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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 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.
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A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
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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%.
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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50 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Catholic Life Score

    Florida State University

    Tallahassee, FL · Public · 4-year · 43,234 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL · Public · 4-year · 54,814 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of South Florida

    Tampa, FL · Public · 4-year · 48,572 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Central Florida

    Orlando, FL · Public · 4-year · 69,233 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Miami

    Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 19,593 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Catholic life score of 80 or higher. A college with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of West Florida

    Pensacola, FL · Public · 4-year · 14,371 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

    Tallahassee, FL · Public · 4-year · 9,265 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    The University of Tampa

    Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 11,054 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of North Florida

    Jacksonville, FL · Public · 4-year · 16,453 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Daytona College

    Ormond Beach, FL · Private for-profit · 4-year · 199 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Ringling College of Art and Design

    Sarasota, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,722 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Rollins College

    Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,013 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Florida Southern College

    Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,194 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Hobe Sound Bible College

    Hobe Sound, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 156 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Stetson University

    DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,669 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Beacon College

    Leesburg, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 527 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    University of Florida-Online

    Gainesville, FL · Public · 4-year · 5,462 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Florida College

    Temple Terrace, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 657 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Flagler College

    Saint Augustine, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,441 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Rasmussen University-Florida

    Ocala, FL · Private for-profit · 4-year · 3,034 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Palm Beach Atlantic University

    West Palm Beach, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,875 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay

    Saint Petersburg, FL · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,601 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    AdventHealth University

    Orlando, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,692 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    DeVry University-Florida

    Orlando, FL · Private for-profit · 4-year · 196 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology

    Delray Beach, FL · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,037 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair

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