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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,432 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia 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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5K reviews
4.0
Oct 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours, small team, no limits on tenure before applying for different positions

Cons

Bad apple syndrome - If you are hired by a department with a bad reputation, that reputation will follow you wherever you go. You have to do alot to distinguish yourself as different from your colleagues (when they are know for being poor workers.0

4.0
Aug 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great place to work and live. Depending on your status as a researcher your sponsoring department/institute should provide you with housing that is very nice and relatively inexpensive. The benefits package is also really nice with regards to the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance, especially in comparison to other comparable schools.

Cons

The standards for work ethic are set very high and you might not have a lot of freedom to enjoy your life and family. There is no retirement compensation for post-docs.

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