Penn State reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,976 total reviews)
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Eric J. Barron

77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,976 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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4.0
Jul 19, 2010

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Pros

The culture of being in a college atmosphere - everyone is very excited to be there and knows the true reason you work there is for the love of Penn State.

Cons

While I worked as an intern, there was no salary paid - that was probably the only negative. Outside of that, it was a great experience.

4.0
May 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong faculty Decent reputation Many opportunities to collaborate with expert from other fields University is particually strong in material science/engineering

Cons

The local is kind of bad, in the middle of no where The weather is ok, except the winter is too long

3.0
Apr 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.

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