Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every accredited U.S. college

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Catholic colleges receive the full four-pillar faith scorecard. All other colleges are rated on Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, Mass and confession, and student groups. Four-year colleges also get an Academic Excellence score from federal data.

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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.
School
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 outcomes1
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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628 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Stetson University

    DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,669 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Lawrence Technological University

    Southfield, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,260 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Elmira College

    Elmira, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 657 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Kansas City Art Institute

    Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 789 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    St. Catherine University

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,533 students
    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.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Viterbo University

    La Crosse, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,301 students
    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.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Concordia College at Moorhead

    Moorhead, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,868 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Maranatha Baptist University

    Watertown, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 977 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Columbus College of Art & Design

    Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 918 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Beacon College

    Leesburg, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 527 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Maine College of Health Professions

    Lewiston, ME · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 228 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    North Central College

    Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,856 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Doane University

    Crete, NE · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,948 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico

    Aguadilla, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 149 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Dunwoody College of Technology

    Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,424 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Maine Maritime Academy

    Castine, ME · Public · 4-year · 913 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Lesley University

    Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,134 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, NM · Public · 4-year · 1,713 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Lycoming College

    Williamsport, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,063 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    William Jewell College

    Liberty, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 886 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Cox College

    Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 795 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Coe College

    Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,278 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Cedar Crest College

    Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,248 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Huntington University

    Huntington, IN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,504 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Trinity Christian College

    Palos Heights, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 883 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong

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