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.
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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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A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
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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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65 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 South Carolina-Columbia

    Columbia, SC · Public · 4-year · 36,579 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
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    Coastal Carolina University

    Conway, SC · Public · 4-year · 10,829 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
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    Furman University

    Greenville, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,505 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
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    Wofford College

    Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,873 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
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    Clemson University

    Clemson, SC · Public · 4-year · 28,747 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsExcellent
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    Citadel Military College of South Carolina

    Charleston, SC · Public · 4-year · 3,727 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    American College of the Building Arts

    Charleston, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 140 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Bob Jones University

    Greenville, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,893 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    College of Charleston

    Charleston, SC · Public · 4-year · 11,729 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
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    Anderson University

    Anderson, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,325 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
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    Converse University

    Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,341 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Presbyterian College

    Clinton, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,136 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Claflin University

    Orangeburg, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,835 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Winthrop University

    Rock Hill, SC · Public · 4-year · 4,694 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    North Greenville University

    Tigerville, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,219 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Southern Wesleyan University

    Central, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,188 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Voorhees University

    Denmark, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 515 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    Francis Marion University

    Florence, SC · Public · 4-year · 4,017 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
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    University of South Carolina-Upstate

    Spartanburg, SC · Public · 4-year · 4,946 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Newberry College

    Newberry, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,507 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Charleston Southern University

    Charleston, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,545 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Coker University

    Hartsville, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,263 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    University of South Carolina Aiken

    Aiken, SC · Public · 4-year · 3,855 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Lander University

    Greenwood, SC · Public · 4-year · 4,363 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
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    Columbia College

    Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,572 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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