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      4.0

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (5,433 total reviews)
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      Lee C. Bollinger

      61% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

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      Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,433 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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      4.0
      Oct 1, 2015

      Great Institution, terrible politics

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Amazing library and facilities for grad students

      Cons

      Anti-union culture amongst tenured profs and the admin higher ups. Terrible administrative bloat--lots of incompetent people filling the deans' offices. Within departments (at least humanities), admin is much more competent.

      5.0
      Sep 22, 2015

      TA

      Graduate teaching assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - great access to teachers - flexible hours - respected position

      Cons

      - can end up with a professor who is highly demanding/erratic

      3.0
      Sep 21, 2015

      Former Grad student, current post-doc

      Postdoctoral research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Collaborative environment, great scientists. Facilities are generally good.

      Cons

      bureaucracy is needlessly complicated and disorganized- purchasing and IT departments especially. Pay is low for a school in NYC, especially at the postdoctoral level.

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