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The University of Houston

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at UHouston

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB-
By Major
AccountingA-
AnthropologyB
ArchitectureB+
Art & Design DepartmentC+
BiologyC+
Business - Management and AdministrationB+
Chemical EngineeringC
ChemistryC-
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsB-
Computer EngineeringB-
Computer ScienceC-
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcA-
EconomicsB-
EducationB-
Electrical EngineeringB+
Engineering DepartmentB+
EnglishB-
FinanceB+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcC
Geography and GeosciencesD+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B+
Industrial Operations EngineeringB+
JournalismB
KinesiologyA-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B-
LinguisticsC
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringB-
Music - Composition/TheoryA-
Music - PerformanceB+
Music EducationA
NursingA
NutritionA+
OtherB
Perfomance ArtsA-
PharmacyA-
PhilosophyA-
PhysicsC-
Political ScienceB+
PreMed and MedicalB-
PreVet and VeterinaryB-
PsychologyB-
Public HealthC
School of InformationA
SociologyC-
UndecidedC

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

University of Houston
 B
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B

Texas Tech University
 B
University of North Texas
 B
Texas A & M University - College Station
 B+
Harvard University
 B
New York University
 B
University of Texas - Austin
 B+
Texas State University
 B
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

I've been in the military for some time and traveled a lot. People here are no different, I actually feel more comfortable seeing the cultural divers...Read full comment
The University of Houston is a fabulous place to obtain your degree. The career placement services at this school are second to none. My fellow studen...Read full comment
... i felt profs and students were in competition with me ...Read full comment
Adding to previous: My view of this university is most likely skewed due to why I came to UH. I came for friends. I was accepted to UT and made A &...Read full comment
The University of Houston is located in a great city with plenty to do on weekends. The campus is just as safe if not safer than The Univ. of Texas at...Read full comment
I did not have the best experience at the university, only due to the fact that I stayed cooped up in my room all the time. Social life here is what y...Read full comment
lots of things to do, diversity is great, food options are plentiful (on campus and nearby especially considering it's nearly in the middle of the ent...Read full comment
I spent three semesters at UH. If you can get in somewhere else, go somewhere else. Security is a joke and so are many of the classes. I was emailed a...Read full comment
This is my third University and I must say I love the school itself and the city of Houston, but the faculty and staff here are EXTREMELY hard to deal...Read full comment
The people that are saying the school is "ghetto and full of foreigners" are obviously just racist. Yeah the school isn't like A&M where the majority ...Read full comment
I just graduated from UH and I couldn't ask for a better college experience. People who haven't attended UH often have preconceived notions about t...Read full comment
Regarding the racial tension. Let's just say that people here are more aware of their own race. This is ranked as the third most rudest city in the ...Read full comment
UH offered an outstanding honors program and a large school/city experience. Although I was relatively immature in my social and academic approach to...Read full comment
UH gives you the opportunity to have great career exposure during your undergrad years (being in Houston). I came out of college with a great deal of...Read full comment
So I've been attending UH for two years now and I can honestly give some real feedback to the experience you will have. The only shining light at this...Read full comment
Wow, where do I start with this place? The University of Houston has duped many an aspiring college graduate into their educational meat grinder. Let'...Read full comment
I am a non-traditional student at The University of Houston. I am a 40 something who has returned after spending twenty years in the corporate manag...Read full comment
if you come to UH for reasons other than academics, you are doing yourself and everyone(students, family, maybe even friends) around you a disservice....Read full comment
My original college plans were to attend the University of Texas at Austin. However, a monetary set back led to the change of plans that landed me he...Read full comment
I did both my undergraduate and graduate at UH. This is a wonderful school. The facilities are great. Houston is a big city, so you never feel like yo...Read full comment
I came to UH mainly because I wanted to live close to my family and other major Texas universities didn't appeal to me so much. However, if I could do...Read full comment
The University of Houston is an improving institution with goals that are most beneficial to incoming students. The University's President/Chancellor ...Read full comment
The Bauer College of Busines at the University of Houston is a great school. I had never been so challenged in my life until I entered the MIS progra...Read full comment
The University of Houston is not a typical college in America. I have been at this school for four and years and will be graduating in May. I've had b...Read full comment
This school has consistently won awards for both its programs and its innovations in the education arena. We have been recognized as the most well-pr...Read full comment
Best kept secret in Texas! The campus in very nice and safe.The night life can be found 5 minutes away at Richmond amd Westheimer. Going to UH,gives y...Read full comment
UH is a great school, people who complain about campus safety say this without any knowledge of how bad it is at other schools. UT which is the school...Read full comment
I, as many others in the university am not from USA. It is an incredibly diverse university with incredible opportunities. The fact that we are in suc...Read full comment
The University of Houston is underrated academically. It is ironic that UH seems to receive more respect nationally than it does in Texas. I think tha...Read full comment
My experience at UH, and in particular the Bauer College of Business has been a very positive one. As a native of Austin, I had always wanted to atte...Read full comment
I was really disappointed with U of H. The city is great, but the school sucks. The professors are great, at least the one's that I had, but the stude...Read full comment
... We have won many national competitions ...Read full comment
My experience at this university has been nothing but negative. My major is pre-vet. Not only does this school not offer any programs for pre-vet stud...Read full comment
Housing is too expensive to not have any family housing options. None of the dorms are ever full to capacity and the university has nothing in place t...Read full comment
University of Houston is the most disorganized school I ever encountered. I'm not going to sugar coat my comment and straight up say the Financial off...Read full comment
great university for the price and the people are very nice. not much campus life if you are looking for one, but the city is big with plenty to do, e...Read full comment
This site is full of many biased and unfair comments about UH. I saw that one person even claimed that he was an executive at a company and proceeded...Read full comment
Best kept secret in Texas! The campus in very nice and safe.The night life can be found 5 minutes away at Richmond amd Westheimer. Going to UH,gives y...Read full comment
University of Houston is very much like an oversized Junior College. The students aren't overly friendly or unfriendly, they just go for a couple of ...Read full comment
... Most people know that college station students are trouble makers at competitions ...Read full comment
I believe that this University is one of the most diverse in the nation. Students can really learn about other people, cultures, and beliefs. UH als...Read full comment
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