My S attends an Ivy, is an URM studying stem and is a Bible believing, born again Christian who aligns with social and economic conservative views. I personally don’t like the term evangelical because of the way the word is used today…it’s lost its true meaning…just my opinion.
When my S went through the process of narrowing down his choices, never did he think that he had to limit colleges based on faith. He knew what he was going into choosing an Ivy and he chose it for the opportunity to study at a top notch university and be surrounded with uber smart kids that would challenge him academically. Surprisingly, he feels that even though it is a liberal leaning school, the liberals on campus aren’t ‘in your face’ and there haven’t been any riots or violent protests on campus. I counseled him before he left for college that his actions and behavior will be a reflection of his faith so he needed to use discernment and live wisely. So far it’s worked well for him. His only complaint would be that if he wanted to join a conservative club or go to an event featuring a conservative speaker, he would feel ostracized by his friends if they knew he went. A lot of his friends are Christians but progressives. A few aren’t believers but also aren’t progressives.