Catholic colleges with the strongest sacramental life
Catholic colleges ranked by the sacramental life pillar: Mass, confession, adoration, chapel access, and priests serving students.
129 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Catholic undergraduate colleges on the Compass. Seminaries and graduate-only schools are not counted.
- Has a graded sacramental life pillar and a complete Compass Score.
- Ordered by the sacramental life pillar score alone, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 12, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1(tie)
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 1(tie)
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA · Private nonprofit- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 1(tie)
- 1(tie)
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 1(tie)
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 6(tie)
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 6(tie)
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 6(tie)
- 6(tie)
- 10(tie)
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 10(tie)
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 12(tie)
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 12(tie)
- 14(tie)
Providence College
Providence, RI · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 14(tie)
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 14(tie)
Christendom College
Front Royal, VA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 14(tie)
- 14(tie)
- 19(tie)
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 19(tie)
- 19(tie)
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 19(tie)
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit- Sacramental life: grade A
- Mass every weekday
- 19(tie)
- 19(tie)
- 19(tie)
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | $26,780 | $19,000 | $99,980 | 95% |
| Thomas Aquinas College | $26,196 | $18,000 | $55,619 | 84% |
| University of Mary | $17,770 | $24,000 | $60,909 | 67% |
| Ave Maria University | $24,860 | $20,776 | $49,520 | 54% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $23,589 | $23,384 | $50,030 | 75% |
| Benedictine College | $27,891 | $24,599 | $53,175 | 62% |
| Saint Francis University | $23,526 | $27,000 | $62,101 | 74% |
| University of Dayton | $29,533 | $23,250 | $75,537 | 80% |
| Belmont Abbey College | $24,639 | $26,000 | $47,937 | 47% |
| University of St Thomas | $29,155 | $23,250 | $73,739 | 76% |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | $18,196 | $25,976 | $55,362 | 55% |
| St. John's University-New York | $29,999 | $25,000 | $69,571 | 66% |
| Marian University | $24,018 | $27,000 | $58,759 | 67% |
| Providence College | $48,523 | $27,000 | $87,054 | 86% |
| Boston College | $41,704 | $19,000 | $103,937 | 91% |
| Marquette University | $31,487 | $23,940 | $78,257 | 83% |
| Saint Vincent College | $23,510 | $27,000 | $59,982 | 69% |
| Fordham University | $44,338 | $24,300 | $85,569 | 82% |
| Creighton University | $31,568 | $25,000 | $73,911 | 83% |
| Seton Hall University | $31,446 | $22,750 | $70,196 | 69% |
| Saint Louis University | $24,398 | $25,000 | $70,783 | 80% |
| Xavier University | $32,997 | $23,250 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Duquesne University | $37,730 | $26,244 | $74,742 | 77% |
| Stonehill College | $33,016 | $25,000 | $77,745 | 76% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.