Religious Schools 2026
Top religiously affiliated institutions
How this ranking is calculated
Applies the full College Index composite score to religiously affiliated schools only, surfacing the strongest overall performers among faith-based institutions.
Source measurement years vary and may precede the ranking edition. The update date records the published dataset, not when every outcome was measured.
See exact overall weights and a worked exampleWhat drives the score
- All factors from the College Index (academics, value, earnings, safety, etc.)
- Verified religious affiliation on record
Data sources
- All sources used in the College Index composite
- Institutional affiliation data reported to federal education databases
This ranking does not evaluate the strength or character of a school's religious identity — only its overall academic and institutional quality. Schools of all faith traditions are included.
Top 100 religious results
Sorted by College Index's religious score. The displayed list index rescales the leading score to 100; equal rounded scores may have different sequential ranks.
Duke University
Durham, NC
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Providence College
Providence, RI
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Monroe, NY
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Chapman University
Orange, CA
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
American University
Washington, DC
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
United Talmudical Seminary
Brooklyn, NY
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Union University
Jackson, TN
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Hendrix College
Conway, AR
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Simpson College
Indianola, IA
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
High Point University
High Point, NC
Drew University
Madison, NJ
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
University of Portland
Portland, OR
Siena University
Loudonville, NY
Taylor University
Upland, IN
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Austin College
Sherman, TX
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
University of Dallas
Irving, TX
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Anderson University
Anderson, SC
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY
Harding University
Searcy, AR
Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN
Drury University
Springfield, MO
Stonehill College
Easton, MA