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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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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%.
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Small classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
Strong outcomes: 75% or more of students graduate (federal data).
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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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60 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Red Rocks Community College

    Lakewood, CO · Public · 4-year · 7,382 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Pueblo Community College

    Pueblo, CO · Public · 4-year · 6,767 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Arapahoe Community College

    Littleton, CO · Public · 4-year · 13,978 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Pikes Peak State College

    Colorado Springs, CO · Public · 4-year · 12,388 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Community College of Denver

    Denver, CO · Public · 4-year · 7,715 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

    Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 28,852 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Colorado State University Global

    Denver, CO · Public · 4-year · 9,507 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Community College of Aurora

    Aurora, CO · Public · 2-year · 8,684 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

    Boulder, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 8,571 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Rocky Vista University

    Parker, CO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,574 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northeastern Junior College

    Sterling, CO · Public · 2-year · 1,502 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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    Lincoln College of Technology-Denver

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,104 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Denver College of Nursing

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,008 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Otero College

    La Junta, CO · Public · 2-year · 972 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Denver Seminary

    Littleton, CO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 837 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Intellitec College-Colorado Springs

    Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 816 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pima Medical Institute-Denver

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 764 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Lamar Community College

    Lamar, CO · Public · 2-year · 711 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Nazarene Bible College

    Colorado Springs, CO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 584 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Taft University System

    Denver, CO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 496 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs

    Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 339 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

    Broomfield, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 321 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    IBMC College

    Fort Collins, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 306 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pima Medical Institute-Aurora

    Aurora, CO · Private for-profit · 2-year · 290 students
    Catholic life not yet researched

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