<p>Just wondering if a current student could provide any input on religious prevalence in campus life. I would assume there are a lot of Christians at Georgetown, but since a lot of the college population nationwide is not too heavily religious, as well as liberal, i was wondering if Atheists are frowned upon at Georgetown and in the vast majority. Do most people practice religion at GTown? Thanks</p>
<p>Catholic from womb to grave.</p>
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<p>Haha, no.</p>
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<p>A decent number do. Probably a little higher than the average college? I dunno not that much.</p>
<p>If you're really interested in the degree of religious diversity at Georgetown, I'd encourage you to look into the following publication exploring Georgetown undergraduates' views on religion: <a href="http://berkleycenterdata.org/documents/undergrad_survey_final.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://berkleycenterdata.org/documents/undergrad_survey_final.pdf</a> (page 7 has the topsheet data)</p>
<p>You might be surprised to learn that:
*35% of Georgetown students report themselves as atheist, agnostic, or "spiritual but not religious" (10,12, and 13 percent respectively) (in comparison, only about 17% describe themselves as politically conservative! Being republican would make you stand out here way more than being an atheist)
*Only about a third of Georgetown identifies as catholic
*Other Christians make up about 20% of the population
*A narrow majority of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement "I consider myself deeply religious"
*60% of the student body agrees or strongly agrees with the statement "I discuss religion with my friends regularly"</p>
<p>It's a really interestng study, and I'd reccomend it to anyone who really cares about the religious and intellectual diversity and georgetown</p>
<p>i'm a freshman here, and honestly if someone never told me this was a catholic jesuit school, i never would have guessed (besides the theology requirement). the vast majority of catholic students go to the christmas, easter, and commencement mass and thats basically about it. most people never really talk about religion, and the people that are hardcore catholic generally stick to themselves and you never really hear from them.</p>
<p>i was really worried about hte catholic identity when applying, but honestly its one of the least noticeable factors about student life here. i think i'd be exaggerating if i said that even 10% of the students applied here becuase of its catholic identity.</p>
<p>I feel like the religious community is here at Georgetown if you want it. Each sunday I attend the gospel service and sometimes mass too, but I have never felt like this was something that forced on to me in anyway. Plenty of my friends are atheists and unless they haven't said anything I really don't think the Catholic identity is a negative. The Jesuits are incredible professors, there is a strong commitment to service, and we can have Christmas trees without controversy.</p>
<p>So if I wrote about being atheist in my personal essay... this would not be a problem, no?</p>
<p>I'd say that Georgetown is less religious than most schools. Doesn't matter at all if you're Catholic and half of the "catholics" i know are atheists in reality.</p>