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Grand Valley State University

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at GVSU

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By Gender
MalesB-
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingB
AnthropologyA-
Art & Design DepartmentD+
Athletics/TrainingA-
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
ChemistryB
CommunicationsB-
Computer EngineeringA-
Computer ScienceB-
CriminalB-
EconomicsC+
EducationB-
Electrical EngineeringA-
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishB
FinanceA-
Geography and GeosciencesB+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B
JournalismA
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B
LinguisticsB
MathA
Mechanical EngineeringB-
Music - PerformanceA
Music EducationB-
NursingB
OtherA-
PharmacyB+
Political ScienceB-
PreLaw and LegalB+
PreMed and MedicalB
PreVet and VeterinaryA
PsychologyB
Public PolicyA-
School of InformationB-
Social WorkC-
SociologyB-
UndecidedB
Urban PlanningA-

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

Grand Valley State University
 B
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B

Michigan State University
 B+
Western Michigan University
 B
Central Michigan University
 B-
Harvard University
 B
Saginaw Valley State University
 B
New York University
 B
University of California - Berkeley
 B
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

I enjoyed my time at school here. The campus is nice. It is kind of it's own little world, but the bus system is built into our tuition, and it's just...Read full comment
GV was not my first choice school and it is definitely overrated. They boast about their outstanding academic programs and extracurricular activities,...Read full comment
This campus is ridiculous. It seriously should be a community college. So many of the students that go here come from small towns and are closed min...Read full comment
I honestly don't understand the complaints about GVSU. A) I don't feel like a number here. The people in my department are extremely caring and helpf...Read full comment
I am a junior at GVSU majoring in Public and Nonproft administration. After viewing many other schools and just stepping foot on this campus I knew th...Read full comment
Anyone commenting on the MIPs are obviously idiots. College isn't about parties and getting drunk. If you are getting drunk and being stupid about it ...Read full comment
Honestly, I love GVSU. You get a great education, the mixture of a big school but small classes, and everyone is great. Furthermore, the people compla...Read full comment
Grand Valley has many great clubs with friendly people, and a great sport programs. This campus is small (can walk across campus in 20min) but beaut...Read full comment
The school is aesthetically pleasing basically. I like the Allendale campus because of its looks. But there is practically no social life here. Allend...Read full comment
I love this school, the vast majority of students and faculty are all very helpful and nice. The campus is beautiful, everything is really new and kep...Read full comment
Even though I'm a first year, don't listen to the other first years. I guarantee you they wrote these comments in a time where they weren't fully adju...Read full comment
Completed BSN at this school, and while I got the degree I needed to get into graduate school, the rest of my experience at GVSU was pretty dull. Gra...Read full comment
I haven't even completed my first year yet and I already have negative attributes toward Grand Valley. The students here are just as awful as those in...Read full comment
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