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Northwestern University reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,087 total reviews)
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Michael Schill

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Northwestern University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern 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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4K reviews
2.0
Mar 10, 2023
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Pros

None. I couldn’t even write a review about working here if I wanted to

Cons

I have applied to Northwestern dozens of times over the past year. I have gone through the interview process 3 different times and have been ghosted every single time. No matter where I was in the interview process. Coming from a big ten myself, that kind of behavior is incredibly disrespectful and shocking coming from another big ten university. They’re charging more in tuition than they’ll pay ya.

1.0
Dec 11, 2022

Sticker shock and buyer's remorse

Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are relatively good compared to peer institutions.

Cons

Toxic work environment. Human Resources is there to protect the university and it's interests, not the employee. Middle management fails at addressing and resolving workers issues.

2.0
Dec 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The alumni are amazing, great school spirit, not difficult to engage them. Team members are great people! Evanston development colleagues are incredibly wonderful, they value team spirit. Most of the Deans are easy to work with and are a delight. The overall reputation of the institution is great! The Development Office leaders Bob and David are amazing people. Truly an inspiration.

Cons

The pay is total trash. The regional offices are paid significantly lower than industry standards. How can you live in NYC or the West Coast on 70k? Starting pay for an MGO in Chicago/Evanston is $50k. If you take the job do it for the sake of the experience, but then move on.

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