Do you have to be religious to attend a religious university?

Question

Does it matter that much? I wouldn't consider myself a very religious person but the only schools that are located around my home seem to all be private religious universities. Would it matter if I went even if I'm not religious, as long as I'm able to attend some sort of university?

Answer 1

You do not have to be religious to attend a religious university. That being said -- there are some where you will not fit in if you are not religious.

Catholic Universities have lots of non-Catholic students. However, Catholic Universities are primarily universities -- and secondarily Catholic. I went to Villanova as an undergraduate. The only classes where religion was discussed was in my three required Religious Studies classes (and even then, it wasn't always Catholicism -- since one of the classes was a Comparative Religions class).

But if you went to a school like Liberty or some Bible College -- then you would find that Religion is the motivating factor behind everything. You might not fit in if you are not religious.

Answer 2

Make sure you consider what the religious university requires of you. Some private religious university's require that you attend a certain amount of services in a semester and it counts as a grade. If you are not willing to attend these services, then you should consider a public university

Answer 3

No, it's not a requirement. However, some may require you to take certain classes on religion or attend a chapel service, but that all depends on the type of religious university it is.

Answer 4

No, but prepare to be bombarded with religion when you get there. There are thousands of secular universities and colleges in the US - probably a state one not too far away. If you're not religious and don't want to waste time hearing about it constantly, you might want to look into other schools. Besides, you're SUPPOSED to move away for college and get a different perspective on life.