Is Western Carolina University a Catholic college?

No. Western Carolina University is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead. Catholic students are served by WCU Catholic Campus Ministry (Catholic Student Center).

Where is Mass celebrated at Western Carolina University?

Mass is listed at Student Center Chapel, Catholic Student Center, Cullowhee, St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva (Spanish), St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, and Sylva (English). Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

Universidad · Vida católica en el campus

Western Carolina University

UbicaciónCullowhee, NC
Tipo y tamañoPública · de 4 años · 11,628 estudiantes

Sitio web oficial

Western Carolina University is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic Campus Ministry at Western Carolina University operates the Catholic Student Center on Forest Hills Road in Cullowhee, with a chapel, a campus minister, Matthew Newsome, and a pastor of St. Mary Mother of God parish who serves as chaplain. The ministry's pages and the parish list a Sunday Mass at 4:00 p.m. in the campus chapel during the fall and spring semesters, with confession before Mass. Weekday Masses are listed at St. Mary's in Sylva rather than on campus, and the ministry publishes Wednesday dinners with adoration and Vespers, Sunday Credo discussions, and retreats.

Misa, confesión y adoración

Confirme con la parroquia

Misa 6

Domingo4:00 p. m.Student Center Chapel, Catholic Student Center, Cullowhee · Fall and spring semesters only; no campus Mass during breaks.
Sábado8:00 p. m.St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva (Spanish) · Saturday vigil at the parish.
Domingo9:00 a. m.St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva (English)
Domingo11:00 a. m.St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva (English)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday9:00 a. m.St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva · Generally celebrated at this time.
Miércoles5:30 p. m.St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva

Confesión 1

Domingo3:30 p. m.Catholic Student Center chapel · Half an hour before Mass, or by appointment.

Adoración 1

Miércoles5:30 p. m.Not stated on the page · Part of the Wednesday fellowship dinner program.

Los horarios provienen solo de páginas oficiales de parroquias, capellanías o escuelas, y pueden cambiar según la temporada. Última verificación: 12 oct. 2026.

Fuentes de estos horarios (3)

Campus Ministry | Parish of St. Mary Mother of Godstmarymotherofgod.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Masses are offered on campus at the Student Center Chapel during the Fall and Spring semesters Sundays at 4:00pm.”
The parish confirms that Sunday Masses are offered on campus in the Student Center Chapel at 4:00 p.m. in the fall and spring semesters.
Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Father Voitus is available to hear confessions half an hour before Mass (3:30pm), after Mass, or by appointment.”
Confession is available half an hour before the Sunday Mass.
“Saturday Vigil Mass at 8:00pm (Spanish) Sunday Mass at 9:00am (English) Sunday mass at 11:00am (English)”
St. Mary's in Sylva offers weekend Masses at 8:00 p.m. Saturday (Spanish) and 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday (English).
“Saturday Vigil Mass at 8:00pm (Spanish) Sunday Mass at 9:00am (English) Sunday mass at 11:00am (English)”
St. Mary's in Sylva offers weekend Masses at 8:00 p.m. Saturday (Spanish) and 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday (English).
“Saturday Vigil Mass at 8:00pm (Spanish) Sunday Mass at 9:00am (English) Sunday mass at 11:00am (English)”
St. Mary's in Sylva offers weekend Masses at 8:00 p.m. Saturday (Spanish) and 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday (English).
“Daily Masses are generally celebrated at St. Mary’s at 9:00am every day except for Wednesday, which is at 5:30pm.”
Daily Masses are celebrated at St. Mary's in Sylva, not on campus.
“Daily Masses are generally celebrated at St. Mary’s at 9:00am every day except for Wednesday, which is at 5:30pm.”
Daily Masses are celebrated at St. Mary's in Sylva, not on campus.
Fellowship Dinners | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/fellowship-dinners · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“5:30pm – ADORATION 6:00pm – SUNG VESPERS (Evening Prayer) 6:30pm – DINNER 7:30PM – PROGRAM”
Wednesday evenings include adoration at 5:30 p.m., sung Vespers at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and a program at 7:30 p.m.

Iglesias católicas cercanas

CampusCentro católicoAbrir un mapa de calles ›

No hay iglesias católicas registradas en OpenStreetMap a menos de 3 millas. El mapa puede estar incompleto; consulte el directorio parroquial de la diócesis local.

