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Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,701 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,701 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
1.0
Oct 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I work with some of the most interesting and fascinating intelligent people. It's in a great location and the benefits are great.

Cons

A poisonous work environment is pervasive stemming from poor mid to high level management. There are many managers without any skills to lead people. President Brown knows about them and... does... nothing. IT management is incompetent at most levels, they seem to reward yes-people and smooth talkers more than the people who take pride in their work. IT on the med campus is in disarray and the university management does nothing about it and they do nothing to make it appealing to anyone who could come in and make it work. Horrible place to work and the frustrating thing is that it would be so easy to make it great. President Brown (and other senior people) clearly don't care or if they do they have a weird way of expressing it.

3.0
Aug 16, 2011

Fair to Good.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits at BU are excellent. Health insurance, tuition remission, flexible hours and amble vacation time, including intersession.

Cons

The salaries at Boston University are terribly low.

5.0
Oct 20, 2025

Part-time Worker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Remote - Flexible - Understanding, good team

Cons

I don't have one yet

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