Collaboration/Competitive at Virginia Commonwealth University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at VCU

By Gender

Males	B-
Females	B-

By Major

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

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

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

Collaboration/Competitive

“VCU... an experience truly like no other. In both good and bad ways... Con's: - Not your classic college experience. If you're expecting to have m...Read full comment

“There are just so many things right here and so many things wrong. It should be noted that I'm not bashing VCU. It's a very good school with decent pr...Read full comment

“I transferred to VCU after a negative experience at another university. VCU was my safety-school, it is in-state and the tuition is less than many oth...Read full comment

“Basically a commuter school in the heart of the city.The tuition rate goes pretty high every year. The likely hood of getting into the classes needed ...Read full comment

“I am a senior who is considering VCU after just moving to VA this year. I recently went to visit the campus: Richmond is an okay city its not like ne...Read full comment

“I went to this school for my graduate study in Urban and Regional Planning. This program is in a single word "nice". The most positive factors that I ...Read full comment

“You hear so much about VCU having top notch art, engineering, and medical programs, and that if you major in anything else you're better off attending...Read full comment

“My department is being run straight into the ground. I was in a very competitive IB program in high school and I got a scholarship here and chose it d...Read full comment

“VCU prepared me well in so many ways for the "real world". I found the education to be very practical and intensive (Communication Arts and Design), a...Read full comment

“VCU is what you make of it. I wanted to go to VCU because of all the opportunities for internships in Richmond, and that's exactly what I'm getting. I...Read full comment

“I came from out of state without knowing ANYONE attending the school. Within about two months I had two tight-knit friend groups: one within my major ...Read full comment

“ I'm leaving VCU with a little bit of pain but a mountain of relief. I was so happy and comfortable at this school. I was a person that just genuinel...Read full comment

“I was a bit hesitant to attend VCU because I'm from the country and It's right in the middle of downtown Richmond VA, but I think I am happy with my c...Read full comment

“I love VCU. I will always love VCU. I hope you eager students looking up reviews on universities will consider VCU. My first recommendation: Don't lis...Read full comment

“When I first came to VCU fall of 2003, I loved it. VCU was still a mess back then, but I think it was better. I knew a lot of people from HS who were ...Read full comment

“I'm amazed by many of the comments here. As a law student at the University of Pittsburgh,my VCU education has served me well. If you are a sheltered...Read full comment

“VCU is an awesome institution. It is in the city, has wonderful academic programs, comprised of a unique, diverse student body, and provides an overa...Read full comment

“VCU is interesting in the way that some departments are outright amazing, while others are lacking somewhat. However, there is so much culture and div...Read full comment

“Well, I am an older, life-long student who was looking to finish up an Accounting degree. Previously, I had attended eight or so other schools withou...Read full comment

“When I chose VCU as my school, I was expecting to go to a very "cool" university. Unfortunately, I have found that "cool" is not how I would describe ...Read full comment

“I'm shocked at all of the negative reviews on here! I also find them kind of funny because they are so laughably untrue. These people are CRAZY! VC...Read full comment

“The location of the campus is nice. It is in the middle of richmond and there is always something to do here. you mostly will never get bored in the c...Read full comment

“I really hate this university. I came here to do a post-bac program so i would be prepared to take my MCATS and they just don't have it together. I gr...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. I am from a very very sm...Read full comment

“I'm going to be honest because I wish someone would have been with me. The school is ginormous. Many class sizes exceed 250 students. In said classes,...Read full comment

“I will try to be as fair and objective on this school although I don't have good things to say about it. (The first three paragraphs are on my coursew...Read full comment

“Listen up, because I'm going to tell you the straight truth about VCU: if you are a xenophobic kid from the suburbs, egocentric or just generally "nor...Read full comment

“When I first came to VCU fall of 2003, I loved it. VCU was still a mess back then, but I think it was better. I knew a lot of people from HS who were ...Read full comment

“Like any other college, you experience here will be what you decide to make of it. The University however definitely does its part in fostering an en...Read full comment

“Ok so I am going to rate VCU as neutral. It is an ok school. Not great but ok. I have completed 3 years here and next year will be my last (thank god)...Read full comment

“VCU is amazing and I would not be succeeding as much as I am now if I had ended up anywhere else. VCU is not a school in a 'college town' where the to...Read full comment

“I was an instate student going to VCU. I had some friends coming into VCU, however most of them did not stay my friends. Overall I really liked my pr...Read full comment

“I am currently a student at VCU and i LIKE it. Socially, this is a great school. It is very clique-y though, but with that said i'm sure you'll find...Read full comment

“Ok so I would like to clarify a few things that people have made with the negativity towards VCU. 1. The graduation rate is low because yes lot...Read full comment

“Oh boy. Having just finished my freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University, already I've been scrambling to transfer somewhere else. VCU is a...Read full comment

“I'm not a city person. That being said I really love Richmond, there's so much to do you will never be bored if you're open to exploring and trying ne...Read full comment

“I think the thing about VCU is that it is whatever you want it to be. Everything at this school is in YOUR hands. You are in charge of your education....Read full comment

“On the University - VCU is a growing institution. There's always construction of something going on. There isn't much of a campus, though they do ...Read full comment