Penn State reviews

4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,981 total reviews)
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Eric J. Barron

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,981 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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2.0
Sep 29, 2011

High Burnout

Anonymous employee
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Pros

short commute tuition discount for family

Cons

keep adding more and more responsibilities while increasing student population and not hiring more staff no pay raises for several years backstabbing academic snobbery

2.0
Sep 23, 2011

Graduate students are slaves

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you are absolutely sure you want to follow an academic career path then PSU is a reasonable choice. Decently cheap location, diverse departments ect.

Cons

Location, not very many activities to do. Nearest large cities are four plus hours away. Also signing contracts that were not all terms are honored by direct managment is a reall issue.

3.0
Sep 21, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

State College is a very cheap place to live. The pay is good enough to have a compfortable lifestyle in State College.

Cons

It become too monotonous if you are doing the same job. State college is a college town and does not have a city lifestyle.

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