Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every accredited U.S. college

Colleges

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 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.
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).

4,006 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Brooklyn Law School

    Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,174 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Southeast New Mexico College

    Carlsbad, NM · Public · 2-year · 1,171 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Paul D Camp Community College

    Franklin, VA · Public · 2-year · 1,168 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Intellitec College-Grand Junction

    Grand Junction, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,160 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences

    New York, NY · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,160 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pratt Community College

    Pratt, KS · Public · 2-year · 1,153 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Western Oklahoma State College

    Altus, OK · Public · 2-year · 1,151 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Salus University

    Elkins Park, PA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,148 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshivath Viznitz

    Monsey, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,148 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Shawnee Community College

    Ullin, IL · Public · 2-year · 1,142 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Walsh College

    Troy, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,134 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Mitchell Technical College

    Mitchell, SD · Public · 2-year · 1,132 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    NationsUniversity

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,132 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Treasure Valley Community College

    Ontario, OR · Public · 2-year · 1,131 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

    Batesville, AR · Public · 2-year · 1,118 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California

    Sacramento, CA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,107 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Kairos University

    Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,105 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Lincoln College of Technology-Denver

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,104 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College

    New York, NY · Public · 2-year · 1,101 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Salem Community College

    Carneys Point, NJ · Public · 2-year · 1,094 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Touro University California

    Vallejo, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,090 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Carrington College-Phoenix North

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,088 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

    Alamogordo, NM · Public · 2-year · 1,088 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Montgomery Community College

    Troy, NC · Public · 2-year · 1,085 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Meharry Medical College

    Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,083 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched

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