Campus Aesthetics at The University of Massachusetts

Breakdown of “Campus Aesthetics” at UMass-Amherst

By Gender

Males	C+
Females	C+

By Major

Accounting	B
Agriculture/Horticulture	B-
Animal Studies	B-
Anthropology	C+
Architecture & Urban Planning Department	C-
Art & Design Department	F
Biology	C
Business - Management and Administration	C+
Chemical Engineering	B-
Civil Engineering	B
Communications	C+
Computer Engineering	C-
Computer Science	C+
Criminal	A-
Economics	C-
Education	D
Electrical Engineering	C
Engineering Department	B-
English	C
Finance	C
Geography and Geosciences	C-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	C-
Industrial Design	F
Journalism	B-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	B+
Linguistics	B-
Math	C-
Mechanical Engineering	B-
Music Education	A-
Natural Resources	C
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science	A-
Nursing	C+
Other	C
Philosophy	C+
Physics	A-
Political Science	B-
PreLaw and Legal	C+
PreMed and Medical	C+
Psychology	B
Social Work	C
Sociology	B-
Undecided	B+

Against similar schools

Campus Aesthetics compared with similar schools in class.

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
C+
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B+
Brown University
A-
Yale University
A-
Princeton University
A-
Cornell University
A
Stanford University
A
Boston University
B-
F
A+

Campus Aesthetics

“... The food is great (UMass made the Princeton review 2012 ranking of the universities with the best campus food in the country ...Read full comment

“... Don't be tricked by how big the campus supposedly is, if you're from the 'burbs ...Read full comment

“... The campus is quite nice and maintained well, however the campus pond sometimes looks less than desirable ...Read full comment

“... There are other places around campus to get food such as in Amherst or NorthHampton where you can find many top notch resturants ...Read full comment

“... Even though the school is in a very rural area there is an ok amount of stuff to do off campus that is accessable by the free bus system ...Read full comment

“... All of campus is liberal, professors stress their political views on you ...Read full comment

“... My parents actually want to eat on campus when they visit ...Read full comment

“... Hey, why is it that we are building all of these huge expensive buildings when there is absolutely no parking on campus ...Read full comment

“... You'll realize how many single-celled organisms passing as students populate the campus, and you'll get the worst of the "research professors wh...Read full comment

“... If you want a car here good luck, the few lots available are usually overbooked and there are vigilante towing companies around campus which ...Read full comment

“... It's a rather refreshing campus, and around every corner you are greeted with a friendly face ...Read full comment

“... If you're looking for an effortless party environment, with hyper aggressive males and always willing females, and no commitment to legit relatio...Read full comment

“... Indeed, there are places on campus (southwest) which party more and other areas (Orchard hill) where I have lived and it is extremely quiet ...Read full comment

“... I grew up on a college campus and I have spent most of my life in a variety of college settings and UMass is by far the worst college I have eve...Read full comment

“... UMass is a school that has a reputation for being a major party school and it is, Satrday and Sunday mornings usually involve avioding at least on...Read full comment

“... The campus is huge and it can be daunting as first but there are a million different clubs you can join to meet new people ...Read full comment

“... The campus could be more aesthetically pleasing but its not horrible and with an awesome town so close by no one is really complaining ...Read full comment

“... The campus is beautiful, the atmosphere is bohemian (although beware the North face clones ;)) and the people are diverse (some of my friends ar...Read full comment

“... Personally, I love the atmosphere at Umass, it feels a lot more calm and pleasing than many other campuses I have visited ...Read full comment

“... The campus is ugly ...Read full comment

“... The major downside is that the campus is ugly and very large ...Read full comment

“... also, i always had good relationships with my teachers in high school but then applying for colleges i looked for big schools because it seemed m...Read full comment

“... This university is great socially, if all you care about is parties, alcohol and drugs then virtually anywhere on campus is your game ...Read full comment

“... Most of campus lands on the far left side of the spectrum and Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were held as messiahs ...Read full comment

“... There was this part of the campus ominously dubbed 'the Rape Trail' ...Read full comment

“... It's a shame, the school could be really great and be a wonderful experience if the administration tried to make campus seem a little smaller ....Read full comment

“... Firstly, I found it IMPOSSIBLE to keep friendships here since the student body is huge and so is the campus ...Read full comment

“... The campus is very ugly and the buildings are not maintained ...Read full comment

