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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50 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

    Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, OK · Public · 4-year · 26,043 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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    Northeastern State University

    Tahlequah, OK · Public · 4-year · 6,466 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
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    University of Central Oklahoma

    Edmond, OK · Public · 4-year · 12,148 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    University of Tulsa

    Tulsa, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,559 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
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    University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

    Norman, OK · Public · 4-year · 29,145 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Oklahoma City University

    Oklahoma City, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,763 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

    Tulsa, OK · Private for-profit · 4-year · 744 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Oral Roberts University

    Tulsa, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,365 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Southern Nazarene University

    Bethany, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,165 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Oklahoma Baptist University

    Shawnee, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,526 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Oklahoma Christian University

    Edmond, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,743 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

    Chickasha, OK · Public · 4-year · 914 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

    Okmulgee, OK · Public · 4-year · 2,493 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Southwestern Oklahoma State University

    Weatherford, OK · Public · 4-year · 4,811 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Mid-America Christian University

    Oklahoma City, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,183 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Cameron University

    Lawton, OK · Public · 4-year · 3,559 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Northwestern Oklahoma State University

    Alva, OK · Public · 4-year · 1,929 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    East Central University

    Ada, OK · Public · 4-year · 3,200 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Rogers State University

    Claremore, OK · Public · 4-year · 3,206 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Oklahoma Wesleyan University

    Bartlesville, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 947 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Southeastern Oklahoma State University

    Durant, OK · Public · 4-year · 5,794 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Randall University

    Moore, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 297 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Oklahoma Panhandle State University

    Goodwell, OK · Public · 4-year · 1,071 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Murray State College

    Tishomingo, OK · Public · 4-year · 2,686 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Langston University

    Langston, OK · Public · 4-year · 1,910 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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