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Catholic life at other colleges

Public and private colleges that are not Catholic, rated on Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, Mass and confession, chaplains, and student groups.

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Compass Score lists Catholic colleges first, then the other schools by the same score. The other sorts order every school by a different measure.
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Compass ScoreCompass Score: 75% faith and 25% Academic Excellence, for every school that has both. Choose the lowest grade to show.
Faith or Catholic lifeFaith: the average of the four faith pillars. Other colleges are graded on Catholic life on campus instead.
Academic ExcellenceAcademic Excellence: a score from federal data on graduation, retention, test scores, faculty ratio, and spending. It never uses rankings or surveys.
Only schools marked Compass Recommended: a Faith or Catholic life score of 80 or higher, and a Compass Score of 80 or higher where academics are rated.
Only Honor Roll schools: Catholic schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher, and campus ministries at other colleges with a Catholic life score of 85 or higher.
Only the eight Ivy League universities. None of them is Catholic; their pages rate Catholic life on campus.
Researched only: hides schools whose faith or Catholic life has not been checked against official sources.
Faith pillars
Sacramental lifeHow readily students can attend Mass, go to confession, pray before the Blessed Sacrament, and find a priest.
Theology and core curriculumWhat every undergraduate must study in theology and philosophy, and how the core draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Campus culture and residence lifeThe reach of campus ministry, retreats and student faith groups, and the residence-hall policies many families ask about.
Service and Catholic social teachingService programs, how Catholic social teaching enters the curriculum, and both pro-life and justice work tied to the mission.
Location
Distance (miles)
A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
School1
Catholic or otherAll: every college. Catholic: Catholic colleges with the full faith scorecard. Other: colleges rated on Catholic life on campus, not the full faith scorecard.
Public or privatePublic: run by a state or local government. Private: nonprofit or for-profit, including Catholic colleges.
Level4-year: bachelor's degree programs. 2-year: associate degree programs.
Total enrollment: small is under 2,000 students, medium 2,000 to 9,999, large 10,000 to 24,999, and very large 25,000 or more.
Net price: what a typical student pays per year after grants and scholarships, from the federal College Scorecard.
Coed: men and women together. Single-sex: all-male or all-female.
Schools founded or run by a religious order, such as the Jesuits or Dominicans, from the guide's order data.
Campus life1
College sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.
Where the campus is, from federal data: in a city, a suburb, a town, or a rural area.
Mass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.
A Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.
The college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).
The college offers study abroad (federal data).
Admissions and outcomes
How many applicants are admitted (federal data). Most: 65% or more. Selective: 25% to 64%. Highly selective: under 25%.
Your SAT or ACT, to sort colleges Target, Likely and Reach. Signed in, it is kept on your account (private to you); otherwise only in this browser.
Reach, Target or LikelyA rough guide from admitted students' scores and admission rates, not a prediction. Target: your score is in the college's middle range. Likely: above it, or the college admits most applicants. Reach: below it, or the college admits fewer than 1 in 5.
Small classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
Strong outcomes: 75% or more of students graduate (federal data).
Major
Colleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.
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CatholicOnly Catholic colleges, which get the full four-pillar faith scorecard.RecommendedOnly schools marked Compass Recommended: a Faith or Catholic life score of 80 or higher, and a Compass Score of 80 or higher where academics are rated.Honor RollOnly Honor Roll schools: Catholic schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher, and campus ministries at other colleges with a Catholic life score of 85 or higher.FaithOnly schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A). At other colleges, this is their Catholic life score.AcademicsOnly schools with an Academic Excellence score of 85 or higher (grade A), from federal data.Ivy LeagueOnly the eight Ivy League universities. None of them is Catholic; their pages rate Catholic life on campus.Clear
Division I sportsCollege sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.Daily MassMass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.Church nearbyA Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.ROTCThe college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).Study abroadThe college offers study abroad (federal data).NursingColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.EngineeringColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.Under $20kNet price under $20,000 a year: what a typical student pays after grants and scholarships (federal data).Small classesSmall classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
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1,648 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

  • Catholic Life Score

    Citadel Military College of South Carolina

    Charleston, SC · Public · 4-year · 3,727 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    The University of Texas at El Paso

    El Paso, TX · Public · 4-year · 24,351 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Bloomsburg, PA · Public · 4-year · 11,088 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    State University of New York at Oswego

    Oswego, NY · Public · 4-year · 6,756 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Stevens Institute of Technology

    Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 8,842 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    SUNY Brockport

    Brockport, NY · Public · 4-year · 6,931 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Colgate University

    Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,146 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of the Pacific

    Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 6,755 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    Saint Cloud State University

    Saint Cloud, MN · Public · 4-year · 10,514 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Drew University

    Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,226 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    Worcester State University

    Worcester, MA · Public · 4-year · 5,611 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Dickinson College

    Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,217 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    Rutgers University-Newark

    Newark, NJ · Public · 4-year · 10,809 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    Southern Oregon University

    Ashland, OR · Public · 4-year · 5,371 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Central Oklahoma

    Edmond, OK · Public · 4-year · 12,148 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    The University of Texas at Arlington

    Arlington, TX · Public · 4-year · 43,992 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Augustana College

    Rock Island, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,484 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Mount Union

    Alliance, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,169 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Southwestern Oklahoma State University

    Weatherford, OK · Public · 4-year · 4,811 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Cleveland State University

    Cleveland, OH · Public · 4-year · 14,117 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Weber State University

    Ogden, UT · Public · 4-year · 30,536 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Robert Morris University

    Moon Township, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,737 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    Northern Kentucky University

    Highland Heights, KY · Public · 4-year · 14,961 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    D'Youville University

    Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,544 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Texas Southern University

    Houston, TX · Public · 4-year · 8,469 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited

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