Where are you getting this “most” figure from? Let’s look at this top-10 list:http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreview…
I could be wrong, but the only non-secular college I see on the list is Duke.
As for the successful colleges that do happen to be affiliated with a particular religion, a lot of these are private universities that have been around for a long time and have a prominent football team. Religion doesn’t have much to do with it.
They are private schools associated with and established by their religious sponsors.
Public schools (such as state colleges and universities) are not supported by any religious sponsors, even though they accept (and seek) private donations.
The level of excellence is debatable and while some extremely well respected schools are private, many public universities are also well-respected.
Likewise, some private schools are poorly-run and administered, and often they have no academic accreditation. Public schools run the risk of losing public funding if they fail to achieve certain levels of academic performance.
Hmm…so Harvard, Princeton, Yale, CalTech, MIT, Stanford…they’re all religiously affiliated?
Oh, wait — none of them are. Oops.
And they all (and more) rank above Duke.
How about that.
Peace.
Because most of their seminary programs are very liberal, and therefor no threat to the majority of the liberal curriculum their other degree programs are ramming down kids throats.
Where are you getting this “most” figure from? Let’s look at this top-10 list:http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreview…
I could be wrong, but the only non-secular college I see on the list is Duke.
As for the successful colleges that do happen to be affiliated with a particular religion, a lot of these are private universities that have been around for a long time and have a prominent football team. Religion doesn’t have much to do with it.
They are private schools associated with and established by their religious sponsors.
Public schools (such as state colleges and universities) are not supported by any religious sponsors, even though they accept (and seek) private donations.
The level of excellence is debatable and while some extremely well respected schools are private, many public universities are also well-respected.
Likewise, some private schools are poorly-run and administered, and often they have no academic accreditation. Public schools run the risk of losing public funding if they fail to achieve certain levels of academic performance.
Hmm…so Harvard, Princeton, Yale, CalTech, MIT, Stanford…they’re all religiously affiliated?
Oh, wait — none of them are. Oops.
And they all (and more) rank above Duke.
How about that.
Peace.
Because most of their seminary programs are very liberal, and therefor no threat to the majority of the liberal curriculum their other degree programs are ramming down kids throats.