Match #1
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate80%
- 286 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 286 students, close to 245
- Acceptance rate 80%, close to 78%
The colleges most similar to University of Saint Katherine are John Paul the Great Catholic University, Bethesda University, and Life Pacific University. University of Saint Katherine admits 78% of applicants; 7 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with University of Saint Katherine. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to University of Saint Katherine
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Match #2
Bethesda University
Anaheim, CA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 205 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 205 students, close to 245
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate96%
- 456 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Providence Christian College
Pasadena, CA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate100%
- 168 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 168 students, close to 245
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate83%
- 566 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 78%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Whittier College
Whittier, CA
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate81%
- 764 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 78%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Simpson University-California
Redding, CA
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate86%
- 809 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 78%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate82%
- 779 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 78%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate43%
- 484 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
Stockton, CA
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate—
- 149 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about University of Saint Katherine alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of Saint Katherine?
The closest matches to University of Saint Katherine are John Paul the Great Catholic University, Bethesda University, Life Pacific University, Providence Christian College, and Thomas Aquinas College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is University of Saint Katherine hard to get into?
University of Saint Katherine admitted 78% of its 79 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 7 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
