The Best Catholic Colleges in the U.S

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Wednesday, 20 October 2010 17:13

The First Things list of “Most Catholic Schools” in the U.S.:
  1. Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL
  2. Christendom College, Front Royal, VA
  3. Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH
  4. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA
  5. Benedictine College, Atchison, KS
  6. Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC
  7. Thomas More College, Merrimack, NH
  8. University of Dallas, Irving, TX
  9. Providence College, Providence, RI
  10. Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD
  11. College of St. Thomas More, Fort Worth, TX
  12. University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
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It is also depressing to note that the article lists at least one other school ahead of Georgetown on the Least Catholic Catholic Schools list. God help them.

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Scoobyshme said:
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 17:13

The First Things list of “Most Catholic Schools” in the U.S.:
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There’s a disconnect between the title of the thread, “Best Catholic Colleges” and the list of “Most Catholic Schools.” “Best” and “Most Catholic” can coincide in some cases, but not necessarily so.
 
Not surprised to see that St. John’s University (New York) failed to make the list…
 
Ender said:
It is also depressing to note that the article lists at least one other school ahead of Georgetown on the Least Catholic Catholic Schools list. God help them.

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I can’t seem to access the “least” list since I am not a subscriber. Can you share?
 
I did a google search for the worst catholic colleges, but could not find it. Anyone know where I can get that?

Thanks!
 
mommyof4 said:
I did a google search for the worst catholic colleges, but could not find it. Anyone know where I can get that?

Thanks!
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It might be hard to find anyone who will produce such a “worst” list. First question I’d ask, “Worst in what?”
 
Off topic, but oh well…

Does First Things tend to be orthodox in its articles, or is it a “progressive” Catholic magazine a la America?
 
FidesSpesCarita said:
Off topic, but oh well…

Does First Things tend to be orthodox in its articles, or is it a “progressive” Catholic magazine a la America?
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Firt Things is two things, orthodox religiously and very much Republican politically. Generally very good writing and sometimes pretty deep.
 
FidesSpesCarita said:
Off topic, but oh well…

Does First Things tend to be orthodox in its articles, or is it a “progressive” Catholic magazine a la America?
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You’re obviously not familiar with it. 😛

First Things was founded by the late great Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. They’re definitely more orthodox, and they appeal to a wider audience than just Catholics. As a whole, they are much more “academic” than most Catholic magazines. It’s a great magazine. I used to subscribe until I got married and had to use my magazine subscription fund for other things. 🙂
 
I, too, am interested in what is considered one of the worst. I just paid a fortune for my son’s Catholic college education,
 
Corki said:
I can’t seem to access the “least” list since I am not a subscriber. Can you share?
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It was commented on in the article.

"Although Georgetown scored highly in the academic area, First Things also named it one of America’s “Least Catholic Catholic Schools” - a list topped by DePaul University in Chicago."

Ender
 
A_Fortiori_33 said:
I, too, am interested in what is considered one of the worst. I just paid a fortune for my son’s Catholic college education,
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If you don’t mind sharing, where did you send your son to college?

And if you do mind, that’s perfectly fine, but I will tell you that a Catholic student will have to make the decision to stay strong in the faith regardless of the school they go to. Yes, schools like Christendom (where my brother and his wife attended) do take a much more serious approach, and you are more likely to be surrounded by other students who are very strong in their faith. But my school, which always had something lacking in its Catholic identity, still provided me with the opportunities to meet other like-minded students. Granted, I did ultimately stop attending mass on campus and was fortunate enough to have the Extraordinary Form in nearby Manhattan, but I still met people who helped me stay strong and focused in my faith, and I’m sure your son will too!
 
Mumbles140 said:
Yes, schools like Christendom (where my brother and his wife attended) do take a much more serious approach, and you are more likely to be surrounded by other students who are very strong in their faith.
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We sent our daughter to Christendom as well. Yes, strong in faith, but not particularly notable academically. Sound enough, but no great shakes was our opinion.
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
We sent our daughter to Christendom as well. Yes, strong in faith, but not particularly notable academically. Sound enough, but no great shakes was our opinion.
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When did she graduate? Chances our she would have known my brother, his wife (who graduated and worked there), or at least one of her 4 other siblings who attended there!

As for the academics, I guess it depends on what you are interested in studying. My brother majored in history, but he is now a marketing manager for 2 companies in KS while teaching college history on the side. However, if you wanted a job in Finance, Christendom obviously cannot provide that.
 
Could anyone please tell me where Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI ranks on either most/least list? I was under the impression that it’s a fairly well-grounded university with a good bunch of seminarians, but I do know that not all of its professors are Catholic.
 
Argh said:
Could anyone please tell me where Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI ranks on either most/least list? I was under the impression that it’s a fairly well-grounded university with a good bunch of seminarians, but I do know that not all of its professors are Catholic.
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I cannot speak for Marquette, but my personal experience with a large Catholic school (greater than 10,000 undergrad at my campus) was that many professors are not Catholic, a few may even be anti-Catholic, and the University is willing to ‘dilute’ its Catholic identity because so many students were not Catholic, unlike a smaller school (i.e. Christendom has max capacity of 300 I believe), which makes students adhere to its strictly Catholic nature.
 
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