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Worst Christian University: Liberty University (VA)

Overcoming fierce competition in this category, Jerry Falwell's lamentable Liberty University eked out our top honor. Thanks to a strictly enforced school-wide ban on alcohol, dancing, tobacco, R-rated movies, and horseplay, students at the ironically named college don't seem to enjoy much of a social life. But judging from Liberty's academic stats, they're not spending their free time studying. Over the years, Falwell has awarded honorary doctorates to such luminaries as Karl Rove, creationist pundit Ken Ham, and Fox News wildebeest Sean Hannity. But he reserved the ultimate honor for jingoistic xenophobe Jesse Helms, naming Liberty's school of government after him.

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Illustrious Alumni: Christian stand-up comedian Mark Lowry; Christian hip-hop act DC Talk; Family Research Council president Tony Perkins (right). You get the idea.

Notable Course: Christian Womanhood IV. Because keeping your mouth shut is too rich a subject for just three levels of study.

Raw Data: Ranked in the lowest "fourth tier" by U.S. News & World Report and awarded ho-hum grades for academics, social life, and campus attractiveness by its students, Liberty proudly accepts 94 percent of applicants. Low SAT scores do not appear to be an obstacle. On the plus side, the debate team won the national championship last year.

School Pride: "The mountains and all are beautiful. It's right near the Wal-Mart, too," writes a student on Campus Dirt. "The College Republicans are the best!!!!" gushes another enthusiastic reviewer. A third warns prospectives to "Be ready for an AWESOME spiritual experience at the finest Christian university in America! Be prepared to follow the high standards and rules they have set forth, it will be worth it!"

Fun Fact: Kudos to Falwell for naming the fervently anti-gay university's football team the Flames.

Tuition:$15,800 plus room and board

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