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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

      Ratings by category

      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
      Feb 22, 2024

      PhD student

      Phd graduate student
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great community and nice people and faculty

      Cons

      The town is too small and far away from big cities

      2.0
      Feb 19, 2024

      Penn State underpays, but the benefits are great.

      Associate professor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great campus. Safe, collaborative working environment. Benefits are superb.

      Cons

      Too much emphasis on DEIB, ESG, and sustainability and other "nice-to-haves", and not enough emphasis on the good old basics of readin', writin', and 'rithmetic (aka English, Science, Math, Econ). And far too much money wasted on these "nice-to-haves" to the detriment of must-have mission critical disciplines. Insufficient raises and salaries for the mission-critical subject teachers and few promotion possibilites.

      1.0
      Feb 2, 2024

      Very low pay

      Administrative support 3
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Tuition discount is 75% limit to 5 classes in an academic year for the employee. The healthcare is decent.

      Cons

      Very low pay and no chance for a raise unless you change jobs within the university. But even then you can only hope for a 7-8% raise. Unless you’re important like an athletic coach. You pay for parking monthly that’s no where near your place of work.

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