"It's like one big family," she said of the campus atmosphere. "Everybody is so accepting and loving. You are put in a classroom with teachers who pray before classes and who share the same passion for serving Christ that you do."
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Enrollment rates and public acceptance are up as scholarship moves toward the mainstream.
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Campus fervor
Enrollment growth at evangelical Christian colleges in the U.S. has far outpaced that of public and private four-year schools:
*--* 1997 2002 % Increase Evangelical colleges and universities 170,312 215,593 26.6 Public four-year institutions 5,835,433 6,287,000** 7.7 Private four-year institutions* 3,061,332 3,360,000** 9.8
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* Includes religiously affiliated and non-religiously affiliated schools
** Estimates
Note: Totals for evangelical schools reflect the enrollment at four-year liberal arts schools belonging to the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, the main umbrella organization for evangelical higher education institutions.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
