Catholic Colleges [Ultimate List of 180+ Schools]

There are over 180 Catholic colleges in the United States. Everyone knows about the big-time Catholic colleges like Notre Dame and DePaul – but what about the other schools? Check out the complete list of Catholic colleges below.

We have compiled a list of every college that has a Catholic affiliation. Our team wanted to create the ultimate list to help students compare different Catholic schools. Our list includes the following metrics:

State
Total Enrollment
# of Programs Offered
Acceptance Rate
ACT 25^th Percentile Composite Score
ACT 75^th Percentile Composite Score
Tuition

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List of Catholic Colleges

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Institution Name	State	Total Enrollment	Programs Offered	Acceptance Rate	ACT 25th %	ACT 75th %	Tuition
DePaul University	Illinois	22,437	263	68	-	-	40,551
St John's University-New York	New York	21,635	181	72	23	29	41,900
Georgetown University	DC	19,204	184	14	31	35	55,440
Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	17,007	324	67	25	30	44,105
Fordham University	New York	16,515	207	46	28	32	52,980
Boston College	Massachusetts	14,720	176	27	31	34	56,780
Saint Louis University	Missouri	14,438	243	58	25	30	44,700
University of Notre Dame	Indiana	12,607	173	16	32	35	55,046
Saint Leo University	Florida	11,808	97	72	-	-	23,100
University of Dayton	Ohio	11,241	159	72	23	29	44,100
Villanova University	Pennsylvania	11,030	167	28	31	34	54,550
University of San Francisco	California	10,713	120	64	23	29	49,740
Seton Hall University	New Jersey	10,162	119	74	24	29	41,460
University of St Thomas	Minnesota	10,035	167	81	24	29	44,780
Loyola Marymount University	California	9,838	118	44	27	31	49,550
Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	9,274	191	74	23	28	39,992
University of San Diego	California	9,073	92	49	26	31	50,450
Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	8,958	102	64	-	-	42,800
Creighton University	Nebraska	8,910	159	74	23	29	39,630
Santa Clara University	California	8,642	93	49	28	32	52,998
University of the Incarnate Word	Texas	8,263	129	94	17	23	29,900
Regis University	Colorado	7,907	157	71	21	27	37,830
Saint Joseph's University	Pennsylvania	7,589	142	75	23	29	46,350
Gonzaga University	Washington	7,563	69	62	25	30	44,280
Seattle University	Washington	7,291	178	78	24	30	45,765
Barry University	Florida	7,186	130	51	17	21	29,700
Xavier University	Ohio	7,127	148	76	22	28	40,220
Lewis University	Illinois	6,440	122	64	21	27	33,270
The Catholic University of America	DC	5,956	215	85	-	-	46,950
Loyola University Maryland	Maryland	5,645	81	80	-	-	48,700
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Minnesota	5,560	145	92	20	26	36,050
University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	5,286	122	76	24	29	45,390
Fairfield University	Connecticut	5,273	119	57	26	30	49,080
La Salle University	Pennsylvania	5,191	158	78	-	-	30,700
University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	5,111	137	77	21	28	28,840
Benedictine University	Illinois	4,940	106	42	19	25	32,700
Molloy College	New York	4,929	92	78	22	28	31,330
St Catherine University	Minnesota	4,859	123	67	23	25	40,290
Providence College	Rhode Island	4,674	110	47	27	31	51,490
Merrimack College	Massachusetts	4,643	101	82	-	-	40,770
Saint Edward's University	Texas	4,301	87	88	22	28	46,690
Gannon University	Pennsylvania	4,291	106	76	19	26	32,270
University of Portland	Oregon	4,280	68	77	23	29	47,478
Loyola University New Orleans	Louisiana	4,261	96	75	22	28	38,926
Manhattan College	New York	4,232	75	74	23	28	40,400
St. Thomas University	Florida	4,227	78	55	16	22	30,900
The College of Saint Scholastica	Minnesota	4,043	104	76	22	26	37,622
University of St Francis	Illinois	3,927	84	46	20	27	34,000
Iona College	New York	3,926	92	84	20	26	37,972
Saint Mary's College of California	California	3,881	113	81	22	28	48,988
