Collaboration/Competitive at James Madison University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at JMU

By Gender

Males	B+
Females	B

By Major

Accounting	B
Anthropology	A
Archaeology	A
Architecture	B-
Art & Design Department	C+
Athletics/Training	A
Biology	B+
Business - Management and Administration	B+
Chemistry	B
Civil Engineering	B+
Communications	B
Computer Science	A+
Economics	A-
Education	B+
Engineering Department	B+
English	A-
Finance	A-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	A
Geography and Geosciences	A-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	A-
Journalism	B-
Kinesiology	B
Math	A
Music Education	B
Nuclear Engineering	A
Nursing	A
Nutrition	A-
Other	B
Perfomance Arts	A
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science	A
Physics	B
Political Science	B
PreMed and Medical	A
Psychology	C+
Public Health	A
School of Information	A-
Sociology	B
Undecided	B

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

James Madison University
B+
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B
Virginia Commonwealth University
B-
University of Virginia
B+
Harvard University
B
George Mason University
B
University of Delaware
B
New York University
B
Radford University
B
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

“JMU is a nice school if you are from a small town or came here with friends. I am an out of state student and everyone already had their group of frie...Read full comment

“I am a Quantitative Finance major, which apparently is the hardest major here, but its not as bad as they say, although its not too easy either. First...Read full comment

“Accepting my offer to attend James Madison University for my undergraduate degree was the best decision I have made thus far in my life. The campus is...Read full comment

“I'm not a full-time student, so I don't have any personal experience with matters like social/residential life. That said, I've enjoyed my experiences...Read full comment

“I am a Communication Science and Disorders major, which is only offered at (in Virginia) JMU, UVa, VCU, Longwood, ODU and Radford (take note, this onl...Read full comment

“... As a matter of fact, the whole science department is growing and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it becomes tough competition with Virginia T...Read full comment

“JMU is the friendliest place I have ever been. But it lacks diversity. I believe that amount of black people on campus is 4%. And it seems like all...Read full comment

“I am currently a freshman bio major at JMU. Here are my pros and cons: Pros: The campus is absolutely gorgeous. It really is impossible to visit t...Read full comment

“... The only good thing about JMU is the opportunity to build resume in the city of Harrisonburg because there was no competition at all ...Read full comment

“JMU is a solid institution with a nice campus - although stuck in the middle of Harrisonburg. While the academics are good - I think JMU's lack of gr...Read full comment

“Harrisonburg, as a city, sucks. But there's plenty to do if you're creative. There is a very, very large hiking scene. There are also plenty of opp...Read full comment

“The JMU campus is B-E-A-Utiful! I don't know what people are talking abouut when they say there isn't anything to do. I can walk to Walmart, Ross, etc...Read full comment

“JMU is a nice school if you are from a small town or came here with friends. I am an out of state student and everyone already had their group of frie...Read full comment

“Ok JMU is not the best academic school but it is on par with schools like Virginia tech and better than vcu. It's the Jersey people here that make it ...Read full comment

“I chose JMU because of its ISAT program. I initially chose Virginia Tech because of its engineering program, however, I didn't know if that was exact...Read full comment

“JMU was a wonderful experience. The group of people who attend JMU are as varied as the locations they come from. Although many students are from VA, ...Read full comment

“JMU was great. Although diversity is lacking within the student body and the Northern Virginian conservatism is prevalent, a wonderful and strong gro...Read full comment

“Coming to this school was the worst decision I have ever made in my life. Yes, I did visit before I came to the school, and I did love the campus. Tha...Read full comment

“JMU is a great school. The motto of "all together one" covers it well. Its very much a community, and yet you still maintain your independence. Harris...Read full comment

“All in all, JMU is the place to be if you want to get away from major distractions such as that of a city. I am bored alot, so therefore I have to ent...Read full comment