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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66 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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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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    Northland College

    Ashland, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 485 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology

    Franklin, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 153 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.Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.Faith scorecard not yet researched
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    University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex

    Kenosha, WI · Public · 4-year · 143 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Nashotah House

    Nashotah, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 125 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Ottawa University-Milwaukee

    Brookfield, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 116 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 76 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Milwaukee Career College

    Milwaukee, WI · Private for-profit · 2-year · 73 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine

    Racine, WI · Private for-profit · 4-year · 47 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of Wisconsin-System Administration

    Madison, WI · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched

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