population of scientists

Published on: Apr 26, 2007

In terms of religious affiliation, academic scientists are considerably less religious than the general U.S. population. According to Elaine Ecklund’s research, over 60 percent of professors in the natural and social sciences describe themselves as either atheist or religiously agnostic. See Elaine Ecklund’s essay in our forum for more data about the religious engagements of academic scientists.