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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Best match lists Catholic colleges first, by Compass Score. The other sorts order every school by that one measure.
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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.
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.
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54 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    University of Dubuque

    Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,795 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Maharishi International University

    Fairfield, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,666 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Graceland University-Lamoni

    Lamoni, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,195 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    William Penn University

    Oskaloosa, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,536 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Upper Iowa University

    Fayette, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,102 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Waldorf University

    Forest City, IA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 2,657 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Des Moines Area Community College

    Ankeny, IA · Public · 2-year · 24,418 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Kirkwood Community College

    Cedar Rapids, IA · Public · 2-year · 12,660 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Eastern Iowa Community College District

    Davenport, IA · Public · 2-year · 7,128 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA · Public · 2-year · 5,503 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Western Iowa Tech Community College

    Sioux City, IA · Public · 2-year · 5,071 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Iowa Central Community College

    Fort Dodge, IA · Public · 2-year · 4,909 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Hawkeye Community College

    Waterloo, IA · Public · 2-year · 4,796 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northeast Iowa Community College

    Calmar, IA · Public · 2-year · 4,378 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Indian Hills Community College

    Ottumwa, IA · Public · 2-year · 3,236 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Southeastern Community College

    West Burlington, IA · Public · 2-year · 2,562 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    North Iowa Area Community College

    Mason City, IA · Public · 2-year · 2,471 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Palmer College of Chiropractic

    Davenport, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,219 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Iowa Lakes Community College

    Estherville, IA · Public · 2-year · 2,024 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Marshalltown Community College

    Marshalltown, IA · Public · 2-year · 1,870 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northwest Iowa Community College

    Sheldon, IA · Public · 2-year · 1,792 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Southwestern Community College

    Creston, IA · Public · 2-year · 1,633 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

    West Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,521 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Ellsworth Community College

    Iowa Falls, IA · Public · 2-year · 685 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

    Ankeny, IA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 586 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched

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