Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

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 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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162 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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    Antioch College

    Yellow Springs, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 127 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $14,834Admits 89%
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    Heidelberg University

    Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,059 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $20,556Admits 86%Division III
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    The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 765 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $18,378Admits 59%
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    Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Canton, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 241 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $24,204Admits 46%
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    Muskingum University

    New Concord, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,108 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $19,532Admits 82%Division III
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    Shawnee State University

    Portsmouth, OH · Public · 4-year · 3,206 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $14,381NAIA
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    Central Ohio Technical College

    Newark, OH · Public · 4-year · 2,890 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $9,948
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    Bluffton University

    Bluffton, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 678 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
    Net price $19,943Admits 67%Division III
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    Malone University

    Canton, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,205 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $20,948Admits 76%Division II
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    Sinclair Community College

    Dayton, OH · Public · 4-year · 17,431 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $5,992
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    Wilmington College

    Wilmington, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 964 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $24,153Admits 92%Division III
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    Clark State College

    Springfield, OH · Public · 4-year · 4,724 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $12,135
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    Professional Skills Institute

    Maumee, OH · Private for-profit · 4-year · 402 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $20,721Admits 83%
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    Zane State College

    Zanesville, OH · Public · 4-year · 1,619 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $8,062
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    Art Academy of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 259 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $34,253Admits 34%
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    Wright State University-Lake Campus

    Celina, OH · Public · 4-year · 1,398 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $11,081
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    Defiance College

    Defiance, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 511 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $26,337Admits 48%NAIA
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    Lake Erie College

    Painesville, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 942 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $20,961Admits 70%Division II
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    Lorain County Community College

    Elyria, OH · Public · 4-year · 9,410 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $3,967
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    Miami University-Middletown

    Middletown, OH · Public · 4-year · 1,213 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $10,809
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    James A. Rhodes State College

    Lima, OH · Public · 4-year · 3,968 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $8,757
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    North Central State College

    Mansfield, OH · Public · 4-year · 2,451 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $4,687
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    University of Northwestern Ohio

    Lima, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,606 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $21,807NAIA
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    Ohio Christian University

    Circleville, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,483 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $20,607Admits 38%
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    Marion Technical College

    Marion, OH · Public · 4-year · 3,008 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
    Net price $7,417
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