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A 2004 UCLA survey reveals:

• 79% of college freshman believe in God
  >> 90% of politically conservative students
  >> 80% of politically “middle-of-the-road” students
  >> 64% of politically liberal students

Researchers also discovered three distinct conceptions of God.

1. A Personal God (40% of students)
   - feel a “sense of connection with God/Higher Power”
   - feel “loved by God”
   - ”gain spiritual strength by trusting in a Higher Power”
2. An All Powerful God  (37% of students)
   - creator, judge, supreme being, and/or protector
3. A Mystical God (15% of students)
   - universal spirit, divine mystery, nature, enlightenment, and/or part of me

10% of students rejected all three perceptions of God.

Additionally, The Christian Post reports that religious and spiritual interest is growing in popularity on college campuses.