John Blake recently wrote a post for the CNN Belief blog about the results of the latest Princeton Review survey of college students. Specifically, he focused on how schools fared with respect to how their students answered a question about just how religious other students on campus are. Students responded to the question using a Likert (1 to 5) scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The top 5 schools with the “most religious students” are
- Brigham Young University (Mormon)
- Hillsdale College
- Thomas Aquinas College (Catholic)
- Wheaton College (Evangelical Protestant)
- Grove City College (Evangelical Protestant)
So What?
One would expect that those schools with clear religious ties would be most likely to appear on the top of the list. Interestingly, the list includes schools affiliated with a variety of traditions.
- Using the 1 to 5 scale, how would you rate your alma mater? Any colleges or universities in the area where you live?
- Does your denomination or a religious tradition have any affiliated institutions of higher education? If so, how religious do you think the current student bodies are?