Perceived Campus Safety at Virginia Commonwealth University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Perceived Campus Safety” at VCU

By Gender

Males	C+
Females	C

By Major

Accounting	C
Anthropology	A-
Art & Design Department	C
Automotive Engineering	C+
Biology	C
Business - Management and Administration	C
Chemical Engineering	C-
Chemistry	C+
Communications	C
Computer Engineering	C-
Computer Science	B-
Criminal	D+
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc	B
Economics	C
Education	D-
Electrical Engineering	A-
Engineering Department	B-
English	C
Finance	C-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	B-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	B-
Journalism	C-
Kinesiology	C-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	A-
Math	F
Mechanical Engineering	B-
Nursing	A-
Other	C+
Perfomance Arts	B+
Pharmacy	C
Philosophy	C
Physics	F
Political Science	C-
PreLaw and Legal	B-
PreMed and Medical	F
Psychology	C
Religion/Religious	B+
School of Information	B-
Social Work	F
Sociology	C-
Undecided	C+
Urban Planning	B-

Against similar schools

Perceived Campus Safety compared with similar schools in class.

Virginia Commonwealth University
C
Average of All Schools
B+
Average of schools in class
B+
University of Virginia
A-
Harvard University
B+
James Madison University
A-
Princeton University
A-
Old Dominion University
C+
Cornell University
A
Yale University
B+
F
A+

Perceived Campus Safety

“... 2) Too many self-absorbed professors who seem to only care about themselves and not teaching the students (a few good ones, though) 3) The safety...Read full comment

“... I guess the campus is somewhat safe, though I have NEVER seen any of the "blue light security phones" that are imperitive to pretty much every o...Read full comment

“... Safety ...Read full comment

“... VCU doesn't conceal harsh realities, & sometimes it's not so safe ...Read full comment

“... People get raped and murdered in the streets around campus EVERY week, no exaggeration ...Read full comment

“... If you'd like to live among homeless people, with crime down the street, monroe park in the center of campus is a hang out spot for homeless ...Read full comment

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“... Not safe ...Read full comment

“... This expands to all aspects of being here, which is why I've ranked the "perceived campus safety" relatively high ...Read full comment

“... Every other day you get emails about on-campus crime ...Read full comment

“... I hate the campus and Richmond with a passion-- dirty, eyesore, disgusting, cramped, crime ridden, full of sh*tty people, overall not the best pl...Read full comment

“... Concerning safety everyone gets their panties in a bunch because Richmond has a high crime rate ...Read full comment

“... D': I have to be at MCV too close to the that the buses start running and too late for RamSafe so I have minor heart attacks each week :S Now...Read full comment

“... The campus is urban, but it is pretty safe given the location ...Read full comment

“... I lived right next to campus and walked my girlfriend home every single night because I was worried about her safety ...Read full comment

“... Campus crime is always a big discussion ...Read full comment

“... PLEASE PLEASE dont go to school if you like to party, and you love beautiful scenery and feeling safe ...Read full comment

“... More than anything I do not feel safe at all ...Read full comment

“... VCU was my safety-school, it is in-state and the tuition is less than many other state schools ...Read full comment

“... I've basically hard to turn to a life of small-time crime just to survive here and be able to eat ...Read full comment

“... Crime is rampant and a part of life ...Read full comment

“... There is always something to do, but you have to be very careful because Richmond at night can get pretty dangerous and safety doesn't seem like ...Read full comment

“... One more thing, Richmond is not some crime ridden hell hole ...Read full comment

“... On the other hand the VCU police force does a good job of keeping the campus relatively free of crime, and I have personally had no problems wal...Read full comment

“... Also, be exceptionally careful at night and use common sense, as crime happens directly on campus on a regular basis ...Read full comment

“... Its not a safe school at it ghetto and im not exaggerating ...Read full comment

“... It's not very safe here ...Read full comment

“... Safety ...Read full comment

“... I feel very safe walking around campus at night for the most part, although there are a lot of creepers walking around the city so taking pre-ca...Read full comment

“... And safety on campus is very questionable ...Read full comment

“... Somehow, VCU manages to strangle you with red tape but takes almost no precautions for safety of students ...Read full comment

“... Its not a safe school at it ghetto and im not exaggerating ...Read full comment

“... It is generally safe as long as you are smart ...Read full comment

“... The only reason I was worried about going to VCU was because it was in Richmond and people would tell me about all the crime ...Read full comment

“... The buildings are old, and there are definitely pockets of crime, but it's no more dangerous than any other city I've been to ...Read full comment

“... Let's not forget the rampant crime that goes on around the VCU campus, but since its an urban "campus" most of such never goes reported to the gr...Read full comment

“... I really enjoy the campus in general, but it would be a flat out lie to say I have ever felt safe ...Read full comment

“... Pretty high crime rate for a college campus ...Read full comment