Religious denomination among college graduates
% of college graduates who are…
Survey year | African Methodist Episcopal Church | African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | American Baptist Churches USA | Anglican Church | Apostolic Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) | Apostolic Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Assemblies of God | Calvary Chapel | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Methodist Episcopal Church | Christian Reformed Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of God in Christ | Church of God of the Apostolic Faith | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of the Nazarene | Churches of Christ | Community Church (Evangelical Trad.) | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Deist | Disciples of Christ | Eclectic, a bit of everything, "I have my own beliefs" | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | Foursquare Church | Free Methodist Church | Free Will Baptist | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Greek Orthodox | Humanist | Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | Independent Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.) | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | Missionary Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | Missionary Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | National Baptist Convention | Nondenominational charismatic | Nondenominational Christian (Evangelical Trad.) | Nondenominational evangelical | Nondenominational fundamentalist | Nondenominational Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) | Nothing in particular (religion important) | Nothing in particular (religion not important) | Orthodox Church in America | Other Adventist (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Other Baptist (Mainline Trad.) | Other Congregationalist (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Congregationalist (Mainline Trad.) | Other Episcopalian/Anglican (Mainline Trad.) | Other Holiness (Evangelical Trad.) | Other in the "Unitarian and other liberal faiths" family | Other in the New Age family | Other Lutheran (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Lutheran (Mainline Trad.) | Other Metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" Trad.) | Other Methodist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Other Methodist (Mainline Trad.) | Other Mormon | Other Nondenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Nondenominational (Mainline Trad.) | Other Orthodox Christian | Other Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | Other Presbyterian (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Presbyterian (Mainline Trad.) | Other Reformed (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Reformed (Mainline Trad.) | Other Restorationist (Evangelical Trad.) | Other Restorationist (Mainline Trad.) | Others in "Other Christian" Tradition | Pagan or Wiccan | Pentecostal Church of God | Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Presbyterian Church in America | Progressive Baptist Convention | Reformed Church in America | Russian Orthodox | Seventh-day Adventist | Southern Baptist Convention | Spiritual but not religious | Spiritualist | Unitarian | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | United Pentecostal Church International | Unity Church | Wesleyan Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Sample size |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are ages…
Religious denomination | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 16% | 55% | 17% | 13% | 202 |
Episcopal Church | 9% | 28% | 31% | 31% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 11% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 184 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 15% | 35% | 37% | 13% | 168 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 11% | 34% | 33% | 22% | 118 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 19% | 43% | 30% | 8% | 220 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 23% | 48% | 21% | 8% | 375 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 26% | 44% | 19% | 11% | 768 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 4% | 32% | 30% | 34% | 126 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 12% | 42% | 30% | 16% | 370 |
United Methodist Church | 9% | 35% | 31% | 26% | 481 |
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Generational cohort among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 3% | 24% | 43% | 22% | 7% | < 1% | 202 |
Episcopal Church | 3% | 13% | 22% | 40% | 21% | 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 7% | 8% | 30% | 37% | 16% | 2% | 184 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 8% | 14% | 29% | 42% | 7% | < 1% | 168 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 3% | 11% | 31% | 38% | 16% | 1% | 118 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 4% | 27% | 31% | 33% | 5% | < 1% | 220 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 7% | 26% | 38% | 25% | 4% | < 1% | 375 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 10% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 6% | < 1% | 768 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 2% | 12% | 23% | 40% | 21% | 2% | 126 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 5% | 13% | 36% | 36% | 10% | < 1% | 370 |
United Methodist Church | 2% | 12% | 28% | 39% | 16% | 1% | 481 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among college graduates by generational group
Gender composition among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Men | Women | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 46% | 54% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 38% | 62% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 43% | 57% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 51% | 49% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 47% | 53% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 48% | 52% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 54% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 52% | 48% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 52% | 48% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 52% | 48% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 41% | 59% | 489 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who identify as…
Religious denomination | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 90% | < 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 205 |
Episcopal Church | 86% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 171 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 97% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 85% | < 1% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 170 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 93% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 4% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 77% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 220 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 60% | 14% | 7% | 15% | 5% | 372 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 76% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 769 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 94% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 128 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 86% | 7% | < 1% | 3% | 4% | 374 |
United Methodist Church | 94% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 487 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among college graduates by race/ethnicity
Immigrant status among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 7% | 9% | 84% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 5% | 11% | 84% | 170 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | < 1% | 6% | 93% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 4% | 6% | 91% | 169 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 6% | 5% | 89% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 12% | 8% | 80% | 221 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 15% | 12% | 73% | 381 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 15% | 12% | 73% | 774 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 2% | 6% | 92% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 2% | 2% | 96% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 5% | 5% | 90% | 489 |
