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).

4,005 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Colorado Chinese Medicine University

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 84 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Aquinas Institute of Theology

    Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 83 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.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Faith scorecard not yet researched
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    Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute

    Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 83 students
    All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Texas Healthtech Institute

    Beaumont, TX · Private for-profit · 2-year · 83 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary

    Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 82 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Hope College of Arts and Sciences

    Pompano Beach, FL · Private for-profit · 2-year · 82 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    The Recording Conservatory of Austin

    Austin, TX · Private for-profit · 2-year · 82 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah

    Monsey, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 82 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    International Baptist College and Seminary

    Chandler, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Lakeview College of Nursing

    Danville, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pathways College

    Phoenix, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 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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    Seattle Film Institute

    Seattle, WA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 81 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Jefferson Regional School of Nursing

    Pine Bluff, AR · Private nonprofit · 2-year · 80 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois

    Falls Creek, PA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 79 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield

    Springfield, MO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 79 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 79 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 79 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Latin American Bible Institute

    La Puente, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 78 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sterling College

    Craftsbury Common, VT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 78 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Talmudical Academy-New Jersey

    Adelphia, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 78 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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    Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni

    Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 78 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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    Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

    Sugar Grove, NC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 77 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College

    Miami Beach, FL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 77 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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    Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation

    Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 76 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched

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