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ROMAN CATHOLIC
PROTESTANT: CCCU* AFFILIATION
*Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Colleges dedicated to a faith integrated education
PROTESTANT: NOT CCCU AFFILIATED
Colleges with historic Protestant affiliation

The Opportunity Grade considers the level of opportunity that the university provides students. Drawing from publically available sources for religiously affiliated universities, the Opportunity Grade comparatively considers between religiously affiliated universities that offer art and design programs: 1) Number of academic programs offered at the university; 2) Selectivity, or percentage of applicants admitted to the University; 3) Total graduation rate.

Christian Colleges of Art Therapy Degree Ranking by Opportunity

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
Southern Baptist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
cavad.calbaptist.edu/

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
10,000 - 19,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
93

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
64%

GRADUATION RATE:
60%

A-   Expertise
A   Opportunity
A   Value

Value Rank 1

Opp Rank 1

Expertise Rank 7

University Rank 8

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan
United Methodist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.adrian.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
71

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
58%

GRADUATION RATE:
53%

B+   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 23

Opp Rank 2

Expertise Rank 19

University Rank 1

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Church (USA)

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.arcadia.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
111

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
63%

GRADUATION RATE:
61%

A   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 35

Opp Rank 3

Expertise Rank 1

University Rank 4

Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.cuchicago.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
5,000 - 9,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
93

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
50%

GRADUATION RATE:
48%

B   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 9

Opp Rank 4

Expertise Rank 26

University Rank 11

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
Churches of Christ

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.lipscomb.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
137

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
61%

GRADUATION RATE:
58%

A-   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 26

Opp Rank 5

Expertise Rank 11

University Rank 19

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.marywood.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Small

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
99

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
68%

GRADUATION RATE:
66%

A   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 28

Opp Rank 6

Expertise Rank 3

University Rank 24

Mercyhurst University

Erie, Pennsylvania
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.mercyhurst.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Small

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
82

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
75%

GRADUATION RATE:
67%

A-   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 15

Opp Rank 7

Expertise Rank 13

University Rank 25

Ohio Northern University

Ada, Ohio
United Methodist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.onu.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Fringe

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
80

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
64%

GRADUATION RATE:
78%

A-   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 17

Opp Rank 8

Expertise Rank 14

University Rank 31

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana
United Methodist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.evansville.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Midsize

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
87

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
71%

GRADUATION RATE:
69%

B   Expertise
A-   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 39

Opp Rank 9

Expertise Rank 35

University Rank 37

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
Presbyterian Church (USA)

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.bvu.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Remote

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
81

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
64%

GRADUATION RATE:
53%

B   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 7

Opp Rank 10

Expertise Rank 24

University Rank 7

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
Evangelical Lutheran Church

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.capital.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
76

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
69%

GRADUATION RATE:
59%

B   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 8

Opp Rank 11

Expertise Rank 25

University Rank 9

Concordia University-Nebraska

Seward, Nebraska
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.cune.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
55

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
73%

GRADUATION RATE:
67%

B+   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 10

Opp Rank 12

Expertise Rank 21

University Rank 12

Houghton College

Houghton, New York
Wesleyan

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.houghton.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Rural: Remote

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
45

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
79%

GRADUATION RATE:
72%

B   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 12

Opp Rank 13

Expertise Rank 28

University Rank 17

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

Marion, Indiana
Wesleyan

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.indwes.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
79

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
74%

GRADUATION RATE:
65%

A   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
B-   Value

Value Rank 40

Opp Rank 14

Expertise Rank 2

University Rank 18

Notre Dame of Maryland University- Women’s College only

Baltimore, Maryland
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.ndm.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
58

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
59%

GRADUATION RATE:
50%

B-   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 30

Opp Rank 15

Expertise Rank 41

University Rank 30

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
United Church of Christ

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.piedmont.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
43

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
57%

GRADUATION RATE:
50%

B   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A   Value

Value Rank 4

Opp Rank 16

Expertise Rank 33

University Rank 32

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.setonhill.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
76

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
61%

GRADUATION RATE:
56%

A   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 31

Opp Rank 17

Expertise Rank 5

University Rank 34

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
United Methodist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
uindy.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
5,000 - 9,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
79

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
86%

GRADUATION RATE:
55%

A   Expertise
B+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 19

Opp Rank 18

Expertise Rank 6

University Rank 38

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.Avila.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
64

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
56%

GRADUATION RATE:
45%

B-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 6

Opp Rank 19

Expertise Rank 36

University Rank 5

Bluffton University

Bluffton, Ohio
Mennonite Church

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.bluffton.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
Under 1,000

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
42

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
50%

GRADUATION RATE:
49%

B-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 36

Opp Rank 20

Expertise Rank 37

University Rank 6

Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.edgewood.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Midsize

