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RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT ON CAMPUS:

A breakdown of how spiritual commitment varies among different college majors. Nineteen majors were surveyed; seven majors were not included because the sample size was insufficient.

Level of religious commitment

62 percent: Fine arts majors

59 percent: Education

57 percent: Humanities

53 percent: Health professional

52 percent: Journalism

51 percent: Psychology

44 percent: Business

43 percent: Physical science

43 percent: Computer science

43 percent: Biological science

41 percent: History or political science

37 percent: Sociology

Experienced high level of religious/spiritual growth during the first three years of college

46 percent: Education majors

40 percent: Fine arts

37 percent: Humanities

36 percent: Business

35 percent: Journalism

34 percent: Health professional

33 percent: Psychology

28 percent: Sociology

28 percent: Biological science

25 percent: History or political science

22 percent: Computer science

19 percent: Physical science

Engaged in a "spiritual quest"

43 percent: Fine arts majors

42 percent: Humanities

38 percent: Psychology

37 percent: Journalism

33 percent: History or political science

31 percent: Biological science

30 percent: Sociology

29 percent: Education

26 percent: Health professional

24 percent: Business

23 percent: Computer science

19 percent: Physical science

Express high level of "spiritual distress"

31 percent: Humanities majors

27 percent: Fine arts

25 percent: History or political science

24 percent: Sociology

24 percent: Journalism

24 percent: Psychology

22 percent: Biological science

21 percent: Physical science

18 percent: Health professional

17 percent: Education

15 percent: Business

10 percent: Computer science

Source: Compiled by Kevin Eckstrom from Higher Education Research Institute/University of California at Los Angeles.

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