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Every accredited U.S. college

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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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Best match lists Catholic colleges first, by Compass Score. The other sorts order every school by that one measure.
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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.
Location1
Distance (miles)
A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
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 outcomes1
How many applicants are admitted (federal data). Most: 65% or more. Selective: 25% to 64%. Highly selective: under 25%.
Your SAT or ACT, to sort colleges Target, Likely and Reach. Signed in, it is kept on your account (private to you); otherwise only in this browser.
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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98 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

    Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 763 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    California College of ASU

    Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 149 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Touro University Worldwide

    Los Alamitos, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,357 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    The Chicago School at Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,392 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bethesda University

    Anaheim, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 271 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Northcentral University

    San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 10,518 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Loma Linda University

    Loma Linda, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,202 students
    Catholic lifeNot rated
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    Alliant International University-San Diego

    San Diego, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 4,147 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Golden Gate University

    San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,262 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Samuel Merritt University

    Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,894 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Touro University California

    Vallejo, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,090 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pacific Oaks College

    Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,051 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sofia University

    Palo Alto, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,037 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Antioch University-Los Angeles

    Culver City, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 888 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Teachers College of San Joaquin

    Stockton, CA · Public · 4-year · 850 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    California Northstate University

    Elk Grove, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 847 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Chamberlain University-California

    Rancho Cordova, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 676 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Northeastern University Oakland

    Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 658 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Career Care Institute

    Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 649 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

    Monterey, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 503 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Healthcare Career College

    Paramount, CA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 381 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    San Francisco Bay University

    Fremont, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 328 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Antioch University-Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 284 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of West Los Angeles

    Inglewood, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 256 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Notre Dame de Namur University

    Belmont, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 237 students
    CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithNot rated

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