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Columbia University reviews

4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,439 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 5,439 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
Oct 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and great medical benefits

Cons

My manager was so micromanaging and psychologically toxic/borderline abusive. And the rest of my team just accepted this behavior willingly and some even emulated the behaviors. I resisted normalizing this as I’ve had previous jobs that actually respected me, but seeing the rest of the team felt like a bit like syndrome. This school can be very productivity driven & not so focused on the actual mental wellbeing of staff. You have to just decide what your priorities are and whether the prestige & income is worth the likely long-term burnout.

4.0
Oct 12, 2025

benefits

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

union members hold you down

Cons

do not be afraid to take a stand

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