American Muslims are highly educated, deeply devout, and more likely than others to hold a college degree, with six in ten saying that religion plays a central role in their lives.

For years, the story of American Muslims has often been told as a community positioned, if not apart, then adjacent to the American religious story.

But data released by the Pew Research Centre this month turns that narrative inside out.

In the largest survey of its kind, Pew’s 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) offers a sweeping portrait of religious life in America — and reveals a surprising symmetry.

It finds that Muslim Americans are not just keeping the faith, they’re also leading in classrooms and lecture halls across the country.

Forty-four percent hold college degrees, with more than a quarter having postgraduate credentials, far ahead of both Christians and the unaffiliated. And yet, their spiritual lives remain vibrant, with young Muslims praying, gathering, and believing as deeply as generations before them.

Six in ten American Muslims say religion plays a significant role in their lives, the nationwide study found. Among the American Christians, the number is 55 percent.

Source: TRT Global