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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
4.0
Aug 21, 2015

Excellent Benefits

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Pros

20 vacation days/year PLUS Intersession (the week between Christmas & New Years) AND 11 add'l holidays (not including Christmas/New Years) Generous sick time Outstanding retirement package, vests immediately Salary is competitive with corporate environments 2-3% raise each year is typical There are tons of job openings to choose from if you need a change, but want to stay at BU Laidback environment Low stress 35 hour workweek Access to music school practice rooms Orientation includes 2 free tickets to the Huntington Theatre and BU sports games Right on the green line

Cons

Nearly an hour T ride from North Station, for those who take the train in Culture is different from department to department and manager to manager People tend to stay forever, so the atmosphere can start to feel a little stale

1.0
Aug 20, 2015

Graduate student perspective

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Intelligent professors, strong organic faculty

Cons

Location is too close to the city, faculty in the organic department have been leaving and are less established than previously were

5.0
Aug 19, 2015

Research Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have learnt many experiences.

Cons

I can't think of any cons.

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