Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every accredited U.S. college

Colleges

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.
Ratings
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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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.
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72 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 716 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix

    Avondale, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 567 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 566 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sonoran University of Health Sciences

    Tempe, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 551 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute

    Glendale, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 513 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Carrington College-Mesa

    Mesa, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 492 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Carrington College-Tucson

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 437 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Community Christian College

    Quartzsite, AZ · Private nonprofit · 2-year · 428 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pima Medical Institute-East Valley

    Mesa, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 373 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Phoenix Seminary

    Scottsdale, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 312 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona College-Glendale

    Glendale, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 306 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Brookline College-Tempe

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 2-year · 294 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 115 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    International Baptist College and Seminary

    Chandler, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pathways College

    Phoenix, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 81 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Indian Bible College

    Flagstaff, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 33 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    DeVry University-Arizona

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 24 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 20 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    The School of Architecture

    Scottsdale, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 6 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona Board of Regents

    Phoenix, AZ · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Justice University

    Chandler, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Maricopa Community College System Office

    Tempe, AZ · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched

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