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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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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.
Campus life
College sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.
Where the campus is, from federal data: in a city, a suburb, a town, or a rural area.
Mass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.
A Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.
The college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).
The college offers study abroad (federal data).
Admissions and outcomes
How many applicants are admitted (federal data). Most: 65% or more. Selective: 25% to 64%. Highly selective: under 25%.
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Small classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
Strong outcomes: 75% or more of students graduate (federal data).
Major
Colleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.
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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
Division I sportsCollege sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.Daily MassMass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.Church nearbyA Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.ROTCThe college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).Study abroadThe college offers study abroad (federal data).NursingColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.EngineeringColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.Under $20kNet price under $20,000 a year: what a typical student pays after grants and scholarships (federal data).Small classesSmall classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
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36 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

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 Southern Mississippi

    Hattiesburg, MS · Public · 4-year · 13,110 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

    Mississippi State University

    Mississippi State, MS · Public · 4-year · 22,657 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 Mississippi

    University, MS · Public · 4-year · 24,043 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 lifeStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Catholic Life Score

    Mississippi College

    Clinton, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,087 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Millsaps College

    Jackson, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 626 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    William Carey University

    Hattiesburg, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,448 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Blue Mountain Christian University

    Blue Mountain, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 971 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Mississippi University for Women

    Columbus, MS · Public · 4-year · 2,227 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Delta State University

    Cleveland, MS · Public · 4-year · 2,716 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Alcorn State University

    Alcorn State, MS · Public · 4-year · 2,894 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Tougaloo College

    Tougaloo, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 725 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Belhaven University

    Jackson, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,616 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Jackson State University

    Jackson, MS · Public · 4-year · 6,564 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Rust College

    Holly Springs, MS · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 429 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Mississippi Valley State University

    Itta Bena, MS · Public · 4-year · 2,196 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Hinds Community College

    Raymond, MS · Public · 2-year · 9,332 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

    Perkinston, MS · Public · 2-year · 8,091 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Northwest Mississippi Community College

    Senatobia, MS · Public · 2-year · 7,520 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Pearl River Community College

    Poplarville, MS · Public · 2-year · 5,620 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Holmes Community College

    Goodman, MS · Public · 2-year · 4,959 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Itawamba Community College

    Fulton, MS · Public · 2-year · 4,937 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Jones County Junior College

    Ellisville, MS · Public · 2-year · 4,305 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    East Mississippi Community College

    Scooba, MS · Public · 2-year · 3,642 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    Booneville, MS · Public · 2-year · 3,338 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson, MS · Public · 2-year · 2,834 students
    Catholic life not yet researched

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