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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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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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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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58 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Herzing University-Kenosha

    Kenosha, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 545 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Lakeland University

    Plymouth, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,786 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Madison Area Technical College

    Madison, WI · Public · 4-year · 13,281 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    University of Wisconsin-Superior

    Superior, WI · Public · 4-year · 2,726 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    University of Wisconsin-Parkside

    Kenosha, WI · Public · 4-year · 4,008 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Herzing University-Brookfield

    Brookfield, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 383 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa

    Wauwatosa, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 952 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Herzing University-Madison

    Madison, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,238 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Milwaukee, WI · Public · 2-year · 13,190 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Fox Valley Technical College

    Appleton, WI · Public · 2-year · 10,995 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

    Green Bay, WI · Public · 2-year · 10,815 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Gateway Technical College

    Kenosha, WI · Public · 2-year · 10,134 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Chippewa Valley Technical College

    Eau Claire, WI · Public · 2-year · 8,198 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Waukesha County Technical College

    Pewaukee, WI · Public · 2-year · 7,757 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northcentral Technical College

    Wausau, WI · Public · 2-year · 5,838 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Western Technical College

    La Crosse, WI · Public · 2-year · 3,906 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Moraine Park Technical College

    Fond du Lac, WI · Public · 2-year · 3,532 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Lakeshore Technical College

    Cleveland, WI · Public · 2-year · 2,981 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Mid-State Technical College

    Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Public · 2-year · 2,918 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Blackhawk Technical College

    Janesville, WI · Public · 2-year · 2,894 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

    Fennimore, WI · Public · 2-year · 2,717 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northwood Technical College

    Rice Lake, WI · Public · 2-year · 2,668 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,661 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Nicolet Area Technical College

    Rhinelander, WI · Public · 2-year · 1,206 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex

    Milwaukee, WI · Public · 4-year · 580 students
    Catholic life not yet researched

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