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      Cornell University

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      Cornell University reviews

      4.3

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (3,703 total reviews)

      Martha E. Pollack

      71% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Cornell University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,703 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cornell 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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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      5.0
      Apr 3, 2026

      Good Job

      Assistant professor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lighter teaching load than state school. Great facilities. I like all of the people in my department. Pension in CALS. Well resourced for research.

      Cons

      Extremely privileged students. I do not teach but have heard from other profs that while some students are great, others are uncommonly entitled compared to other places they have worked (high ranking state flagships).

      3.0
      Mar 24, 2026

      Great benefits. RUN from finance positions

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Varies widely depending on department and college, but you will probably be working with interesting and passionate people. Solid benefits. Pretty secure place to work as a LGBTQ+ gender-nonconforming person.

      Cons

      Some critical pieces of the university run on the oldest software you can imagine, and now they're trying to replace it all with Workday, which is notoriously user-unfriendly. My experience in finance was that it was a high-stress position where you were responsible for a lot but had no actual power to change things. Leadership often tone-deaf when it comes to staff. For 2026 benefits, they nearly doubled health insurance premiums for employees with almost no warning - an actually historic increase, even compared to the Great Recession years. You will pay to park on campus and it will cost more every year, while Cornell haggles with TCAT over how much to fund public transit. If your manager is a control freak, you will not be allowed to work from home.

      5.0
      Mar 18, 2026

      Good school

      Swe intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a good school with strong CS

      Cons

      It can feel competitive at times

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