Most atheist friendly schools?

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<p>What schools are known for having a large atheist population, or with alot of atheist groups, involvement, conferences, speakers, etc.? I mean out of more technical schools with good engineering and science programs, which are probably the schools that are most likely to be atheist friendly anyways.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Reed, NYU, probably the more liberal northeast LAC’s. I would avoid southern schools :)</p>

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<p>go wherever Hilary Clinton went! lol</p>

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<p>Well first off, avoid ALL schools that have any religious affiliations :-).</p>

<p>I second willmingtonwave’s comments about Reed and NYU. Also try looking at Vassar, Swarthmore (although there is a religious presence because the school has Quaker roots), Bard, Hampshire, Brown, Sarah Lawrence… basically any school that has a “liberal” reputation. I agree that you might want to stay away from the South and Midwest, however, there are “Atheist Alliances” at a variety of southern/midwestern colleges including the College of Charleston and the University of Illinois. I imagine (and hope) that at most schools (as long as they’re not religiously affiliated) atheism is a perfectly normal aspect of the community.</p>

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<p>Bob Jones, Pensacola, Grove City, Wheaton, and Liberty would all be a great fit for you.</p>

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<p>^^That would be Wellesley and Yale Law. (The Hillary thing)
According to Princeton Review’s “students ignore God on a regular basis”:</p>

<p>1 Reed College </p>

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<p>2 Bard College </p>

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<p>3 Bennington College </p>

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<p>4 Lewis & Clark College </p>

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<p>5 Sarah Lawrence College </p>

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<p>6 Eugene Lang College–The New School for Liberal Arts </p>

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<p>7 Emerson College </p>

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<p>8 Simon’s Rock College of Bard </p>

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<p>9 New College of Florida </p>

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<p>10 Vassar College </p>

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<p>11 Marlboro College </p>

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<p>12 Hampshire College </p>

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<p>13 Oberlin College </p>

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<p>14 Macalester College </p>

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<p>15 Wesleyan University </p>

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<p>16 Beloit College </p>

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<p>17 Skidmore College </p>

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<p>18 Grinnell College </p>

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<p>19 Pomona College </p>

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<p>20 Pitzer College </p>

<p>**All LACs. Sorry. I’d bet good schools all around will be tolerant towards atheists enough.</p>

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<p>Glad to see Vassar was on here… very reassuring. Thanks for the post Clendenenator!</p>

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<p>Wisconsin–home of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. You could volunteer.</p>

<p><a href=“http://ffrf.org/[/url]”>http://ffrf.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Oral Roberts.</p>

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<p>Most colleges and universities couldn’t care less about your religious beliefs, or lack thereof. The only real exceptions would be religious affiliated schools (like Notre Dame, etc.) and most of those aren’t going to do a bedcheck on Sunday morning to see if you slept through church service…</p>

<p>Seriously…your question is largely irrelevant to the selection of a college.</p>

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<p>Actually, that isn’t entirely true. Some schools have very weak/historical religious affiliations and are politically to the far left. I’m an outspoken atheist (the kind that likes arguing with people) and was recommended to look into Macalester despite its religious affiliation. CB also says that Williams has an affiliation, although that might be outdated information.</p>

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<p>Almost all schools are atheist-friendly. Just don’t go to Bob Jones or Liberty or a self-described “conservative” college. Besides, do you really want everyone at college to be just like you? If you like to debate religion with people, I imagine it’d be pretty boring to sit around going, “So *yeah…*religion sucks, doesn’t it?” </p>

<p>(that’s a generalization, but you get the picture)</p>

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<p>cornell. it used to have some nickname a long time ago that called it the atheist ivy.</p>

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<p>Engineering schools! I’ve never given much conscious thought to this subject but I know that MIT has a relatively active atheist student group. That’s kind of atypical, isn’t it?</p>

<p>Harvard (obviously not an engineering school but still–) actually has a humanist chaplain and representation for atheists/humanists in their collegiate interfaith council. Their atheist organization seems to be very active, well-supported and large. Since most schools don’t even have atheist student groups, this struck me as interesting.</p>

<p>[Humanist</a> Chaplaincy at Harvard](<a href=“http://www.harvardhumanist.org/]Humanist”>http://www.harvardhumanist.org/)</p>

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<p>Its funny how many many posters completely missed the second line. </p>

<p>And ah yeah I have no clue as attitude toward religion wasn’t something I looked into or cared much about. I can tell you which schools have good engineering programs though, as that was an important factor for me. </p>

<p>And at most major secular colleges or universities, and also probably at most Jesuit schools as well, you would be fine as an atheist, and fine as a a religious person of any religion, and fine as apathetic, and could find people with similar beliefs if you cared too.</p>

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<p>I posted a thread about this a week ago. I thought I would be the only one to think which colleges would have an atheist friendly atmosphere</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/531461-random-uh-atheist-friendly-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/531461-random-uh-atheist-friendly-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Macalaster in minnasota</p>

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<p>Probably Bob Jones University.</p>

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<p>I would think that all science/engineering-focused schools always have a large atheist contingent–y’know, with everyone being sciencey n’ smart and all.</p>

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<p>University of Washington. Seattle is most atheist (and most educated lol) city in the USA</p>