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Caltech (California) reviews

4.2

74% would recommend to a friend

(979 total reviews)
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Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum

77% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Caltech (California) has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 979 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltech (California) 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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979 reviews
3.0
Sep 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the staff — department admins, the diversity center, HR, etc — and the occasional professor genuinely care about the students. The campus is beautiful and there are lots of brilliant, quirky people.

Cons

The culture is not very inclusive and is very competitive. Sexism and homophobia are too common. Arrogance is rampant and can create toxic environments. Don’t expect to learn from most classes. There are a few passionate educators but almost no one is *really* paid to teach. Some professors are well known for exploitative practices so always speak to other students before signing on with an advisor.

5.0
Mar 1, 2018

Graduate student

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very collaborative environment. Resources are available whenever you need it. Fellow students are also very understanding and open to diversity.

Cons

Being one of the best science and technology schools, Caltech hosts a very specific group of people. I found students don't enjoy conversation outside of science. Also, even though students are not really competing, you would normally be peer-pressured to work much harder than usual.

1.0
Feb 15, 2018

Toxic work environmenr

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great research projects. Top scientists to work with.

Cons

Toxic environment. Long working hours. PIs abuse their postdocs.

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