In United States, there are 875 religiously affiliated colleges which are mostly private, not for profit, and four-year schools. Of them, 784 schools have undergraduate programs and 709 schools have graduate programs. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $28,466 and the average graduate tuition is $16,354.
Roman Catholic has the most affiliated college of 240 schools. United Methodist and Baptist also have many affiliated college of 86 and 60 schools respectively.
The following table lists the number of colleges by religious affiliation. You can see the list of colleges for each affiliation by following the link on the number in the column. Furthermore, you can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column that you desire.
| Religious Affiliation | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Students to Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Methodist Episcopal | 8 | $13,452 | $14,761 | 4,202 | 14 to 1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 3 | $16,137 | $16,395 | 1,182 | 12 to 1 |
| American Baptist | 11 | $21,721 | $15,765 | 12,526 | 9 to 1 |
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1 | $34,920 | $34,020 | 1,369 | 12 to 1 |
| Assemblies of God Church | 18 | $19,026 | $11,785 | 21,652 | 12 to 1 |
| Baptist | 58 | $22,873 | $12,040 | 132,236 | 12 to 1 |
| Brethren Church | 2 | $29,472 | $7,944 | 6,239 | 15 to 1 |
| Christ and Missionary Alliance Church | 3 | $30,657 | $14,657 | 4,503 | 16 to 1 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 19 | $28,931 | $15,477 | 42,350 | 13 to 1 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 15 | $19,646 | $9,285 | 8,940 | 13 to 1 |
| Christian Methodist Episcopal | 4 | $11,504 | - | 2,929 | 14 to 1 |
| Christian Reformed Church | 3 | $30,628 | $12,333 | 5,331 | 13 to 1 |
| Church of Brethren | 4 | $31,401 | $15,925 | 3,539 | 13 to 1 |
| Church of God | 10 | $20,908 | $11,893 | 15,331 | 11 to 1 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 10 | $30,059 | $11,947 | 18,913 | 12 to 1 |
| Churches of Christ | 17 | $23,984 | $15,026 | 37,628 | 12 to 1 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian | 2 | $18,684 | $16,339 | 4,889 | 17 to 1 |
| Episcopal Church, Reformed | 2 | $14,597 | $12,948 | 1,161 | 15 to 1 |
| Evangelical Christian | 4 | $19,098 | $9,504 | 101,405 | 14 to 1 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Evangelical Covenant Church of America | 2 | $35,325 | $16,191 | 2,737 | 8 to 1 |
| Evangelical Free Church of America | 2 | $13,250 | $16,320 | 1,362 | 8 to 1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 26 | $40,849 | $21,618 | 46,196 | 12 to 1 |
| Free Methodist | 5 | $32,099 | $13,031 | 8,746 | 12 to 1 |
| Free Will Baptist Church | 3 | $16,456 | $9,956 | 749 | 8 to 1 |
| Friends | 7 | $36,620 | $16,205 | 9,759 | 12 to 1 |
| General Baptist | 1 | $27,150 | $9,000 | 880 | 11 to 1 |
| Greek Orthodox | 2 | $25,645 | $18,715 | 363 | 10 to 1 |
| Interdenominational | 37 | $19,037 | $11,456 | 40,501 | 12 to 1 |
| Jewish | 38 | $17,700 | $19,110 | 15,328 | 13 to 1 |
| Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | 9 | $35,221 | $15,895 | 26,619 | 13 to 1 |
| Lutheran Church in America | 2 | $49,294 | $18,412 | 4,907 | 13 to 1 |
| Mennonite Brethren Church | 2 | $35,304 | $12,600 | 3,669 | 13 to 1 |
| Mennonite Church | 6 | $32,676 | $15,067 | 3,385 | 10 to 1 |
| Missionary Church Inc | 1 | $33,320 | $9,310 | 1,292 | 12 to 1 |
| Moravian Church | 2 | $42,118 | $12,597 | 3,002 | 13 to 1 |
| Multiple Protestant Denomination | 5 | $15,893 | $22,795 | 3,910 | 13 to 1 |
| Muslim | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Non-Denominational | 10 | $17,399 | $10,287 | 3,665 | 10 to 1 |
| North American Baptist | 1 | $3,600 | $3,600 | 917 | 5 to 1 |
| Original Free Will Baptist | 1 | $25,950 | $18,700 | 2,239 | 16 to 1 |
| Other (none of the above) | 11 | $18,676 | $11,459 | 4,473 | 13 to 1 |
| Other Protestant | 26 | $16,366 | $11,525 | 18,664 | 11 to 1 |
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | 3 | $17,260 | $9,925 | 1,457 | 22 to 1 |
| Plymouth Brethren | 1 | $20,000 | - | 206 | 7 to 1 |
| Presbyterian | 3 | $23,280 | $10,015 | 2,873 | 13 to 1 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 54 | $36,307 | $16,457 | 71,287 | 11 to 1 |
| Protestant Episcopal | 7 | $25,006 | $16,017 | 3,814 | 11 to 1 |
| Reformed Church in America | 5 | $25,979 | $13,190 | 6,636 | 13 to 1 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | 2 | $35,160 | $13,466 | 2,188 | 13 to 1 |
| Roman Catholic | 233 | $36,132 | $19,583 | 675,497 | 11 to 1 |
| Russian Orthodox | 1 | - | $13,860 | 95 | - |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 13 | $25,813 | $24,103 | 20,865 | 10 to 1 |
| Southern Baptist | 23 | $21,753 | $10,515 | 54,764 | 13 to 1 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 4 | $5,370 | $8,096 | 84,280 | 17 to 1 |
| The Presbyterian Church in America | 2 | $27,967 | $15,586 | 1,494 | 12 to 1 |
| Undenominational | 20 | $22,570 | $13,761 | 36,932 | 11 to 1 |
| Unitarian Universalist | 2 | $27,750 | $26,852 | 154 | - |
| United Brethren Church | 1 | $29,982 | $9,060 | 1,472 | 12 to 1 |
| United Church of Christ | 14 | $27,820 | $18,677 | 14,262 | 13 to 1 |
| United Methodist | 85 | $33,783 | $19,257 | 177,490 | 12 to 1 |
| Wesleyan | 7 | $18,754 | $10,964 | 15,769 | 11 to 1 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2 | $26,425 | $8,190 | 1,966 | 11 to 1 |