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Midwestern University reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)
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Kathleen H. Goeppinger

64% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Midwestern University has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Midwestern 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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185 reviews
4.0
Jul 16, 2015

Research Associate

Recommend
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Pros

Schedule flexibility, Campus-wide activities, big emphasis on health and wellness

Cons

lack of growth availability. Your experience also depends heavily on which PIs you work for and in what department. It can either be great or awful. High turnover rates in many labs.

3.0
May 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

generous PTO, generous retirement options, good work-life balance, pretty campus. helping students succeed in their healthcare career journey, decent supervisors make up for poor business practices here. OK yearly raises.

Cons

Since COVID, things have been very different at MWU. There is a large disparity between faculty and staff. faculty are able to do what they want and abuse WFH privileges- the amount of days they are able to WFH are unclear because it seems to vary week to week depending on the faculty member along with creating their own daily schedule, there is no consistency. meanwhile, staff must punch in like robots and sit around for 2-3 hours until faculty begin their day which is usually around lunchtime when most staff take their breaks. there is a lot of wasted time and a lot of complaining that things cannot get done due to other university obligations. issues amongst faculty are not dealt with accordingly and creates a hostile environment. there is no onboarding with other staff or faculty to get used to the procedures, you are thrown into it, not sure who to ask for help and must learn from your inevitable mistakes with little direction.

1.0
Mar 1, 2023

Systemic issues, racist employer

Recommend
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Pros

Pays well, good retirement benefits, manageable workload

Cons

Faculty are leaving left and right, despite the decent pay. That should tell you something. People who get promoted are those who are willing to "look the other way" on this diploma mill & drink the blue cool-aid. They rise to the level of their incompetence, and faculty who are more capable & caring are pushed out with the hostile, hostile work environment. Students of color are also either forced out or asked to take on immense amounts of emotional labor, only to have their voices discredited.

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