“... I would like to comment on the general unfriendliness of this campus ...Read full comment

“... The campus can be made as small as you want ...Read full comment

“... Basically, the campus is deteriorating, both physically and academically ...Read full comment

“... I think I should have taken advantage of Internships, relationships with profs, Study Abroad and some of the clubs on campus ...Read full comment

“... No matter who you are, with the 25,000 people on campus, you are bound to find some close friends and a great learning experience ...Read full comment

“... It is the part of campus that has suite-style living and coincidentally a place where all the typical social outcasts live ...Read full comment

“... This school is rather large, both in the student numbers as well as the campus size ...Read full comment

“... Join the Honors Program, live in a quiet dorm like Orchard Hill, move off campus after two years into one of the many interesting New England co...Read full comment

“... Everywhere you go on campus, they ask for your ID - never your name ...Read full comment

“... The campus could be more aesthetically pleasing but its not horrible and with an awesome town so close by no one is really complaining ...Read full comment

“... Take advantage of events and clubs on campus and expose yourself to wide range of experiences because being such a large university, you're boun...Read full comment

“... Many of the buildings are getting torn down and rebuilt, and campus has a few ugly buildings, but I think it's pretty nice ...Read full comment

“... There are a lot of different types of people at this campus, so you will probably end up finding a nice niche for yourself ...Read full comment

“... The campus could be more aesthetically pleasing but its not horrible and with an awesome town so close by no one is really complaining ...Read full comment

“... I was a transfer student and spent most of my weekends partying with friend in the dorms or off campus ...Read full comment

“... You have to jump through hoops for the simplest things- for example, they force you to live on campus and be on a meal plan for your first 2 year...Read full comment

“... There are plenty of things to do on campus but half the time it's so cold and snowy up here that people just want to get in and get out ...Read full comment

“... Keep in mind it's a very big campus; there are many people ON this campus which means it's very busy ...Read full comment

“... Some can be really snobby towards students who come from working class backgrounds ...Read full comment

“... Listen theres 25000 students in a big campus ...Read full comment

“... For the most part professors are intelligent, capable and care about their jobs however the resources supporting the campus and you as a student...Read full comment

“... Take advantage of it because sometimes staying on campus all the time gets kind of boring ...Read full comment

“... I applied to small liberal arts colleges, but I felt the environments on those campuses suffocating ...Read full comment

“... Once you get passed the initial phase, UMass Amherst has everything you can ask for: challenging classes, friendly people, a beautiful campus, a ...Read full comment

“... And I found that the large campus is nice- so many people to meet, so many things to do ...Read full comment

“... Because they are proposing to condense the 4 colleges on campus into 2 colleges which means more work for the professors and administrators who a...Read full comment

“... The next day you have trouble getting up because it started out with 400 ppl filling the classroom, many sitting on the floor in the back be...Read full comment

“... On such a large campus it is very, very cliquey and very difficult to get involved in clubs and activities ...Read full comment

“... The campus is disgusting ...Read full comment

“... The recent construction on campus includes some amazing new facilities ...Read full comment

“... The campus is very convenient because the campus is not too big and there's always the buses that can drop you off anywhere you need to go ...Read full comment

“... Yes, our campus is huge compared to certain other schools but please do not be intimidated ...Read full comment

“... The people are nice, but as usual you have some who walk around campus with a cold look on their face ...Read full comment

“... The campus is ugly, although some of the buildings are pretty new england style most of the buildings are hunks of brick with no architectura...Read full comment

“... There are many different places to live on campus, and each living area has different types of people (generally) ...Read full comment

“... Though I have met interesting people, the overall atmosphere of the campus has kinda trumped that ...Read full comment

“... I liked that it was a residential college, where lots of students stayed in the dorms on the weekends - thus there was a lot to do on campus ...Read full comment

“... North is the on-campus apartments, and Orchard Hill is for smart kids ...Read full comment

“... Unfortunately, I lived in Northeast which tends to be the boring side of campus which it truly was ...Read full comment

“... If you hate the type of people that go to this campus, you may prefer transferring to the Midwest, where people are considered friendlier than Ne...Read full comment

“... The Umass police have cracked down a lot and it is much harder to find a large campus party than it use to be ...Read full comment

“... The campus is gigantic, and some parts are very beautiful ...Read full comment