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.
Ratings
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 life
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).
Major1
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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310 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Goshen College

    Goshen, IN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 824 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Ripon College

    Ripon, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 734 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    SUNY at Fredonia

    Fredonia, NY · Public · 4-year · 3,220 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Centenary University

    Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,453 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Marietta College

    Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,171 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Caldwell University

    Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,864 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 ratedAcademicsFair
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    Waynesburg University

    Waynesburg, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,315 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Manhattanville University

    Purchase, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,379 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    William Jessup University

    Rocklin, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,484 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Converse University

    Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,341 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Hood College

    Frederick, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,078 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Hiram College

    Hiram, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,011 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Blackburn College

    Carlinville, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 389 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

    San Juan, PR · Public · 4-year · 11,493 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Presbyterian College

    Clinton, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,136 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Illinois College

    Jacksonville, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 958 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Spring Arbor University

    Spring Arbor, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,390 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Franklin College

    Franklin, IN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 966 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Lyon College

    Batesville, AR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 584 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Rasmussen University-Wisconsin

    Green Bay, WI · Private for-profit · 4-year · 154 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Millikin University

    Decatur, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,659 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Cairn University-Langhorne

    Langhorne, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,056 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Fitchburg State University

    Fitchburg, MA · Public · 4-year · 6,296 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    University of Hawaii at Hilo

    Hilo, HI · Public · 4-year · 2,781 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Bethany Lutheran College

    Mankato, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 902 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair

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