employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Harvard University

Is this your company?

Harvard University reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(4,067 total reviews)

Alan Garber

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Harvard University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,067 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Harvard 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

4K reviews
5.0
May 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Harvard is a great place to work. Superior benefits, supportive work environment and many opportunities for cultural enrichment on campus!

Cons

There really are not any cons here except for low salaries. There is ample opportunity to move around if the current position is not quite the right fit.

1.0
Jan 8, 2017

Not a place for young people/early career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Harvard administrative jobs are great for people coming in at the Director level or above and know the ins and outs (and frustrations) of working in higher ed. For everyone else, those looking for a pretty secure administrative desk job with decent benefits will consider Harvard a great environment. Mobility can be found, but it's glacially slow by today's standards, and extremely political.

Cons

Extremely hierarchical, very slow pace, no change, not a stimulating environment. Not an environment for new college grads looking to get marketable skills outside of administration.

1.0
Oct 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not many it was a basic 9 - 5 job with no perks or benefits only good thing I could think of was the facility was nice

Cons

Very isolated not much teamwork there all the veteran techs really stayed to themselves and did there own thing and this includes management

Viewing 91 - 93 of 4,067 Reviews

Glassdoor has 4,614 Harvard University reviews submitted anonymously by Harvard University employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Harvard University is right for you.