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Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,708 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

90% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,708 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Oct 6, 2015

Good and not-so-good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a big organization with lots of opportunities for professional growth.

Cons

The focus is put on research and big grants, so teaching receives less support. Also, when confronted with problematic students, it takes a lot to get support from higher-up.

4.0
Oct 6, 2015

Research assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and very nice staff and the research was very useful for the community as well as others.

Cons

Not as engaging/management didn't keep you working constantly there were n=many gaps in what they needed done

5.0
Oct 5, 2015

RA

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good environment, nice professors, good benifites

Cons

not really, too much work, too cold

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