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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73 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Seattle University

    Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 7,182 students
    RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.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.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Saint Martin's University

    Lacey, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,505 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.FaithFairAcademicsFair

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 Washington-Seattle Campus

    Seattle, WA · Public · 4-year · 55,620 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsExcellent
  • Catholic Life Score

    Washington State University

    Pullman, WA · Public · 4-year · 26,490 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

    Western Washington University

    Bellingham, WA · Public · 4-year · 14,651 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    Eastern Washington University

    Cheney, WA · Public · 4-year · 10,741 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Whitman College

    Walla Walla, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,544 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Gonzaga University

    Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 7,306 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 ratedAcademicsExcellent
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    University of Puget Sound

    Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,914 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Northwest University

    Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 999 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Whitworth University

    Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,345 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Pacific Lutheran University

    Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,737 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Walla Walla University

    College Place, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,397 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    DigiPen Institute of Technology

    Redmond, WA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 1,100 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Seattle Pacific University

    Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,659 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

    Tacoma, WA · Public · 4-year · 4,777 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Heritage University

    Toppenish, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 835 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Central Washington University

    Ellensburg, WA · Public · 4-year · 8,796 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    University of Washington-Bothell Campus

    Bothell, WA · Public · 4-year · 5,809 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    Wenatchee Valley College

    Wenatchee, WA · Public · 4-year · 2,819 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsFair
  • Not yet rated

    The Evergreen State College

    Olympia, WA · Public · 4-year · 2,320 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Whatcom Community College

    Bellingham, WA · Public · 4-year · 3,490 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Clark College

    Vancouver, WA · Public · 4-year · 7,149 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Grays Harbor College

    Aberdeen, WA · Public · 4-year · 1,663 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Green River College

    Auburn, WA · Public · 4-year · 7,361 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsLimited

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