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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66 schools · Sorted by Best match (Catholic first)

  • Compass Score

    Marquette University

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 11,373 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.FaithStrongAcademicsExcellent
  • Compass Score

    Saint Norbert College

    De Pere, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,165 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.FaithStrongAcademicsStrong
  • Compass Score

    Mount Mary University

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,224 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.All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only.FaithFairAcademicsFair
  • Compass Score

    Edgewood College

    Madison, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,001 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
  • Compass Score

    Marian University

    Fond Du Lac, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,319 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.FaithLimitedAcademicsLimited

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 Wisconsin-Madison

    Madison, WI · Public · 4-year · 49,605 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

    University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

    La Crosse, WI · Public · 4-year · 10,299 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

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

    Eau Claire, WI · Public · 4-year · 9,991 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

    University of Wisconsin-Platteville

    Platteville, WI · Public · 4-year · 6,696 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

    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, WI · Public · 4-year · 22,481 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

    University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

    Oshkosh, WI · Public · 4-year · 13,761 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 lifeExcellentAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

    Stevens Point, WI · Public · 4-year · 8,109 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsLimited
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

    Whitewater, WI · Public · 4-year · 11,519 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    Menomonie, WI · Public · 4-year · 6,951 students
    Catholic lifeStrongAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Wisconsin-River Falls

    River Falls, WI · Public · 4-year · 5,064 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsFair
  • Catholic Life Score

    University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

    Green Bay, WI · Public · 4-year · 10,326 students
    Catholic lifeFairAcademicsLimited
  • Not yet rated

    Lawrence University

    Appleton, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,410 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsExcellent
  • Not yet rated

    Bellin College

    Green Bay, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 836 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Milwaukee School of Engineering

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,834 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Beloit College

    Beloit, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 948 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

    Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 885 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Concordia University-Wisconsin

    Mequon, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,063 students
    Catholic lifeNot ratedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Viterbo University

    La Crosse, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 2,301 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
  • Not yet rated

    Maranatha Baptist University

    Watertown, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 977 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong
  • Not yet rated

    Carroll University

    Waukesha, WI · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 3,176 students
    Catholic life not yet researchedAcademicsStrong

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