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Catholic life at other colleges

Public and private colleges that are not Catholic, rated on Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, Mass and confession, chaplains, and student groups.

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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.
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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)

  • Catholic Life Score

    Arizona State University Campus Immersion

    Tempe, AZ · Public · 4-year · 79,593 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsStrong
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    University of Arizona

    Tucson, AZ · Public · 4-year · 53,001 students
    Campus Ministry Honor RollCampus Ministry Honor Roll: a Catholic life score of 85 or higher (grade A) at a college that is not Catholic.Catholic lifeExcellentAcademicsStrong
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    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

    Prescott, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,286 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,246 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Prescott College

    Prescott, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 909 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, AZ · Public · 4-year · 28,186 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Chamberlain University-Arizona

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 745 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    University of Advancing Technology

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 960 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Sessions College for Professional Design

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 154 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Eastern Arizona College

    Thatcher, AZ · Public · 4-year · 5,076 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 2,744 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Brookline College-Tucson

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 211 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    GateWay Community College

    Phoenix, AZ · Public · 4-year · 5,123 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Grand Canyon University

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 107,563 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Northland Pioneer College

    Holbrook, AZ · Public · 4-year · 2,825 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Yavapai College

    Prescott, AZ · Public · 4-year · 7,200 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Arizona Christian University

    Glendale, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,233 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Aspen University

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 5,195 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Paradise Valley Community College

    Phoenix, AZ · Public · 4-year · 5,880 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Brookline College-Phoenix

    Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 751 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Cochise County Community College District

    Sierra Vista, AZ · Public · 4-year · 3,782 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Scottsdale Community College

    Scottsdale, AZ · Public · 4-year · 6,875 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Bryan University

    Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 2,108 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Ottawa University-Surprise

    Surprise, AZ · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 836 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Phoenix College

    Phoenix, AZ · Public · 4-year · 10,384 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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