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Liberty University

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Liberty University reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,732 total reviews)
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Dr. Dondi E. Costin

93% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Liberty University has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,732 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Liberty 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
Jun 8, 2017

Problems in IT Dev

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Coworkers are genuinely nice. Usually a stress-free environment.

Cons

No performance reviews or opportunities for salary increases even though reviews were promised bi-annually. Wasted money on You Matter events. Wasted money on college infrastructure. Management refuses to fight for their employees' needs. Lack of encouragement to seek out and obtain certifications. Lack of parking spots even though we're required to pay for our own parking spots.

3.0
Sep 8, 2016

It's a good place to start, then leave

Business data analyst
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Pros

Because of the pay scale difference, even in comparison to other higher ed institutions in the area, Liberty can't really hire people with experience. They don't come to LU unless they want their kids to go to school for free, they are personally involved in the school/Thomas Road, or can't escape Lynchburg. This makes it easy to find entry level jobs that will train you in a desired field. You can get 4-5 years of experience with industry standard software and applications, then move on.

Cons

-Because of the high overturn in IT/IS, good people are constantly being replaced by inexperienced staff. -Upper management are untrustworthy -Upper management do not care about staff -The pay is awful -You have to pay for parking

3.0
Dec 9, 2015

Expect Better From a Christian Institution

Professional advisor
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Pros

The people that I worked with were wonderful, as were the students. That was by far the best part of the experience The educational benefits would be great in some circumstances, but when you are working for peanuts, you can't use education benefits to feed your Children.

Cons

Liberty stacks its management with "true believers." I saw qualified candidates repeatedly denied promotions in favor of those that would not make waves. In my experience, leadership above first level supervisors would tolerate unthinkable levels of incompetence to keep the people they liked in positions of authority. Liberty drastically under-pays its employees, because there is a never ending supply of fresh college grads that need jobs and want to work for a Christian institution. They play the "ministry" card to guilt trip people into not asking to be paid industry standards for the work they do. After struggling to pay the bills for three years, I had no choice but to leave, and even now, I am not sure if I can fully recover financially from that time working for so little. By contrast, I walked into a blue-collar position with no experience where they paid me more than I made at liberty with a Bachelor's degree.

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