New York
Catholic Colleges in New York
New York has 21 accredited Catholic colleges (19 undergraduate, plus seminaries and graduate schools). 15 have a faith scorecard so far, and 2 are Compass Recommended.
Map of Catholic colleges in New York
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Highest-rated Catholic colleges in New York
Top lists in New York
- Best Catholic colleges 15
- Catholic colleges with Mass every weekday 8
- Catholic colleges with weekly or perpetual adoration 6
- Catholic colleges that require the most theology 6
- Catholic colleges that require Catholic theology 3
- Catholic colleges with the strongest sacramental life 12
- Catholic colleges with the strongest Catholic core 13
- Catholic colleges with the strongest campus culture 14
- Catholic colleges with the strongest service and justice 15
- Catholic colleges with a full-time priest chaplain 11
- Best Jesuit colleges 3
- Best Franciscan colleges 4
- Best Catholic colleges for nursing 9
- Best Catholic colleges for engineering 5
- Best Catholic colleges for business 15
- Best Catholic colleges for education 12
- Best Catholic colleges for biology and pre-med 14
- Best Catholic colleges for psychology 15
- Best Catholic colleges for theology 3
- Best Catholic colleges for philosophy 13
- Best Catholic colleges for communications and journalism 15
- Best value Catholic colleges 8
- Most affordable Catholic colleges with a strong faith grade 8
- Catholic colleges with the highest graduation rates 15
- Best small Catholic colleges 5
- Catholic colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price 8
- Lowest net price for middle-income families 8
- Catholic colleges with the lowest student debt 8
- Catholic colleges with the best earnings for the price 8
- Catholic colleges that pay for themselves fastest 8
- Best value Catholic colleges in the Northeast 8
- Catholic colleges where the most freshmen return 8
- Catholic colleges with the most faculty per student 8
- Catholic colleges that spend the most on teaching 8
- Most selective Catholic colleges 8
All Catholic colleges in New York
| School | Compass Score | Faith | Academics | Net price | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70.CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Bronx · Private nonprofit | AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $44,338 | 16,153 | |
| St. John's University-New York Honor RollCatholic School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70.CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Queens · Private nonprofit | AFaith: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $29,999 | 19,691 | |
| St Bonaventure University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Saint Bonaventure · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $27,074 | 2,603 | |
| Niagara University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Niagara University · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $17,248 | 4,221 | |
| Le Moyne College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Syracuse · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $22,277 | 3,154 | |
| Siena College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Loudonville · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $33,733 | 3,623 | |
| Manhattan University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Riverdale · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $27,256 | 3,495 | |
| Canisius University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Buffalo · Private nonprofit | BFaith: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $17,940 | 2,545 | |
| Molloy University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Rockville Centre · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $24,347 | 4,970 | |
| Mount Saint Mary College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Newburgh · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $25,522 | 2,246 | |
| Iona University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. New Rochelle · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $29,188 | 3,720 | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Bronx · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $21,696 | 3,202 | |
| Hilbert College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Hamburg · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | CAcademics: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $22,723 | 973 | |
| Villa Maria College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Buffalo · Private nonprofit | CFaith: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | DAcademics: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $13,494 | 545 | |
| St. John Fisher University CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Rochester · Private nonprofit | DFaith: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $28,945 | 3,674 | |
| Trocaire College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Buffalo · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | DAcademics: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $16,636 | 1,104 |
| Maria College of Albany CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Albany · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | DAcademics: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist. | $13,082 | 752 |
| St. Joseph's College of Nursing CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Syracuse · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 283 |
| St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers. Rochester · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 171 |
| Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard. Utica · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 146 |
| St. Joseph's Seminary and College CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers. Yonkers · Private nonprofit | — | N/AFaith: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | — |
Common questions
How many Catholic colleges are in New York?
21 accredited Catholic colleges report a Roman Catholic affiliation to the U.S. Department of Education; 19 enroll undergraduates.
Which Catholic colleges in New York are Compass Recommended?
Fordham University, St. John's University-New York. Recommended means a Faith score of 80 or more with no weak pillar, and a Compass Score of 80 or more where academic data exists (how it works).
Where can Catholic students find Mass at other colleges in New York?
26 other colleges in New York have a Catholic life rating so far. See Catholic campus ministries in New York.
What about Catholic high schools?
New York has 85 Catholic high schools. See Catholic high schools in New York.
Dioceses
- Archdiocese of New York · The Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks
- Diocese of Albany · The Most Reverend Mark O'Connell
- Diocese of Brooklyn · The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan
- Diocese of Buffalo · The Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher
- Diocese of Ogdensburg · The Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley
- Diocese of Rochester · The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici
- Diocese of Rockville Centre · The Most Reverend John O. Barres
- Diocese of Syracuse · The Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia