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      Caltech (California) reviews

      4.2

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (980 total reviews)
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      Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum

      77% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      Caltech (California) has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 980 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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      980 reviews
      5.0
      May 14, 2025

      Competitive

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive, smart, and hard working people

      Cons

      Fast working pace to keep up

      4.0
      May 6, 2025

      Great place for science and collaboration

      Postdoctoral researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The PhD students and postdocs in Caltech is super smart, hardworking, creative, and resourceful. They are surprisingly friendly, helpful, and always willing to collaborate. The environment is really great for science, research, and collaboration. Also, I was surprised to find that they also give good benefits. I have Roth IRA account from working at Caltech.

      Cons

      The campus itself is small, so Caltech doesn't have big core facilities like other big institutions. Also, since Caltech is such a renowned institution, I still feel pressured to bring my A game, especially as a postdoc.

      2.0
      Apr 30, 2025

      Questionable Worker Protections

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Obviously a prestigious university and good connections.

      Cons

      Lots of resistance to the union and other issues.

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