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 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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1,815 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Texas College

    Tyler, TX · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 644 students
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    Champion Christian College

    Hot Springs, AR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 139 students
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    Strayer University-Global Region

    Washington, DC · Private for-profit · 4-year · 12,782 students
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    DeVry University-Georgia

    Decatur, GA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 487 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Franklin University

    Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 8,697 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Crestpoint University

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 438 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Integrity College of Health

    Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 158 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Capella University

    Minneapolis, MN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 43,915 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    South University-Savannah Online

    Savannah, GA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 8,816 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Northern Virginia Community College

    Annandale, VA · Public · 2-year · 53,810 students
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    Walden University

    Minneapolis, MN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 44,223 students
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    Tarrant County College District

    Fort Worth, TX · Public · 2-year · 41,472 students
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    Connecticut State Community College

    New Britain, CT · Public · 2-year · 34,991 students
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    East Los Angeles College

    Monterey Park, CA · Public · 2-year · 30,321 students
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    American River College

    Sacramento, CA · Public · 2-year · 29,908 students
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    Salt Lake Community College

    Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 2-year · 26,764 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Long Beach City College

    Long Beach, CA · Public · 2-year · 24,425 students
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    Pasadena City College

    Pasadena, CA · Public · 2-year · 23,592 students
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    College of DuPage

    Glen Ellyn, IL · Public · 2-year · 23,216 students
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    El Camino Community College District

    Torrance, CA · Public · 2-year · 21,599 students
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    Riverside City College

    Riverside, CA · Public · 2-year · 20,437 students
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    Suffolk County Community College

    Selden, NY · Public · 2-year · 20,053 students
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    CUNY Kingsborough Community College

    Brooklyn, NY · Public · 2-year · 19,070 students
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    Central New Mexico Community College

    Albuquerque, NM · Public · 2-year · 19,067 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sacramento City College

    Sacramento, CA · Public · 2-year · 19,031 students
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