Ficha de vida católica

Cada línea es un aspecto que buscamos. Una marca significa sí, media marca significa en parte, un guion significa no. “Información insuficiente” significa que las fuentes oficiales no lo indican.

Vida católica en el campus

63 de 100 puntos según lo que pudimos documentar.

Sí:
Pastoral universitaria católica que atiende este campus (centro católico, pastoral universitaria o capellanía)Sí
Fuentes (2)
1. Our Mission | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “offering a spiritual home to all students of Western Carolina University”
  The Catholic Campus Ministry serves students of Western Carolina University.
2. Catholic Campus Ministry: Diocese of Charlottecatholiconcampus.com · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Welcome to Catholic Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte! We serve the colleges and universities across western North Carolina.”
  Diócesis de Charlotte's campus ministry lists Western Carolina among the campuses it serves.
Sí:
Centro o capilla católica dedicada en el campus o junto a élSí (The Catholic Student Center on Forest Hills Road has a chapel and is marked on the ministry's campus map.)
Fuentes (3)
1. WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “197 Forest Hills Rd Cullowhee NC 28723”
  The Catholic Campus Ministry is located at 197 Forest Hills Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723.
2. Contact | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/contact · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Locate Us | click for a printable map of campus (we are No. 68)”
  The ministry's location is marked on a printable map of the campus.
3. Our History | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-history · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “The basement level of the home was converted into a chapel”
  The Catholic Student Center on Forest Hills Road has a chapel.
En parte:
Capellán sacerdote asignado a la pastoral universitariaSacerdote de medio tiempo o compartido (Fr. Joshua A. Voitus, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, celebrates the campus Mass and hears confessions; the pages do not present him as a full-time campus chaplain.)
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated by Fr. Joshua A. Voitus, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.”
  Fr. Joshua A. Voitus, pastor of St. Mary's, celebrates the campus Mass.
No:
Misa entre semana en la pastoral universitariaNinguno (The ministry's Mass page lists the campus Mass on Sundays and holy days only, and states that daily Masses are generally celebrated at St. Mary's in Sylva.)
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Daily Masses are generally celebrated at St. Mary’s at 9:00am every day except for Wednesday, which is at 5:30pm.”
  Daily Masses are celebrated at St. Mary's in Sylva, not on campus.
En parte:
Misa dominical en la pastoral universitaria o en una capilla del campusUna Misa de fin de semana (One Sunday Mass at 4:00 p.m. in the campus chapel during the fall and spring semesters.)
Fuentes (2)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated in our chapel every Sunday during the Fall and Spring semesters (roughly mid-August through mid-May) at 4:00pm.”
  Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.
2. Campus Ministry | Parish of St. Mary Mother of Godstmarymotherofgod.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Masses are offered on campus at the Student Center Chapel during the Fall and Spring semesters Sundays at 4:00pm.”
  The parish confirms that Sunday Masses are offered on campus in the Student Center Chapel at 4:00 p.m. in the fall and spring semesters.
Sí:
Confesión con horario fijo en la pastoral universitariaSemanal o con más frecuencia (Confession is offered each Sunday half an hour before the 4:00 p.m. Mass, during the semester.)
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Father Voitus is available to hear confessions half an hour before Mass (3:30pm), after Mass, or by appointment.”
  Confession is available half an hour before the Sunday Mass.
Información insuficiente:
Grupos estudiantiles católicos y misiones (p. ej., FOCUS, Saint Paul's Outreach, Knights of Columbus, estudios bíblicos)Información insuficiente: no se encontró en fuentes oficiales.
Sí:
Programas de formación (retiros, OCIA/RCIA, servicio, grupos pequeños)Dos o más tipos (Published retreats, service opportunities, and formation (RCIA, Confirmation preparation, and weekly Credo discussions).)
Fuentes (3)
1. Campus Ministry | Parish of St. Mary Mother of Godstmarymotherofgod.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Students are provided with opportunities for catechesis and spiritual development, sacramental preparation, fellowship, community service, Bible studies and retreats each semester.”
  The campus ministry offers catechesis, sacramental preparation, service, Bible studies and retreats each semester.
2. Our History | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-history · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Other activities include retreats, Eucharistic Adoration, RCIA, Confirmation Preparation, and more.”
  The ministry's current activities include retreats, Eucharistic adoration, RCIA and Confirmation preparation.
3. Our Mission | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “The Catholic Student Center offers Sunday liturgy, retreats, dinners, prayer services, social events, and service opportunities”
  The Catholic Student Center offers liturgy, retreats, dinners, prayer, social events and service.
No:
Iglesia católica a distancia de caminata (calculado a partir de OpenStreetMap)Ninguna registrada a menos de 3 millasCalculado a partir de las ubicaciones de iglesias en OpenStreetMap.
En parte:
Horario semanal publicado de Misa, confesión y adoraciónDe 6 a 11 veces por semana (11 horarios semanales documentados: 9 de Misa, 1 de confesión, 1 de adoración.)Calculado a partir de los horarios verificados de Misa, confesión y adoración que aparecen en esta página (cada día con horario cuenta una vez).

