TABLE 1.

Rates of religiosity among students in biology classes at a large southwestern R1 university in Arizona^a

Semester	Population	Sample size	% Self-identified with a religion	% Who agree religion is an important part of their identity
2014 Fall	Introductory biology students	1440	64	55
2016 Fall	Introductory biology and upper-level biology students	462	79	45
2017 Spring	Upper-level evolution students	389	77	40

^aArizona ranks 24th in religiosity among all U.S. states, with 51% of residents reporting that religion is important to their lives. Students completed an online survey that asked them to self-identify their religious affiliations and to what extent their religious affiliations were important to their identities. Students could decline to state.