Penn State reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,986 total reviews)
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Eric J. Barron

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,986 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Penn State 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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5K reviews
3.0
May 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excelent lab, good co-workers and nice environment. The University is nice and have a good infra-structure.

Cons

Bureacracy for foreigners, social life is not very active and the winter can be too harsh.

3.0
May 4, 2014

Great University.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Demanding tasks Noteworthy Feedback

Cons

Higher Ups are snobby

4.0
Apr 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sure, I got a ton of experience, but most of it is useless, unfortunately.

Cons

As any graduate student knows, the pay is low, the hours are long, and the demand is unbelievable. Some might argue it's not worth it.

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