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Income distribution among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who have a household income of…
Religious denomination | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 14% | 16% | 42% | 28% | 183 |
Episcopal Church | 13% | 15% | 25% | 47% | 149 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 7% | 14% | 38% | 41% | 163 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 13% | 21% | 40% | 26% | 159 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 14% | 16% | 37% | 33% | 103 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 15% | 15% | 36% | 34% | 205 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 21% | 19% | 32% | 28% | 340 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 14% | 19% | 35% | 32% | 716 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 9% | 8% | 34% | 49% | 109 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 11% | 17% | 38% | 34% | 346 |
United Methodist Church | 10% | 14% | 37% | 38% | 425 |
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Marital status among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 80% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 205 |
Episcopal Church | 62% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 20% | 171 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 74% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 15% | 185 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 67% | 4% | 12% | 1% | 15% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 66% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 76% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 12% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 51% | 10% | 9% | 2% | 27% | 380 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 51% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 29% | 774 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 80% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 72% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 71% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 488 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among college graduates by marital status
Parent of children under 18 among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 60% | 40% | 205 |
Episcopal Church | 24% | 76% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 32% | 68% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 40% | 60% | 169 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 30% | 70% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 49% | 51% | 220 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 33% | 67% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 27% | 73% | 777 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 30% | 70% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 33% | 67% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 31% | 69% | 489 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say they…
Religious denomination | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 89% | 8% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 55% | 29% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 65% | 32% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 93% | 6% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 81% | 15% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 92% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 53% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 13% | 23% | 16% | 1% | 37% | 10% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 66% | 23% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 93% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 70% | 24% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 489 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say religion is…
Religious denomination | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 90% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 45% | 36% | 13% | 6% | < 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 47% | 45% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 81% | 17% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 69% | 21% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 85% | 12% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 31% | 69% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | 50% | 48% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 58% | 35% | 5% | 1% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 84% | 15% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 61% | 28% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 489 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among college graduates by importance of religion
Attendance at religious services among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who attend religious services…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 85% | 11% | 4% | < 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 30% | 53% | 17% | < 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 32% | 60% | 8% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 61% | 33% | 6% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 51% | 37% | 13% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 80% | 17% | 3% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 11% | 43% | 46% | < 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 19% | 80% | < 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 48% | 44% | 8% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 29% | 5% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 47% | 38% | 15% | < 1% | 489 |
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Frequency of prayer among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who pray…
Religious denomination | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 94% | 2% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 47% | 22% | 12% | 18% | < 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 56% | 23% | 7% | 14% | 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 80% | 15% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 74% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 87% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 41% | 21% | 10% | 27% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 8% | 8% | 5% | 78% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 68% | 15% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 88% | 7% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 58% | 25% | 4% | 12% | 1% | 489 |
Switch Display To: religious denomination among college graduates by frequency of prayer
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who attend prayer group…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 83% | 4% | 2% | 10% | < 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 9% | 9% | 12% | 69% | 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 13% | 5% | 15% | 67% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 49% | 18% | 10% | 23% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 29% | 14% | 6% | 51% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 53% | 17% | 12% | 18% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 10% | 4% | 12% | 73% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 96% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 26% | 15% | 9% | 49% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 57% | 14% | 6% | 22% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 25% | 11% | 15% | 49% | < 1% | 489 |
