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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.
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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Distance (miles)
A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
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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%.
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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82 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Baptist Health Sciences University

    Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 755 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $11,212Admits 82%
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    Bryan College-Dayton

    Dayton, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,548 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $20,614NAIA
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    King University

    Bristol, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,295 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $22,347Admits 100%Division II
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    Trevecca Nazarene University

    Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,196 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $16,813Admits 69%Division II
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    Fisk University

    Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,005 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $32,020Admits 37%NAIA
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    The University of Tennessee Southern

    Pulaski, TN · Public · 4-year · 978 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $12,798Admits 87%NAIA
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    Visible Music College

    Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 182 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $27,820Admits 28%
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    SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville

    Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,800 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $24,700
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    Cumberland University

    Lebanon, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,072 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $18,759Admits 67%NAIA
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    Le Moyne-Owen College

    Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 646 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $7,099Admits 99%Division II
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    Bethel University

    McKenzie, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,974 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $12,595Admits 60%NAIA
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    Tennessee State University

    Nashville, TN · Public · 4-year · 8,198 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $15,796Admits 70%Division I
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    Tusculum University

    Greeneville, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,200 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $21,131Admits 72%Division II
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    South College

    Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 8,234 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $17,858
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    Lane College

    Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 822 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $10,904Division II
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    Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 3,667 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $23,958
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    Strayer University-Tennessee

    Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 2,920 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $11,645
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    Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

    Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · 4-year · 311 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $33,625
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    Pellissippi State Community College

    Knoxville, TN · Public · 2-year · 8,710 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $4,983
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    Southwest Tennessee Community College

    Memphis, TN · Public · 2-year · 6,980 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $4,754
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    Nashville State Community College

    Nashville, TN · Public · 2-year · 6,608 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $6,777
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    Volunteer State Community College

    Gallatin, TN · Public · 2-year · 6,605 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $7,802
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    Chattanooga State Community College

    Chattanooga, TN · Public · 2-year · 6,601 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $5,283
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    Motlow State Community College

    Tullahoma, TN · Public · 2-year · 6,060 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $15,742
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    Walters State Community College

    Morristown, TN · Public · 2-year · 5,833 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $5,387
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