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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.
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.
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51 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Community College of Baltimore County

    Baltimore, MD · Public · 2-year · 15,803 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Anne Arundel Community College

    Arnold, MD · Public · 2-year · 11,158 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Prince George's Community College

    Largo, MD · Public · 2-year · 10,513 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Howard Community College

    Columbia, MD · Public · 2-year · 8,540 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Frederick Community College

    Frederick, MD · Public · 2-year · 6,796 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, MD · Public · 4-year · 6,667 students
    Catholic lifeNot rated
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    Hagerstown Community College

    Hagerstown, MD · Public · 2-year · 5,433 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Harford Community College

    Bel Air, MD · Public · 2-year · 5,108 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    College of Southern Maryland

    La Plata, MD · Public · 2-year · 4,984 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Baltimore City Community College

    Baltimore, MD · Public · 2-year · 3,939 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Carroll Community College

    Westminster, MD · Public · 2-year · 3,164 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Allegany College of Maryland

    Cumberland, MD · Public · 2-year · 2,665 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Wor-Wic Community College

    Salisbury, MD · Public · 2-year · 2,636 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Chesapeake College

    Wye Mills, MD · Public · 2-year · 1,980 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Cecil College

    North East, MD · Public · 2-year · 1,845 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    SANS Technology Institute

    North Bethesda, MD · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,771 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

    Columbia, MD · Private for-profit · 2-year · 1,075 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Garrett College

    McHenry, MD · Public · 2-year · 701 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Maryland University of Integrative Health

    Laurel, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 646 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Fortis College-Landover

    Landover, MD · Private for-profit · 2-year · 576 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Ner Israel Rabbinical College

    Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 449 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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    Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College

    Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 191 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore

    Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 91 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 College of the Nations Capital

    Silver Spring, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 57 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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    University System of Maryland

    Baltimore, MD · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched

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