Las calificaciones provienen de los indicadores documentados de la rúbrica. “Información insuficiente” no significa que la escuela no lo tenga.

Fortalezas

Sunday Mass is offered on campus in the Student Center Chapel at 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.
Fuentes (2)
1. Campus Ministry | Parish of St. Mary Mother of Godstmarymotherofgod.com/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Masses are offered on campus at the Student Center Chapel during the Fall and Spring semesters Sundays at 4:00pm.”
  The parish confirms that Sunday Masses are offered on campus in the Student Center Chapel at 4:00 p.m. in the fall and spring semesters.
2. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated in our chapel every Sunday during the Fall and Spring semesters (roughly mid-August through mid-May) at 4:00pm.”
  Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.
Confession is available each Sunday half an hour before Mass.
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Father Voitus is available to hear confessions half an hour before Mass (3:30pm), after Mass, or by appointment.”
  Confession is available half an hour before the Sunday Mass.
Sunday Credo discussions and Wednesday adoration and Vespers are published as regular programs.
Fuentes (2)
1. Credo | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/credo · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Each Sunday after our 4:00pm Mass, our campus minister, Matthew Newsome, and our pastor, Fr. Joshua Voitus, join forces to lead students in a discussion”
  Credo catechetical discussions follow the Sunday 4:00 p.m. Mass.
2. Fellowship Dinners | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/fellowship-dinners · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “5:30pm – ADORATION 6:00pm – SUNG VESPERS (Evening Prayer) 6:30pm – DINNER 7:30PM – PROGRAM”
  Wednesday evenings include adoration at 5:30 p.m., sung Vespers at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and a program at 7:30 p.m.

Inquietudes

Daily Masses are published at St. Mary's in Sylva.
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Daily Masses are generally celebrated at St. Mary’s at 9:00am every day except for Wednesday, which is at 5:30pm.”
  Daily Masses are celebrated at St. Mary's in Sylva, not on campus.
Mass on campus is offered only during the fall and spring semesters, not during breaks.
Fuentes (1)
1. Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Mass is celebrated in our chapel every Sunday during the Fall and Spring semesters (roughly mid-August through mid-May) at 4:00pm.”
  Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.

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El centro católico

WCU Catholic Campus Ministry (Catholic Student Center)

Dirección: 197 Forest Hills Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Ubicación: En el campus
Instalaciones: capilla

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Fuente: wcucatholic.wordpress.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026, wcucatholic.wordpress.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026, wcucatholic.wordpress.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Clubes católicos y vida estudiantil

7 grupos y actividades regulares · 1 en el campus, 0 fuera del campus, 6 sin ubicación publicada

Liturgia y oración 2

Sunday Mass in the Student Center ChapelEn el campus
Sundays 4:00 PM, fall and spring semesters
Sunday liturgy offered by the pastor of St. Mary's in the campus chapel.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com
Adoración eucarística
Miércoles 5:30 p. m.
Adoration offered before the Wednesday dinner.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com

Formación en la fe 2

Credo catechetical discussions
Sundays after the 4:00 PM Mass
Weekly discussion of a Catholic topic led by the campus minister and the pastor, with open question nights.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com
RCIA and Confirmation preparation
Faith formation for adults and young people preparing for the sacraments.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com

Retiros 1

Retiros
Cada semestre
Retreats offered by the campus ministry each semester.
stmarymotherofgod.com

Servicio 1

Oportunidades de servicio
Service activities offered through the Catholic Student Center.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com

Vida social 1

Wednesday fellowship dinners
Wednesdays 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Adoration and sung Vespers before a home-cooked dinner, followed by a faith-based program.
wcucatholic.wordpress.com

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Pastoral universitaria católica

WCU Catholic Campus Ministry (Catholic Student Center)

