College · Catholic life on campus
Institute of World Politics
- LocationWashington, DC
- Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 119 students
Institute of World Politics is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.
Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.4 miles away.
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Catholic churches nearby
- Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle — 0.4 mi · 1725 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, Washington
- Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 1425 V Street Northwest
- Immaculate Conception Convent — 0.7 mi
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.8 mi · 1315 8th Street Northwest, Washington
- Our Lady Queen of the Americas Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi
- Saint Patricks Catholic Church — 1.0 mi · 619 10th Street Northwest, Washington
Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.
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College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.
Local Church
His Eminence Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington
Formal address: “Your Eminence”
Source: adw.org, adw.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.
Diocese determined from the county using NCES Catholic school records. Confirm with the diocese.
About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 455804
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: other
- Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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Questions families ask
- Is Institute of World Politics a Catholic college?
- No. Institute of World Politics is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.
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