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      4.2

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,977 total reviews)
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      Eric J. Barron

      73% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,977 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
      4.0
      Aug 11, 2010

      Penn State: Nice place for graduate school

      Research assistant
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      Pros

      Quiet and safe college town, beautiful scenery, friendly neighborhood, relatively low living cost, good football team, relatively close to NYC and Philly

      Cons

      Long and cold winter, apartment rent keeps increasing and many apartments are not tenant friendly, crowded in football weekends, in the middle of nowhere

      4.0
      Aug 3, 2010

      Good place to work just for a few years

      Graduate research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great university and excellent infrastructures and locations. State College is one of the safest places to live in the USA. Medical/Dental benefits are also excellent and generous. Professors and academic directors are always aware of the good work.

      Cons

      The pay is very low, even though private industry sponsors most of the projects and Leader Investigators receive a good portion of it. Besides being low, the are never adjusted even for the annual inflation rate, which is just unfair. Things don't move very quickly and the opportunities to grow to upper levels are very very limited.

      4.0
      Jul 29, 2010

      Great balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The University is great at providing ample opportunities for research to coincide with work. They value time and effort and are willing to be flexible for tests and assignments.

      Cons

      It is a little difficult to get intot the programs offered. Typically, you have to know somebody. There aren't too many promotions available for students, either.

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