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

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    Stephens College

    Columbia, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 532 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    University of Missouri-Kansas City

    Kansas City, MO · Public · 4-year · 15,277 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    University of Missouri-St. Louis

    Saint Louis, MO · Public · 4-year · 14,800 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Westminster College

    Fulton, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 593 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Evangel University

    Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,157 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Southwest Baptist University

    Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,155 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Hannibal-LaGrange University

    Hannibal, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 441 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    St. Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

    Fenton, MO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 430 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

    Fayette, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,017 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Calvary University

    Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 262 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Evangel University-College of Online Learning

    Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 241 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Concorde Career College-Kansas City

    Kansas City, MO · Private for-profit · 4-year · 240 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield, MO · Public · 4-year · 11,036 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Missouri Southern State University

    Joplin, MO · Public · 4-year · 4,090 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Harris-Stowe State University

    Saint Louis, MO · Public · 4-year · 1,098 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Park University

    Parkville, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 6,634 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    William Woods University

    Fulton, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,729 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

    Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 716 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Culver-Stockton College

    Canton, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,069 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Missouri Baptist University

    Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,641 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Lincoln University

    Jefferson City, MO · Public · 4-year · 1,799 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Logan University

    Chesterfield, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,582 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Urshan University

    Wentzville, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 514 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Saint Louis Community College

    Bridgeton, MO · Public · 4-year · 14,627 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Missouri Valley College

    Marshall, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,619 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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