Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every accredited U.S. college

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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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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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81 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

    Ponce, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,562 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
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    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

    San Juan, PR · Public · 4-year · 339 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
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    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

    Arecibo, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 647 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 ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico

    Aguadilla, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 149 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

    San Juan, PR · Public · 4-year · 11,493 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

    Humacao, PR · Public · 4-year · 2,611 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

    Mayaguez, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 706 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
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    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

    Mayaguez, PR · Public · 4-year · 10,716 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
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    Albizu University-San Juan

    San Juan, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,534 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

    Arecibo, PR · Public · 4-year · 2,831 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Dewey University-Juana Díaz

    Juana Diaz, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 248 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico

    San Juan, PR · Public · 4-year · 497 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Caribbean University-Bayamon

    Bayamon, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 929 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Dewey University-Carolina

    Carolina, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 356 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Atenas University

    Manati, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 611 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Caribbean University-Carolina

    Carolina, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 146 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    CEM College-San Juan

    San Juan, PR · Private for-profit · 4-year · 178 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

    Santurce, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,660 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 ratedAcademicsLimited
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    CEM College-Humacao

    Humacao, PR · Private for-profit · 4-year · 174 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Universidad Central de Bayamon

    Bayamón, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 783 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 ratedAcademicsLimited
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    Caribbean University-Vega Baja

    Vega Baja, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 215 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Caribbean University-Ponce

    Ponce, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 607 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Humacao Community College

    Humacao, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 207 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Dewey University-Manati

    Manati, PR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 255 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

    Cayey, PR · Public · 4-year · 2,218 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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