Fuentes (5)

Our Mission | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-mission · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“offering a spiritual home to all students of Western Carolina University”
The Catholic Campus Ministry serves students of Western Carolina University.
Mass | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/mass · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Mass is celebrated in our chapel every Sunday during the Fall and Spring semesters (roughly mid-August through mid-May) at 4:00pm.”
Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters.
WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“197 Forest Hills Rd Cullowhee NC 28723”
The Catholic Campus Ministry is located at 197 Forest Hills Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723.
Contact | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/contact · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Locate Us | click for a printable map of campus (we are No. 68)”
The ministry's location is marked on a printable map of the campus.
Our History | WCU Catholic Campus Ministrywcucatholic.wordpress.com/our-history · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“The basement level of the home was converted into a chapel”
The Catholic Student Center on Forest Hills Road has a chapel.

Comuníquese

Datos de contacto de Matthew Newsome (Campus minister) and 2 official social and news channels are available to signed-in users.

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Excelencia académica

64 de 100

De datos federales, en escalas fijas publicadas.

Cada medida cuenta con la proporción indicada.

Tasa de graduación 35% de la puntuación60%
Retención de primer año 20% de la puntuación79%
Puntajes de pruebas de los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso 15% de la puntuaciónSAT 1,157 · ACT 22
Proporción de estudiantes por profesor 15% de la puntuación16 a 1
Gasto en enseñanza por estudiante 15% de la puntuación$9,410

Las barras muestran puntos en la escala de cada medida. Cómo se calcula la Excelencia académica.

Fuente: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, cohortes más recientes (publicación de datos del 06/10/2026))

Datos del campus

Deportes	NCAA División I · Southern Conference
Entorno	Pueblo
Estudios en el extranjero	Se ofrece
Estudiantes por profesor	16 a 1

Datos federales (IPEDS). Nada de esto cambia las calificaciones de fe.

Costo y valor

Datos federales, mostrados por separado. El costo, la deuda y los ingresos nunca forman parte de una calificación.

Valor y resultados
Estudiantes de pregrado Matrícula de otoño (IPEDS)	10,009
Total de estudiantes	11,628
Precio neto promedio (por año) Después de becas, para estudiantes que reciben ayuda federal	$13,315
Costo total de asistencia (por año)	$19,992
Mediana de la deuda federal al graduarse	$21,868
Tasa de graduación Estudiantes de nuevo ingreso a tiempo completo que terminan dentro del 150 % del tiempo normal	60%
Retención de primer año	79%
Ingresos medianos 10 años después del ingreso	$49,458
Tasa de admisión	82%
Estudiantes que reciben becas Pell	35%

Rango medio de los estudiantes admitidos:SAT 1080–1270ACT 19–25

Puntajes de exámenes de admisión (el 50 % central de los estudiantes admitidos que presentaron puntajes)
SAT promedio	1157
SAT lectura y escritura	560–660
SAT matemáticas	520–610
ACT compuesto	19–25
Política de exámenes	Se considera, pero no se exige

Índice de valor: 61 / 100 (cómo se calcula)

Fuentes: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · calculadora de precio neto
College Scorecard, cohortes más recientes (publicación de datos del 06/10/2026); directorio IPEDS 2024-25 y características institucionales; matrícula de otoño de 2023.

Iglesia local

Diócesis de Charlotte

Mons. Michael T. Martin, obispo de Charlotte

Tratamiento formal: “Su Excelencia”

Fuente: charlottediocese.org, charlottediocese.org, usccb.org, verificado el 7 oct. 2026.

Diócesis estimada a partir de las escuelas católicas más cercanas, según los registros de escuelas católicas del NCES. Confirme con la diócesis.

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IPEDS unit ID 200004
Clasificación Carnegie: Universidad doctoral/profesional
Acreditación: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, que opera como Commission on Colleges and Universities (DAPIP del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU.)
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Preguntas que hacen las familias

Is Western Carolina University a Catholic college?: No. Western Carolina University is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead. Catholic students are served by WCU Catholic Campus Ministry (Catholic Student Center).
What is Western Carolina University’s Catholic Life Score?: 64 out of 100 (grade C). It measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes, together with academics.
Where is Mass celebrated at Western Carolina University?: Mass is listed at Student Center Chapel, Catholic Student Center, Cullowhee, St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Sylva (Spanish), St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, and Sylva (English). Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

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