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 been stable over the past 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 4% 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?

"The benefits are great such as dental and medical." ((in 181 reviews)); "Flexible hours and an option for remote work make this part time position perfect for a college student." ((in 64 reviews)); "Colleagues, students and staff are great." ((in 62 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and the neighborhood." ((in 46 reviews)); "Work life balance is great; students are great" ((in 43 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 151 reviews)); "Low salary and not competitive" ((in 116 reviews)); "Senior leadership focuses on the students and forgets about its staff who work tirelessly to keep the University running." ((in 26 reviews)); "over and low compensation" ((in 17 reviews)); "No training to carry on to another job." ((in 11 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

4.0

Nov 8, 2023

Intellectual Work Culture

Assistant director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Progressive and intellectually stimulating. 2) Community-driven with an open culture of discussing the lives of students, staff, and faculty. 3) Amazing students who come from every country you can imagine. 4) Great exposure, often holding events with the world's leading names.

Cons

1) There is a palpable difference between being faculty and staff in terms of priveleges. 2) Sometimes the small size of the workplace can have its drawbacks in terms of lack of privacy. 3) There is an uneven workload depending on the department you are in. 4) It does not seem attractive to young people to work there.

5.0

Sep 27, 2023

Student RA

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, great salary, Flexible hours

Cons

Toxic environment, Administration is incompetent A lot of free loaders in the administration

3.0

Jul 12, 2014

Good place to get experience

Library

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Diverse community from the DC and Nova areas -Interesting work, if you like working with the areas of science, politics and religion -incredibly sharp yet humble people to work with -hard-working people -lots of nice events to attend, and a lot of holiday time off, and also -pretty good benefits, but it depends on your position -almost impossible to get fired: you really have to try hard to get canned from this place, which is both good and bad in certain situations

Cons

-Georgetown lowballs almost everyone they try to hire. In a city as overpriced as DC/Nova, this is absolutely insulting, especially considering how expensive their tuition is -DC/Nova is overpriced -Some gossip and office drama in certain departments, but overall, not too bad -Parking is so expensive that it is impossible for most employees to drive, so you are forced to take the metro and/or buses -some of the students come from extremely wealthy families and are unpleasant to be around if you're a normal person

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