University of Mary	North Dakota	3,796	96	74	21	26	17,350
Niagara University	New York	3,763	98	89	20	27	33,000
Saint John Fisher College	New York	3,712	65	64	21	26	34,340
Saint Xavier University	Illinois	3,667	100	73	19	24	33,300
St. Mary's University	Texas	3,648	78	79	21	26	31,170
Marian University	Indiana	3,592	46	62	18	25	35,000
John Carroll University	Ohio	3,555	75	86	22	28	41,230
Saint Peter's University	New Jersey	3,452	83	81	17	23	37,660
DeSales University	Pennsylvania	3,438	89	79	21	29	37,200
Marymount University	Virginia	3,418	63	81	16	25	32,100
Newman University	Kansas	3,373	50	67	18	25	30,386
Bellarmine University	Kentucky	3,369	69	66	22	28	40,880
Le Moyne College	New York	3,356	60	74	22	28	34,230
Canisius College	New York	3,244	124	83	20	28	27,940
Xavier University of Louisiana	Louisiana	3,231	70	60	20	26	22,503
University of St Thomas	Texas	3,223	68	87	20	26	30,800
Siena College	New York	3,221	51	81	-	-	38,055
Our Lady of the Lake University	Texas	3,149	71	68	17	20	28,330
Rockhurst University	Missouri	3,145	59	64	21	27	37,800
Holy Family University	Pennsylvania	3,089	95	73	18	22	29,990
Gwynedd Mercy University	Pennsylvania	3,056	50	95	17	24	33,800
Saint Ambrose University	Iowa	3,045	123	77	20	25	31,532
Madonna University	Michigan	3,044	255	75	18	24	23,100
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio	3,028	50	77	22	29	28,420
Dominican University	Illinois	2,990	95	64	19	25	33,950
Mount Saint Mary's University	California	2,965	97	90	17	22	41,592
College of the Holy Cross	Massachusetts	2,939	54	34	28	32	54,050
Marywood University	Pennsylvania	2,853	141	78	22	29	34,154
Alvernia University	Pennsylvania	2,792	65	64	18	24	35,350
Walsh University	Ohio	2,779	76	76	19	26	29,330
Regis College	Massachusetts	2,757	53	79	-	-	42,650
Mercyhurst University	Pennsylvania	2,685	112	86	-	-	37,500
Salve Regina University	Rhode Island	2,647	81	74	-	-	40,750
Saint Francis University	Pennsylvania	2,611	95	75	20	26	36,970
Neumann University	Pennsylvania	2,598	40	62	16	20	31,500
Viterbo University	Wisconsin	2,598	93	77	21	25	27,960
King's College	Pennsylvania	2,569	58	81	-	-	36,774
Misericordia University	Pennsylvania	2,566	52	86	22	27	32,800
Stonehill College	Massachusetts	2,556	50	68	-	-	44,420
University of Dallas	Texas	2,542	66	45	24	30	39,680
University of Saint Joseph	Connecticut	2,465	67	77	-	-	38,482
Georgian Court University	New Jersey	2,458	51	71	19	25	32,050
Immaculata University	Pennsylvania	2,448	76	81	18	24	26,500
Siena Heights University	Michigan	2,433	172	73	-	-	26,558
Assumption College	Massachusetts	2,428	88	81	-	-	41,516
Mount St. Mary's University	Maryland	2,406	60	75	19	24	41,170
St Bonaventure University	New York	2,379	57	75	19	26	34,366
Notre Dame of Maryland University	Maryland	2,371	56	62	17	25	37,000
Mount Saint Mary College	New York	2,352	40	94	19	24	31,548
Rivier University	New Hampshire	2,319	72	75	-	-	32,440
Seton Hill University	Pennsylvania	2,297	97	76	-	-	36,306
Cabrini University	Pennsylvania	2,285	79	76	19	27	31,875
Thomas More University	Kentucky	2,253	71	91	19	25	30,550
Saint Norbert College	Wisconsin	2,228	73	80	21	27	38,714
Emmanuel College	Massachusetts	2,209	59	78	21	27	41,028
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	Indiana	2,199	80	96	18	25	30,380
Edgewood College	Wisconsin	2,190	83	72	20	25	30,600
Caldwell University	New Jersey	2,189	53	93	17	23	33,990
Mount Saint Joseph University	Ohio	2,162	72	62	20	23	30,100
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Hawaii	2,150	52	95	19	23	26,020
Cardinal Stritch University	Wisconsin	2,148	63	81	18	22	31,798
Benedictine College	Kansas	2,124	57	97	21	28	29,730
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Maine	2,106	60	87	19	23	36,720
Carlow University	Pennsylvania	2,076	62	92	19	24	29,652
Christian Brothers University	Tennessee	2,034	84	50	22	27	32,920
Saint Anselm College	New Hampshire	2,024	43	75	23	29	40,500
Felician University	New Jersey	2,004	79	86	15	20	32,550
