$29,357	$24,500	$44,813	65%
The University of Texas at Arlington	$13,951	$17,527	$63,199	54%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.

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