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Michigan State University

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at MSU

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By Gender
MalesB+
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingB+
Agriculture/HorticultureB+
Animal StudiesC+
AnthropologyA+
Art & Design DepartmentB+
AstronomyA-
Automotive EngineeringA-
BiologyB+
Business - Management and AdministrationB+
Chemical EngineeringA-
ChemistryC
Civil EngineeringA-
CommunicationsB+
Computer EngineeringA-
Computer ScienceB+
CriminalA+
EconomicsB-
EducationB+
Electrical EngineeringB
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishB
FinanceA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcA
Geography and GeosciencesA
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A-
JournalismB+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B-
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringB+
Music - Composition/TheoryC
Music - PerformanceB
Music EducationA-
Natural ResourcesC
NursingB-
NutritionC+
OtherB
Perfomance ArtsB+
PhilosophyD+
PhysicsB
Political ScienceB+
PreDent and DentistryC-
PreLaw and LegalA-
PreMed and MedicalB+
PreVet and VeterinaryA
PsychologyB+
Public PolicyA
Social WorkA-
TelecommunicationsB+
UndecidedA
ZoologyB

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

Michigan State University
 B+
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B
Cornell University
 B
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Stanford University
 B+
University of Southern California
 B+
Yale University
 B+
Princeton University
 B
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

State has been a disappointment for me, but some of my friends really love it here. Those of us who don't tend to have the same complaint. In a plac...Read full comment
It's a given, this large university isn't for everyone. The school work is demanding but there is always time for fun - activities are provided both ...Read full comment
Pros: -Education - top notch here, there is a major for everyone, and if you decide to ever change, don't worry, there are advisors to help. -The ca...Read full comment
I chose MSU because it had the only accredited journalism school in Michigan and I couldn't afford to go out of state. (I attended in '94-'98.) But I ...Read full comment
... And it is definately a very good looking campus, lots of hot girls, and competition for guys ...Read full comment
I came from Chicago and the state of Michigan has some of the most close minded people and the economy is so terrible and affects the people around yo...Read full comment
Michigan State is awesome. It has a big campus but after your first couple weeks it really doesn't seem that bad and the campus itself is beautiful wi...Read full comment
Ignore the survey above... I did. I'm a '78 MSU alum and this an objective summary of Michigan State University... one shared by a growing number ...Read full comment
I made a huge mistake in going to MSU, I have been here for four years and only liked the first year. After time went on the city got very boring and...Read full comment
Wow. Michigan State University. If you want to go to school where EVERYONE is from the boring state Michigan. This is a great place for you. First of...Read full comment
Michigan State has its pros and cons. On one hand it's an enormous university set on a huge amount of land. There are loads of little parks and green ...Read full comment
I just thank my lucky stars I chose to attend this university. It's prepared me so much, and it has really helped when applying to med-schools, the n...Read full comment
I loved Michigan State -- seduced by beautiful campus in summer and the promise of scholarships, I wasn't disappointed. This school is big enough that...Read full comment
All in all I really liked MSU. My experiences here have been exactly what I thought it would be. MSU definitely provides the typical University expe...Read full comment
Overall, my first year here was awesome. I had a very quality experience and I know now why the MSU School of Education is the top in the country. T...Read full comment
This school definitely does not have the party reputation it used to, the course work is pretty challenging. The students here are generally friendly...Read full comment
Please do not ever live in University Housing, you are parying top dollar to live in a slum. This University is abeaurocracy that is incapable of solv...Read full comment
MSU is really a great place to go to school. I came here from out of state (VA) and would not change a thing if I were to go back and do it again. ...Read full comment
... The best thing about MSU is that there is really no competition, it is all up to you to do as well as you want to or need to without elitist idi...Read full comment
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