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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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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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
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80 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    University of St. Thomas

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 9,121 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.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.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Saint Johns University

    Collegeville, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,624 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.All-maleAll-male: the school enrolls men only.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    College of Saint Benedict

    Saint Joseph, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,451 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.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

    Winona, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,831 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

    The College of Saint Scholastica

    Duluth, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,979 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.FaithFairAcademicsStrong

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

    University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

    Minneapolis, MN · Public · 4-year · 54,890 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

    Minnesota State University-Mankato

    Mankato, MN · Public · 4-year · 14,709 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

    University of Minnesota-Duluth

    Duluth, MN · Public · 4-year · 9,350 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Catholic life score of 80 or higher. A college with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Winona State University

    Winona, MN · Public · 4-year · 6,058 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Saint Cloud State University

    Saint Cloud, MN · Public · 4-year · 10,514 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Southwest Minnesota State University

    Marshall, MN · Public · 4-year · 7,324 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Carleton College

    Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,069 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Macalester College

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,142 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    St. Olaf College

    Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,074 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
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    Gustavus Adolphus College

    Saint Peter, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,952 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Martin Luther College

    New Ulm, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 860 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Bethel University

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,521 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    North Central University

    Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 984 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    St. Catherine University

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,533 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.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Concordia College at Moorhead

    Moorhead, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,868 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    University of Minnesota-Morris

    Morris, MN · Public · 4-year · 1,020 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Dunwoody College of Technology

    Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,424 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    University of Northwestern-St. Paul

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,262 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Hamline University

    Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,432 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design

    Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 824 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair

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