Best Catholic life at SEC universities
Southeastern Conference universities ranked by the Catholic Life Score.
Best Catholic life at SEC universities13 schools
13 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.
- Membership comes from each conference’s member table (see data/supplement/conferences.json for sources and the retrieval date).
- 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 Florida
Gainesville, FL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 2
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 3
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 4
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 5
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 6
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Part-time priest chaplain
- 7
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 8
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 9
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
- 10
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll- Mass every weekday
- Part-time priest chaplain
- 11
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit- Mass on some weekdays
- Part-time priest chaplain
- 12
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Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 South Carolina-Columbia | $22,811 | $21,500 | $62,177 | 79% |
| The University of Alabama | $22,420 | $22,750 | $59,221 | 73% |
| University of Georgia | $13,936 | $18,500 | $68,726 | 90% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | $20,268 | $20,500 | $63,403 | 75% |
| University of Kentucky | $18,851 | $22,500 | $59,025 | 71% |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $19,151 | $20,500 | $61,251 | 69% |
| University of Arkansas | $18,209 | $21,500 | $58,191 | 71% |
| Mississippi State University | $17,595 | $22,142 | $51,513 | 67% |
| Vanderbilt University | $15,846 | $14,000 | $91,565 | 94% |
| University of Mississippi | $13,314 | $20,000 | $50,994 | 72% |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $18,976 | $20,500 | $60,249 | 74% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.