(NEXSTAR) - When leaving for college, many young students will begin to find their identity in terms of their political stance. Whether that stance leans more to the left or right can be influenced by where these students choose to attend school.

Niche.com, which annually ranks the top colleges and universities in the country, has released a list of the "Most Conservative Colleges" in the U.S.

To find this, current college students and recent graduates across the country reported how they leaned politically, as well as their opinions on how other students at their school leaned.

Just outside of the top 10 most conservative colleges, according to Niche, is Evangel University in Springfield, placing 11th. Evangel has just over 1,200 undergraduate students and has a 69% acceptance rate, ac

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