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Catholic life at other colleges

Public and private colleges that are not Catholic, rated on Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, Mass and confession, chaplains, and student groups.

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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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Reach, Target or LikelyA rough guide from admitted students' scores and admission rates, not a prediction. Target: your score is in the college's middle range. Likely: above it, or the college admits most applicants. Reach: below it, or the college admits fewer than 1 in 5.
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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24 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 4-year · 35,260 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
  • Catholic Life Score

    Weber State University

    Ogden, UT · Public · 4-year · 30,536 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    Brigham Young University

    Provo, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 35,074 students
    Catholic lifeLimitedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Westminster University

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,214 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Draper, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,937 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Utah State University

    Logan, UT · Public · 4-year · 28,063 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Eagle Gate College-Murray

    Murray, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 313 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Southern Utah University

    Cedar City, UT · Public · 4-year · 15,033 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Neumont College of Computer Science

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 530 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Snow College

    Ephraim, UT · Public · 4-year · 5,506 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Utah Valley University

    Orem, UT · Public · 4-year · 44,651 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Provo College

    Provo, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 705 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Midwives College of Utah

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 258 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Utah Tech University

    Saint George, UT · Public · 4-year · 12,567 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Eagle Gate College-Layton

    Layton, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 205 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Western Governors University

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 185,015 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Ensign College

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,973 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Nightingale College

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 4,265 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Salt Lake Community College

    Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 2-year · 26,764 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

    Provo, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,610 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Fortis College-Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profit · 2-year · 371 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City

    Murray, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 323 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Careers Unlimited

    Orem, UT · Private for-profit · 4-year · 118 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
  • Not yet rated

    Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City

    Draper, UT · Private for-profit · 2-year · 63 students
    Catholic life not yet researched

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