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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.
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.
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 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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103 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Suffolk University

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 6,697 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
    Net price $29,618Admits 82%Division III
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    Fitchburg State University

    Fitchburg, MA · Public · 4-year · 6,296 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
    Net price $14,262Admits 87%Division III
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    Salem State University

    Salem, MA · Public · 4-year · 6,239 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
    Net price $15,996Admits 96%Division III
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    Lasell University

    Newton, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,527 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $27,511Admits 81%Division III
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    Westfield State University

    Westfield, MA · Public · 4-year · 4,555 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
    Net price $16,721Admits 81%Division III
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    Curry College

    Milton, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,994 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $29,207Admits 88%Division III
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    Nichols College

    Dudley, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,354 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $33,036Admits 81%Division III
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    Bay Path University

    Longmeadow, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,643 students
    All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $14,271Admits 85%
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    Framingham State University

    Framingham, MA · Public · 4-year · 4,028 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $16,114Admits 84%Division III
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    Dean College

    Franklin, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,151 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $30,684Admits 74%Division III
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    Boston Architectural College

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 787 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $25,865
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    Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 592 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $15,488
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    American International College

    Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,142 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $23,274Admits 100%Division II
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    Cambridge College

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,952 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $31,072
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    Fisher College

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,501 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $26,649Admits 71%NAIA
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    Quincy College

    Quincy, MA · Public · 4-year · 2,603 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $17,126
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    Bunker Hill Community College

    Boston, MA · Public · 2-year · 8,545 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $7,818
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    Middlesex Community College

    Bedford, MA · Public · 2-year · 8,280 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $2,624
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    Northeastern University Professional Programs

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 7,471 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Quinsigamond Community College

    Worcester, MA · Public · 2-year · 6,930 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $9,090
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    Bristol Community College

    Fall River, MA · Public · 2-year · 6,096 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $5,547
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    Massasoit Community College

    Brockton, MA · Public · 2-year · 5,029 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $8,460
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    North Shore Community College

    Danvers, MA · Public · 2-year · 4,833 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $9,000
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    Springfield Technical Community College

    Springfield, MA · Public · 2-year · 4,561 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $5,662
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    Northern Essex Community College

    Haverhill, MA · Public · 2-year · 4,510 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
    Net price $6,046
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