Lee, J. J. 2002. “Religion and College Attendance: Change among Students.” The Review of Higher Education 25(4): 369-384.
What is the effect of college attendance on student religiosity? Lee uses the results from two surveys given to students near the beginning and the end of their college years, to measure changes in religious commitment over that period of time. The results: “most students experienced a change in their religious beliefs and convictions since entering college…over one third of them reported a strengthening of religious convictions and beliefs compared to 13.7% who indicated a weakening.” Almost half of the students reported no change, and Lee mentions several characteristics that seem to affect the likelihood and direction of religious change.