Frequency of meditation among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who meditate…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 69% | 10% | 1% | 18% | 2% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 37% | 15% | 9% | 38% | 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 28% | 14% | 7% | 51% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 44% | 11% | 1% | 43% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 50% | 5% | 4% | 39% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 49% | 5% | 5% | 39% | 2% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 42% | 11% | 6% | 41% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 25% | 10% | 4% | 60% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 38% | 7% | 7% | 47% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 48% | 5% | 2% | 43% | 2% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 7% | 4% | 48% | 1% | 489 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 84% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 55% | 25% | 8% | 11% | 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 55% | 20% | 14% | 10% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 73% | 15% | 7% | 4% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 57% | 17% | 14% | 12% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 79% | 14% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 58% | 15% | 11% | 15% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 40% | 17% | 12% | 28% | 3% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 63% | 14% | 14% | 9% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 82% | 11% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 57% | 25% | 10% | 8% | < 1% | 489 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 51% | 26% | 15% | 8% | 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 44% | 18% | 15% | 22% | 2% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 43% | 29% | 15% | 12% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 54% | 15% | 10% | 20% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 47% | 22% | 13% | 17% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 54% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 2% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 48% | 16% | 12% | 24% | < 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 45% | 19% | 17% | 19% | < 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 51% | 12% | 17% | 20% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 47% | 15% | 10% | 25% | 2% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 45% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 1% | 489 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious denomination | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 67% | 3% | 23% | 3% | 4% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 19% | 18% | 51% | 5% | 6% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 27% | 11% | 49% | 9% | 3% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 65% | 4% | 26% | 3% | 2% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 56% | 11% | 28% | 3% | 2% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 76% | 6% | 17% | < 1% | 2% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 13% | 20% | 55% | 9% | 3% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 20% | 55% | 22% | 2% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 37% | 15% | 36% | 7% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 69% | 4% | 22% | 4% | 2% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 38% | 11% | 41% | 8% | 3% | 489 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say…
Religious denomination | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 62% | 37% | 1% | < 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 36% | 62% | 1% | < 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 38% | 61% | < 1% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 60% | 37% | 2% | 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 53% | 46% | 2% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 73% | 25% | 2% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 24% | 74% | 1% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 15% | 83% | 1% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 36% | 61% | 3% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 62% | 37% | 1% | < 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 42% | 58% | 1% | < 1% | 489 |
Frequency of reading scripture among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who read scripture…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 82% | 9% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 20% | 15% | 10% | 55% | < 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 22% | 17% | 17% | 44% | < 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 73% | 8% | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 48% | 12% | 9% | 31% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 77% | 10% | 1% | 11% | < 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 18% | 7% | 13% | 63% | < 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 2% | 2% | 4% | 91% | < 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 37% | 11% | 12% | 40% | < 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 70% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 38% | 14% | 11% | 37% | < 1% | 489 |
Interpreting scripture among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say the holy scripture is…
Religious denomination | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 24% | 62% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 7% | 33% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 5% | 43% | 2% | 44% | 7% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 55% | 29% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 46% | 28% | 4% | 20% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 55% | 39% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 14% | 16% | 1% | 57% | 12% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 88% | 7% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 16% | 43% | 3% | 28% | 10% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 57% | 29% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 16% | 42% | 3% | 32% | 7% | 489 |
Belief in Heaven among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who …in heaven
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 95% | 2% | 3% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 65% | 26% | 9% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 85% | 7% | 8% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 82% | 9% | 9% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 86% | 5% | 9% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 82% | 10% | 9% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 58% | 30% | 12% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 20% | 68% | 12% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 73% | 15% | 12% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 86% | 5% | 9% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 82% | 12% | 6% | 489 |
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Belief in Hell among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who …in hell
Religious denomination | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 58% | 35% | 6% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 32% | 55% | 12% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 57% | 33% | 10% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 86% | 9% | 5% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 78% | 14% | 8% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 80% | 10% | 10% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 36% | 54% | 9% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 11% | 81% | 9% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 46% | 40% | 14% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 87% | 8% | 5% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 61% | 29% | 10% | 489 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who identify as…
