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nancydrewfan123
Mar 28, 2010, 05:53 AM
I'm writing a paper on Islam in American education, and I need to write in my paper how many American colleges, of the 4, 084 in America, are secular. Thanks!

Fr_Chuck
Mar 28, 2010, 06:13 AM
You can research the over 7000 US colleges on the Dept of Education web site.

Most will be divided between public and private.

nancydrewfan123
Mar 29, 2010, 07:11 AM
Thanks a lot! :)

ebaines
Apr 6, 2010, 09:29 AM
you can reserach the over 7000 US colleges on the Dept of Education web site.

most will be divided between public and private.

I don't see how this answers the OP's question. By "secular" I assume he is asking how many colleges are not affiliated with a religious order. Clearly public universities/colleges are not aligned with any religious groups, but most private colleges are also not affiliated with any particular religious order.

According to this site: Christian Colleges and Universities (http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/ChristianCollegesUniversities.cfm) there are around 900 self-described religously-affiliated colleges in the US.