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

  • Catholic Life Score

    Michigan Technological University

    Houghton, MI · Public · 4-year · 7,313 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
  • Catholic Life Score

    Northern Michigan University

    Marquette, MI · Public · 4-year · 7,197 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
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    Central Michigan University

    Mount Pleasant, MI · Public · 4-year · 14,399 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
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    Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, MI · Public · 4-year · 16,693 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
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    Oakland University

    Rochester Hills, MI · Public · 4-year · 15,922 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

    Grand Valley State University

    Allendale, MI · Public · 4-year · 22,269 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Ferris State University

    Big Rapids, MI · Public · 4-year · 9,918 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Michigan-Flint

    Flint, MI · Public · 4-year · 6,130 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Saginaw Valley State University

    University Center, MI · Public · 4-year · 6,889 students
    Catholic lifeLimitedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Hillsdale College

    Hillsdale, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,823 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 4-year · 52,065 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Hope College

    Holland, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,368 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Kalamazoo College

    Kalamazoo, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,196 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Michigan State University

    East Lansing, MI · Public · 4-year · 51,316 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Kettering University

    Flint, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,605 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    College for Creative Studies

    Detroit, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,459 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Calvin University

    Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,364 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Andrews University

    Berrien Springs, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,837 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Alma College

    Alma, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,273 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Chamberlain University-Michigan

    Troy, MI · Private for-profit · 4-year · 643 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Albion College

    Albion, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,354 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Lawrence Technological University

    Southfield, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,260 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Wayne State University

    Detroit, MI · Public · 4-year · 23,553 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Dearborn, MI · Public · 4-year · 8,035 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Northwood University

    Midland, MI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,360 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair

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