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      4.2

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (4,977 total reviews)
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      Eric J. Barron

      77% approve of CEO

      58% 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
      5.0
      May 12, 2010

      The MRL is a wonderful place to work with a great reputation.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The materials research lab is one of the best in the country and provides some of the best faculty and equipment around.

      Cons

      there really arent many significant downsides. one maybe the location of state college which is not close to any industrial hot spots in case you are looking for a job.

      3.0
      Apr 16, 2010

      Grad Student Research Assistant

      Research assistant
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      Pros

      Working as a research assistant is a great way to get your tuition paid for and make a little bit of money.

      Cons

      This is obviously just a temporary situation until you finish your degree, not a career. It would probably be difficult to live on this pay alone.

      3.0
      Apr 10, 2010

      A very typical graduate school in the USA

      Teaching assistant
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      Pros

      Some departments (like gravity institute and materials/nanoscience) have world-class credentials, and therefore you will too if you finish your degree there. University's emphasis on bottom line means you need never shortchange your research by taking the extra time to teach a subject competently (don't worry, your students would rather be somewhere else as well). Unless you deliberately live far from campus, everything is within walking distance of everything else, or at most you'll have a 20-minute bus commute in the morning.

      Cons

      Godawful insurance benefits (foreign nationals can't even get those, and must purchase their own unsubsidized plan in order to be hired). 75-100 hour weeks during crunches, which last between 1 week and 1 year. Located in a midwestern college town: if you are single, there's not much to do, and if you have a family, you'll be afraid to take them more than a block from home.

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