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Columbia University reviews

4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,435 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

61% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,435 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
2.0
Dec 4, 2025

Challenging environment now

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart people work there and it's a great learning environment.

Cons

A lot of politics and low pay; poor management skills.

3.0
Dec 2, 2025

Great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

forward thinking boundary pushing critical thinking

Cons

way too expensive, offices lack communication between them

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