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

  • Compass Score

    Loyola University New Orleans

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,351 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.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Xavier University of Louisiana

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,181 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.FaithStrongAcademicsFair
  • Compass Score

    Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

    Baton Rouge, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,204 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.FaithFairAcademicsFair

Other colleges with strong Catholic life

Rated on Catholic life on campus, not the full faith scorecard. Their Catholic Life Scores are not comparable with the Compass Scores of Catholic colleges.

  • Catholic Life Score

    Tulane University of Louisiana

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 13,078 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Lafayette, LA · Public · 4-year · 15,345 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

    Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 4-year · 39,418 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Nicholls State University

    Thibodaux, LA · Public · 4-year · 6,180 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Louisiana at Monroe

    Monroe, LA · Public · 4-year · 8,272 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Southeastern Louisiana University

    Hammond, LA · Public · 4-year · 13,861 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of New Orleans

    New Orleans, LA · Public · 4-year · 6,601 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Centenary College of Louisiana

    Shreveport, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 648 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    University of Holy Cross

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,152 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.FaithNot ratedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Louisiana Tech University

    Ruston, LA · Public · 4-year · 11,427 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Dillard University

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,122 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Louisiana Christian University

    Pineville, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 950 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Northwestern State University of Louisiana

    Natchitoches, LA · Public · 4-year · 8,847 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    McNeese State University

    Lake Charles, LA · Public · 4-year · 6,060 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Louisiana State University-Shreveport

    Shreveport, LA · Public · 4-year · 9,736 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Remington College-Shreveport Campus

    Shreveport, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 342 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Louisiana State University-Alexandria

    Alexandria, LA · Public · 4-year · 5,330 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Grambling State University

    Grambling, LA · Public · 4-year · 5,114 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Southern University and A & M College

    Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 4-year · 7,341 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Southern University at New Orleans

    New Orleans, LA · Public · 4-year · 2,059 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Herzing University-New Orleans

    Metairie, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 368 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Bridges Christian College

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 124 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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