Strength of religious faith of athletes and nonathletes attending (a) a religiously practicing institution (RPI) and (b) a non-religiously practicing (NRPI) institution in NCAA's Division III was studied using the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire. A 2 × 2 × 2 ANOVA sought differences in strength of faith of RPI students (n = 201) versus NRPI students (n = 174). Results show RPI students displayed stronger faith than NRPI students, F(1, 367) = 25.44, p < .01. A significant interaction showed RPI nonathletes more faithful than RPI athletes, F(1, 367) = 6.73, p < .05; NRPI athletes did not differ significantly from NRPI nonathletes. Women's faith was stronger than men's, F(1, 367) = 12.99, p < .01. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]