employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Boston University

Is this your company?

Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,702 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

92% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,702 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews
4.0
Dec 13, 2013

A good place to start.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, such as health insurance, vacation days, sick days, etc. Chance to have tuition remission so that you can have free education.

Cons

Pay is below average. Not much chance to go upper level. If you're on technical direction position but not as a faculty, it's not stable.

3.0
Dec 4, 2013

Pay isn't enough to live comfortably in Boston

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You live in Boston and BU is a pretty solid school

Cons

Cost of living in Boston is expensive

5.0
Dec 4, 2013

great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun place to work as a student!

Cons

limits to what a student can do with employment

Viewing 3514 - 3516 of 3,702 Reviews

Glassdoor has 4,088 Boston University reviews submitted anonymously by Boston University employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Boston University is right for you.