Saint Michael's College	Vermont	1,950	49	83	-	-	45,050
Saint Vincent College	Pennsylvania	1,867	62	68	20	27	35,520
College of Mount Saint Vincent	New York	1,861	42	92	18	23	39,500
Alverno College	Wisconsin	1,851	88	69	-	-	28,656
Mount Mercy University	Iowa	1,835	79	66	18	24	32,862
Marian University	Wisconsin	1,819	72	65	17	22	27,500
Chestnut Hill College	Pennsylvania	1,794	72	65	-	-	36,950
Mount Aloysius College	Pennsylvania	1,784	46	95	-	-	22,420
College of Saint Benedict	Minnesota	1,782	38	80	22	28	45,370
Trinity Washington University	DC	1,782	50	97	-	-	24,220
Saint Johns University	Minnesota	1,777	41	78	22	27	45,730
Aquinas College	Michigan	1,758	103	69	20	26	33,256
Spalding University	Kentucky	1,758	58	79	17	22	25,200
Ohio Dominican University	Ohio	1,716	72	84	19	25	31,100
Notre Dame College	Ohio	1,700	49	98	16	21	29,460
Avila University	Missouri	1,649	70	41	19	23	20,500
Saint Mary's College	Indiana	1,611	42	81	23	28	43,040
Saint Martin's University	Washington	1,607	48	96	17	24	38,150
Belmont Abbey College	North Carolina	1,556	19	81	19	26	18,500
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Massachusetts	1,531	51	75	18	24	35,270
Mercy College of Ohio	Ohio	1,511	16	60	18	22	13,350
Notre Dame de Namur University	California	1,492	34	100	17	20	36,306
Loras College	Iowa	1,489	49	75	20	25	33,500
Anna Maria College	Massachusetts	1,461	64	74	-	-	36,190
Albertus Magnus College	Connecticut	1,456	47	83	15	23	32,770
Lourdes University	Ohio	1,444	46	69	17	23	22,650
La Roche University	Pennsylvania	1,443	55	99	17	21	28,614
Spring Hill College	Alabama	1,379	54	50	20	25	38,190
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Louisiana	1,368	17	57	20	24	13,019
Trocaire College	New York	1,349	30	-	-	-	17,980
Mount Mary University	Wisconsin	1,339	83	58	16	21	30,550
Carroll College	Montana	1,335	62	69	21	26	35,300
Fontbonne University	Missouri	1,290	62	79	18	23	26,760
University of Holy Cross	Louisiana	1,255	54	32	-	-	12,960
University of Saint Mary	Kansas	1,254	44	84	18	23	28,860
Briar Cliff University	Iowa	1,229	62	-	-	-	30,988
College of Saint Elizabeth	New Jersey	1,186	54	74	16	19	32,250
Wheeling University	West Virginia	1,171	38	68	18	23	29,090
College of Saint Mary	Nebraska	1,168	47	49	-	-	20,750
Ave Maria University	Florida	1,122	35	85	20	28	20,938
Quincy University	Illinois	1,086	47	62	19	25	30,450
Ursuline College	Ohio	1,073	109	85	17	23	33,120
Mount Marty College	South Dakota	1,044	54	72	18	24	25,976
University of Providence	Montana	1,038	34	55	16	23	25,692
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Indiana	1,035	54	67	17	23	29,950
Brescia University	Kentucky	1,015	43	42	20	26	22,900
Clarke University	Iowa	1,004	45	94	18	23	33,600
Holy Names University	California	960	82	63	18	21	39,576
Rosemont College	Pennsylvania	945	44	92	16	22	19,500
Maria College of Albany	New York	912	12	44	-	-	15,150
Resurrection University	Illinois	833	12	-	-	-	0
Calumet College of Saint Joseph	Indiana	773	45	-	-	-	19,400
Hilbert College	New York	764	36	93	-	-	22,700
Marymount California University	California	761	12	-	-	-	34,134
Mercy College of Health Sciences	Iowa	727	16	98	-	-	18,150
Presentation College	South Dakota	700	37	90	17	21	20,995
Villa Maria College	New York	544	22	74	-	-	22,970
Holy Cross College	Indiana	499	11	94	25	33	30,900
Holy Family College	Wisconsin	444	33	51	15	22	28,900
Ancilla College	Indiana	415	26	72	14	21	18,000
Thomas Aquinas College	California	407	1	79	26	31	25,600
Donnelly College	Kansas	364	7	-	-	-	7,440
John Paul the Great Catholic University	California	308	6	73	21	25	26,200
Divine Mercy University	Virginia	300	4	-	-	-	0
University of Saint Mary of the Lake	Illinois	231	3	-	-	-	0
Catholic Distance University	West Virginia	203	5	-	-	-	7,320
Pontifical College Josephinum	Ohio	150	13	69	-	-	23,182
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts	New Hampshire	90	1	94	-	-	21,600
Divine Word College	Iowa	57	6	63	-	-	13,260

