Is Georgetown University a good company to work for?

Georgetown University has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,298 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Georgetown University to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Georgetown University have been left by employees working as Student Worker , Teaching Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant .

Does Georgetown University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Georgetown University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Georgetown University. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Georgetown University?

65% of Georgetown University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Georgetown University 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Georgetown University?

Research Assistant (128) , Teaching Assistant (46) , Director (38) , Graduate Student (37) , Graduate Research Assistant (31) , Administrative Assistant (29) , Program Coordinator (28) , Assistant Director (27) , Associate Director (26) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (25) , Research Associate (25) , Student Worker (22) , Intern (21) , Adjunct Professor (19) , Postdoctoral Fellow (18)

What are the pros of working at Georgetown University according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and paid leave are available along with many community social groups." ((in 184 reviews)); "Flexible hours and an option for remote work make this part time position perfect for a college student." ((in 72 reviews)); "Colleagues, students and staff are great." ((in 66 reviews)); "Good work environment and good" ((in 45 reviews)); "The Center for Multicultural Equity and Access has a great staff and really cares about its students." ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Georgetown University according to real employee reviews?

"Huge preference for high turnover and working underpaid staff to do multiple jobs and eventually hire unskilled new hires for low pay." ((in 143 reviews)); "Low salary and not competitive" ((in 113 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 23 reviews)); "over and low compensation" ((in 17 reviews)); "They settle to keep the "brand" intact and do nothing to address the issues raised or work with bad managers to become good managers." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Georgetown University layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Georgetown University layoffs and their outlook for job security at Georgetown University in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Georgetown University locations?

Washington , Georgetown , New York , Arlington , Alexandria , Washington Dt , Kendall Park , Union , Richmond , Williamsburg , Annandale , Ashburn , Fairfax , Sterling , Woodbridge , Belgium , Georgetown , Charlotte , Cary , Houston , Katy , Little Rock , Costa , Arcadia , El Monte , Los Angeles , Riverside , San Diego , San Francisco , San Jose

Georgetown University reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,051 total reviews)

Robert M. Groves

72% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,051 reviews)

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Georgetown University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,051 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Georgetown University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jul 26, 2023

A bad career move for most

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Most administrative positions are extremely easy and work-life balance is very strong. - Benefits are decent (good healthcare options, 403b match is 10% on 3%) but have declined (tuition reimbursement dropped from 100% to 90%). - Job security is extremely high. - Most positions can be hybrid.

Cons

- Salaries have declined from poor, pre-pandemic, to abysmal. Not competitive within higher ed, let alone the job market at large. - As a result, we struggle to hire and countless positions remain unfilled since nobody wants to take such low pay in a fairly still-strong job market. - Few professional development opportunities exist (outside of using the tuition benefit to get a degree and leave) and most employees won't see much room for advancement.

1.0

Jul 19, 2023

Save yourself and don’t apply.

Clinical research coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot, and make connections with patients.

Cons

Hr is nonexistent Complaints are ignored No work life balance Very low retention rate, people keep quitting due to the high work load and horrible management and you are left doing the work of others with no pay increase. Parking also sucks

1.0

Jun 1, 2023

Terrible pay, that’s why they hide salaries.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Uh, not sure. The campus can be pretty. I don’t have to work outside working hours.

Cons

The pay is really bad, which is why they don’t post their salaries. Very inefficient operations. Terrible job posting are vague about responsibilities for a reason. Rat and roach sightings. Deteriorating buildings in main campus. Obsessed with buying new buildings despite declining enrollment. Adverse to technology, in the administration and teaching space.

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