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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at JMU
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By Gender
MaleC+
FemaleC
 
By Major
AccountingC-
AnthropologyC
Art & Design DepartmentC-
Athletics/TrainingC+
BiologyC
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
ChemistryC-
CommunicationsC-
EconomicsB-
EducationB-
EnglishA
FinanceC+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcC
Geography and GeosciencesA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B-
JournalismB-
KinesiologyC
MathC
Music EducationC+
Nuclear EngineeringB
NursingB
OtherB-
Perfomance ArtsC
Physical Therapy/Exercise ScienceA-
PhysicsD+
Political ScienceC-
PsychologyC+
School of InformationC+
SociologyC
UndecidedC+
 

Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

James Madison University
 C+
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

George Washington University
 A-
University of Virginia
 B+
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 B-
University of Delaware
 B-
College of William and Mary
 C
Boston College
 A-
Saint Mary's College of California
 C
F
A+

Quotes touching on Surrounding City

“... Harrisonburg is called the friendly city for a reason ...”
 
“... The surrounding area does what it can to cater to students since they expand the size of the city by 1/4 during the school year ...”
 
“... Traffic in H'burg is horrible, mostly due to JMU being smack in the middle of the city ...”
 
“... Harrisonburg really is the "Friendly City" although JMU students seem to, for the most part, not exploit such a great town for any more than the...”
 
“... I am actually considering transferring next semester because I so desperately want to be in a city surrounded by more diverse settings ...”
 
“... As others have said, the surrounding city isn't the most exciting ...”
 
“... 4)the city of harrisonburg is lame, but our parties kick ass so nobody even seems to notice/care ...”
 
“... There are a lot of parties, but the surrounding city and school admin are clamping down regarding alcohol policies and the like ...”
 
“... All in all, JMU is the place to be if you want to get away from major distractions such as that of a city ...”
 
“... This place is truly a hellhole manifestation of people who lack the mental capacity to think for themselves ...”
 
“... However, I definitely am looking at grad schools with more than 1,000 black people and it definitely has to be the city ...”
   

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