New Project Rates How Colleges Welcome Religious Diversity

College students today, part of the most diverse generation in America's history, also care deeply about diversity. Before they choose their schools, students and their families want to know how welcoming colleges are, and universities themselves track their racial and sexual diversity. Little work has been done on how colleges welcome religious diversity, despite the fact that religion is as important to today's college students as any other measure of diversity. A national study conducted over four years at more than 120 campuses, the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey revealed that 70% of college seniors were highly committed to bridging religious divides by the time they graduated college.