Breakdown of Catholic Colleges

We have our list of Catholic colleges in the United States, lets breakdown the list by the numbers:

Pennsylvania

Catholic colleges in PA – 25

New York

Catholic colleges in NY – 17

Ohio

Catholic colleges in OH – 12

3690

Average enrollment of Catholic schools.

80

Average number of programs offered by Catholic universities.

73%

Average acceptance rate of Catholic colleges.

20

average 25^th percentile ACT composite score.

26

average 75^th percentile ACT composite score.

$33,880

average tuition for Catholic schools.

Best Catholic Colleges

With over 180 schools to choose from, it can be hard to find the best Catholic schools. Catholic schools offer some of the best education. Let’s take a look at some of the best Catholic colleges.

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame is located in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame offers 173 programs and has a total enrollment of 12,607 students. The school has a very low acceptance rate of 16%. Notre Dame has an ACT 25^th percentile composite score of 32 and a 75^th percentile composite score of 35.

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC. Georgetown University offers 184 programs and has a total enrollment of 19,204 students. The school has an even lower acceptance rate than Notre Dame of 14%. Georgetown has an ACT 25^th percentile composite score of 31 and a 75^th percentile composite score of 35.

Boston College

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College offers 176 programs and has a total enrollment of 14,720 students. The school has an acceptance rate of 27%. Boston College has an ACT 25^th percentile composite score of 31 and a 75^th percentile composite score of 34.

Find more schools in Boston with our complete list of colleges in Boston.

Villanova University

Villanova University is located in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. Villanova offers 167 programs and has a total enrollment of 11,030 students. The school has an acceptance rate of 28%. Villanova University has an ACT 25^th percentile composite score of 31 and a 75^th percentile composite score of 34.

Fordham University

Fordham University is located in New York City neighborhood of the Bronx. Fordham offers 207 programs and has a total enrollment of 16,515. The school has an acceptance rate of 46%. Fordham University has an ACT 25^th percentile composite score of 28 and a 75^th percentile composite score of 32.

All data found for this list was compiled from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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