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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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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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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%.
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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.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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87 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Montclair State University

    Montclair, NJ · Public · 4-year · 22,570 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 189 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    William Paterson University of New Jersey

    Wayne, NJ · Public · 4-year · 9,426 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Bloomfield College of Montclair State University

    Bloomfield, NJ · Public · 4-year · 910 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Chamberlain University-New Jersey

    North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,316 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Pillar College

    Newark, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 554 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Berkeley College-Woodland Park

    Woodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 2,007 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Eastern International College-Jersey City

    Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 474 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Eastwick College-Hackensack

    Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 874 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bergen Community College

    Paramus, NJ · Public · 2-year · 11,801 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Middlesex College

    Edison, NJ · Public · 2-year · 11,471 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Brookdale Community College

    Lincroft, NJ · Public · 2-year · 9,916 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Beth Medrash Govoha

    Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 8,824 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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    UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

    Cranford, NJ · Public · 2-year · 8,081 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Camden County College

    Blackwood, NJ · Public · 2-year · 7,591 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Thomas Edison State University

    Trenton, NJ · Public · 4-year · 7,587 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Ocean County College

    Toms River, NJ · Public · 2-year · 7,429 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Hudson County Community College

    Jersey City, NJ · Public · 2-year · 7,229 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Essex County College

    Newark, NJ · Public · 2-year · 6,790 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Raritan Valley Community College

    Branchburg, NJ · Public · 2-year · 6,587 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Rowan College at Burlington County

    Mount Laurel, NJ · Public · 2-year · 6,547 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Mercer County Community College

    West Windsor, NJ · Public · 2-year · 6,219 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    County College of Morris

    Randolph, NJ · Public · 2-year · 6,069 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

    Sewell, NJ · Public · 2-year · 5,390 students
    Catholic life not yet researched

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