Is Georgetown University a good company to work for?

Georgetown University has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,301 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% 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 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Georgetown University?

66% 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 tuition reimbursement" ((in 184 reviews)); "Flexible hours and an option for remote work make this part time position perfect for a college student." ((in 65 reviews)); "Colleagues, students and staff are great." ((in 63 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and the neighborhood." ((in 50 reviews)); "Good work environment and good" ((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 149 reviews)); "Low salary and not competitive" ((in 116 reviews)); "Parking at GU is expensive and sometimes requires shuttles from an off campus satellite parking lot." ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 25 reviews)); "over and low compensation" ((in 16 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

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Georgetown University reviews

4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,053 total reviews)

Robert M. Groves

72% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Georgetown University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,053 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).

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2K reviews

2.0

Mar 2, 2023

Good Benefits, But Management is in Disarray

Clinical research coordinator

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Pros

The benefits are nice and most departments are open to letting their staff work from home when there is no reason to be on site.

Cons

The university has had a lot of high turnover in recents years since and have had a hard time keeping good employees with them. I have seen employees join departments and leave within months due to lack of training and support. This coupled with a mountain of work and the added expectation of fixing the mistakes of all the previous employees before them, it's no wonder people are leaving for better opportunities.

2.0

Feb 28, 2023

Toxic Workplace Culture

Office manager

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Pros

It's been a couple years, so this may have changed since I worked there, but at the time, they offered great benefits. A choice of 3 health insurance options, retirement match up to 10% and all you had to contribute was 3% to get it, and free tuition after a year of working there.

Cons

This was one of the most toxic places I've ever worked. The School of Foreign Service is known for high employee turnover. It's a caste system, where professors have all the power, students are secondary, and staff are the lowest on the totem pole. Everything is contracted out so it would take 3 weeks to get a lightbulb changed, performance evaluations are extremely biased, and if a manager wants you gone, she will get her way.

4.0

Feb 23, 2023

Graduate School Experience

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great environment for learning and great supportive community

Cons

Long hours and mimimal time for other things. Can be extremely underpaid for the amount of work that we do.

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