The 10 best Roman Catholic Colleges in the US
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MarkRedman
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Must have been an oversight to exclude St John's 
#9 on the list is the one in California, not NY. They just announced earlier this week that they are opening a second campus in Massachusetts. This school is the little engine that could, of colleges. I am so impressed. Classical education. Critical thinking. Low tuition R&B with great financial aid and and without a huge endowment or Federal Funds is in way better shape financially than other Catholic schools and the graduates leave with a lower level of debt than other schools. It ranks nationally in many categories even ahead of most of the Ivy's in relevant categories. The kind of base formation education that Catholic schools used to provide - without the ruler slaps on the knuckles. Not the impressive brand name degree or vocational focus (Liberal Arts degree) but the graduates are exceptionally prepared for critical thinking and have high acceptance rates at grad schools, law schools and medical schools.
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/thomas-aquinas-college-to-open-east-coast-campus
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/thomas-aquinas-college-to-open-east-coast-campus
jerseyshorejohnny
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Gonzaga is ranked # 4 in Regional Category (West) behind Trinity (San Antonio), Santa Clara (Jesuit) and Loyola Marymount (Jesuit),
Notable absences on the USA Today list include: Marquette, University of San Diego (Jesuit) , Xavier and Fordham, to name but a few.
Zaga average SAT 1200 for class enetering in 2015 according to U.S. News
73% acceptance rate.
4 year enrollment a bit over 5K
Other Catholic schools ranked in West region include Portland (#7) and Seattle (#8)
Notable absences on the USA Today list include: Marquette, University of San Diego (Jesuit) , Xavier and Fordham, to name but a few.
Zaga average SAT 1200 for class enetering in 2015 according to U.S. News
73% acceptance rate.
4 year enrollment a bit over 5K
Other Catholic schools ranked in West region include Portland (#7) and Seattle (#8)
beast of the east
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Paul's analysis of Thomas Aquinas describes Holy Cross which is #2 for the second year in a row.
However, this list omits Fordham and includes Providence in the top 10, so I am skeptical of how it was put together. Some of these schools are not really top 10 schools.
However, this list omits Fordham and includes Providence in the top 10, so I am skeptical of how it was put together. Some of these schools are not really top 10 schools.
MarkRedman
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Providence has a better basketball team than Fordham
Academics is only 5 percent of the US News rating.
The order by importance is
1) Faculty Resources ( hiring faculty, class sizes, etc)
2) Retention rates
3) Alumni donations
This maybe why providence is ranked ahead of Fordham. Providence is a smaller school than Fordham, and their basketball success has helped with Alumni contributions.
But this "list" was from USA Today.
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Must have been an oversight to exclude St John's
We have a long way to go to get on this list. Number 1 priority by our administration seems to be tuition and not academics. Also, I don't see St. John's as a traditional Catholic university any longer. From interacting with many students in the past 10 years it seems like as many non-Catholics attend these days and in the graduate division Catholics seem like the minority.
Perhaps the next president will establish a better identity for our alma mater.
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Don't tell me there are even gay students, shocking.
If Zach Brown had become eligible we would have had our first transgender player.
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Must have been an oversight to exclude St John's
We have a long way to go to get on this list. Number 1 priority by our administration seems to be tuition and not academics. Also, I don't see St. John's as a traditional Catholic university any longer. From interacting with many students in the past 10 years it seems like as many non-Catholics attend these days and in the graduate division Catholics seem like the minority.
Perhaps the next president will establish a better identity for our alma mater.
The same can be said for many of the Catholic colleges, especially the larger ones. ND excluded.
Yes, Trump will make St. John's great again!Must have been an oversight to exclude St John's
We have a long way to go to get on this list. Number 1 priority by our administration seems to be tuition and not academics. Also, I don't see St. John's as a traditional Catholic university any longer. From interacting with many students in the past 10 years it seems like as many non-Catholics attend these days and in the graduate division Catholics seem like the minority.
Perhaps the next president will establish a better identity for our alma mater.
Must have been an oversight to exclude St John's
We have a long way to go to get on this list. Number 1 priority by our administration seems to be tuition and not academics. Also, I don't see St. John's as a traditional Catholic university any longer. From interacting with many students in the past 10 years it seems like as many non-Catholics attend these days and in the graduate division Catholics seem like the minority.
Perhaps the next president will establish a better identity for our alma mater.
To be fair, SJU is attracting a record number of fullbright scholars, Plus most of the grad money is going to the sciences ( health, bio,etc) its very rare you'll have a high amount of science students and Catholics in the same arena. Long story short, More scientist and academics = less Catholics.
Also sidenote: As a young graduate (28) I can tell you this, most of us are going for the "Name" not necessarily the faith.
historically the grad programs, especially law and psychology, are non-Catholic, I attributed that to the Queens, NYC locale.