Religious denomination | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 76% | 7% | 17% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 36% | 13% | 51% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 43% | 7% | 50% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 76% | 7% | 17% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 65% | 9% | 26% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 75% | 9% | 16% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 29% | 23% | 49% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 20% | 15% | 65% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 55% | 9% | 35% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 79% | 6% | 16% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 58% | 8% | 34% | 489 |
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Political ideology among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who are…
Religious denomination | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 71% | 19% | 9% | 1% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 27% | 47% | 23% | 3% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 26% | 48% | 26% | 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 68% | 22% | 10% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 56% | 32% | 8% | 4% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 69% | 24% | 6% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 24% | 40% | 30% | 7% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 12% | 38% | 47% | 3% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 43% | 40% | 16% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 74% | 20% | 5% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 44% | 14% | 2% | 489 |
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Views about size of government among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who would rather have…
Religious denomination | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 82% | 14% | 1% | 2% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 56% | 34% | 4% | 6% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 56% | 38% | 3% | 3% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 78% | 17% | 3% | 2% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 78% | 20% | 1% | 2% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 81% | 15% | 1% | 4% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 52% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 48% | 44% | 3% | 4% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 76% | 21% | 1% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 81% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 73% | 24% | 2% | 2% | 489 |
Views about government aid to the poor among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say government aid to the poor…
Religious denomination | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 69% | 27% | 3% | 2% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 42% | 56% | < 1% | 2% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 42% | 54% | 3% | 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 67% | 30% | 3% | < 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 67% | 30% | 1% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 62% | 34% | 2% | 2% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 41% | 53% | 4% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 31% | 62% | 4% | 2% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 44% | 50% | 5% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 74% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 54% | 41% | 3% | 2% | 489 |
Views about abortion among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say abortion should be…
Religious denomination | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 24% | 74% | 2% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 81% | 15% | 4% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 70% | 27% | 3% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 31% | 68% | 2% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 38% | 60% | 2% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 21% | 77% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 69% | 25% | 6% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 86% | 11% | 3% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 66% | 30% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 25% | 72% | 3% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 63% | 34% | 3% | 489 |
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Views about homosexuality among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say homosexuality…
Religious denomination | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 28% | 65% | 4% | 3% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 91% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 89% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 36% | 56% | 4% | 4% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 49% | 39% | 9% | 4% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 38% | 58% | 2% | 1% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 78% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 93% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 63% | 21% | 13% | 2% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 25% | 69% | 5% | 1% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 69% | 23% | 5% | 3% | 489 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who …same-sex marriage
Religious denomination | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 19% | 76% | 5% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 82% | 15% | 3% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 77% | 17% | 5% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 32% | 64% | 5% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 44% | 46% | 10% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 24% | 71% | 5% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 73% | 21% | 6% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 90% | 5% | 5% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 56% | 33% | 11% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 19% | 77% | 4% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 55% | 36% | 9% | 489 |
Views about environmental regulation among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say…
Religious denomination | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 60% | 35% | 2% | 3% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 26% | 69% | 2% | 2% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 27% | 71% | 1% | 1% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 56% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 52% | 46% | 1% | < 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 26% | 70% | 2% | 2% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 18% | 77% | 3% | 1% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 41% | 54% | 4% | 1% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 54% | 41% | 2% | 3% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 57% | 1% | 2% | 489 |
Views about human evolution among college graduates by religious denomination
% of college graduates who say humans…
Religious denomination | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 9% | 39% | 1% | 46% | 6% | 207 |
Episcopal Church | 50% | 26% | 4% | 18% | 3% | 172 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 29% | 46% | 5% | 18% | 2% | 186 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 12% | 21% | 2% | 63% | 2% | 171 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 16% | 25% | 2% | 58% | 1% | 120 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 4% | 27% | 1% | 64% | 4% | 222 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 47% | 25% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 384 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 83% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 781 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 35% | 43% | 1% | 17% | 4% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 8% | 21% | 2% | 65% | 4% | 376 |
United Methodist Church | 26% | 40% | 5% | 24% | 4% | 489 |