Choosing a Catholic College

The following is a list of the best Catholic colleges and universities was printed in First Things, a journal of Catholic thought. Schools were rated by their fidelity to Catholic teaching.

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