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
63

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
76%

GRADUATION RATE:
63%

B   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 37

Opp Rank 21

Expertise Rank 27

University Rank 13

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.holyfamily.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
61

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
68%

GRADUATION RATE:
60%

A-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 11

Opp Rank 22

Expertise Rank 10

University Rank 16

Marian University

Indianapolis, Indiana
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.marian.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
41

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
60%

GRADUATION RATE:
56%

B   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 14

Opp Rank 23

Expertise Rank 29

University Rank 21

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.marianuniversity.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Small

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
52

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
77%

GRADUATION RATE:
45%

B   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 27

Opp Rank 24

Expertise Rank 30

University Rank 22

Marygrove College

Detroit, Michigan
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.marygrove.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
Under 1,000

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
64

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
41%

GRADUATION RATE:
24%

A-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B-   Value

Value Rank 41

Opp Rank 25

Expertise Rank 12

University Rank 23

Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois
Presbyterian Church (USA)

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.millikin.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Small

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
49

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
64%

GRADUATION RATE:
60%

B   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 16

Opp Rank 26

Expertise Rank 31

University Rank 26

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.mtmary.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
48

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
56%

GRADUATION RATE:
43%

B+   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A   Value

Value Rank 3

Opp Rank 27

Expertise Rank 22

University Rank 27

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
Seventh Day Adventist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.southern.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
120

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
N/A%

GRADUATION RATE:
61%

A-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 32

Opp Rank 28

Expertise Rank 15

University Rank 35

Taylor University

Upland, Indiana
Interdenominational

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.taylor.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
63

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
80%

GRADUATION RATE:
76%

B   Expertise
B   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 33

Opp Rank 29

Expertise Rank 34

University Rank 36

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, Kansas
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.stmary.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Fringe

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
48

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
49%

GRADUATION RATE:
34%

B-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 21

Opp Rank 30

Expertise Rank 42

University Rank 40

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
United Methodist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.wvwc.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Remote

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
63

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
77%

GRADUATION RATE:
50%

A-   Expertise
B   Opportunity
A   Value

Value Rank 5

Opp Rank 31

Expertise Rank 18

University Rank 42

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.alverno.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
50

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
80%

GRADUATION RATE:
42%

B   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 24

Opp Rank 32

Expertise Rank 23

University Rank 3

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Southern Baptist

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.chowan.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Town: Distant

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
25

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
57%

GRADUATION RATE:
23%

A-   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
A   Value

Value Rank 2

Opp Rank 33

Expertise Rank 8

University Rank 10

Eureka College

Eureka, Illinois
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.eureka.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
Under 1,000

URBANIZATION:
Town: Fringe

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
26

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
65%

GRADUATION RATE:
52%

B-   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 25

Opp Rank 34

Expertise Rank 38

University Rank 14

North Park University

Chicago, Illinois
Evangelical Covenant Church of America

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.northpark.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
65

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
94%

GRADUATION RATE:
53%

B-   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
B+   Value

Value Rank 29

Opp Rank 35

Expertise Rank 40

University Rank 28

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.smwc.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
Under 1,000

URBANIZATION:
Rural: Fringe

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
48

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
73%

GRADUATION RATE:
45%

A   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 18

Opp Rank 36

Expertise Rank 4

University Rank 33

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.sf.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
59

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
97%

GRADUATION RATE:
56%

A-   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 20

Opp Rank 37

Expertise Rank 16

University Rank 39

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, Ohio
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.ursuline.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
68

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
90%

GRADUATION RATE:
52%

A-   Expertise
B-   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 22

Opp Rank 38

Expertise Rank 17

University Rank 41

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.albertus.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
City: Midsize

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
39

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
N/A%

GRADUATION RATE:
53%

B+   Expertise
C+   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 34

Opp Rank 39

Expertise Rank 20

University Rank 2

Finlandia University

Hancock, Michigan
Evangelical Lutheran Church

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.finlandia.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
Under 1,000

URBANIZATION:
Town: Remote

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
20

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
46%

GRADUATION RATE:
29%

A-   Expertise
C+   Opportunity
B   Value

Value Rank 38

Opp Rank 40

Expertise Rank 9

University Rank 15

Lourdes University

Sylvania, Ohio
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.lourdes.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
32

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
89%

GRADUATION RATE:
28%

B-   Expertise
C+   Opportunity
A-   Value

Value Rank 13

Opp Rank 41

Expertise Rank 39

University Rank 20

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California
Roman Catholic

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
www.ndnu.edu

UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT:
1,000 - 4,999

URBANIZATION:
Suburb: Large

# PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY:
32

SELECTIVITY (% ADMITTED):
97%

GRADUATION RATE:
50%

B   Expertise
C+   Opportunity
B-   Value

Value Rank 42

Opp Rank 42

Expertise Rank 32

University Rank 29