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Christian colleges with chapel three or more times a week
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Our own formula combines a college’s Faith score (statement of faith, chapel, Bible and theology courses, and Christian community, from verified research) with its Academic Excellence score (from federal data on graduation, retention, preparation, and teaching). Cost is never part of it.
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Researchers record what each college’s own catalog, student handbook, statement of faith and spiritual life pages say. Every fact is stored with a verbatim quote, and a program re-checks each quote against the live page. Where public information runs out, we say Not enough information rather than guess.
Cost, debt, and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education and appear in a separate Value panel. They never change a grade.