Penn State reviews

4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,981 total reviews)
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Eric J. Barron

72% approve of CEO

55% 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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5K reviews
3.0
Oct 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best thing about working at PSU is the vacation and sick leave. With holidays, it totals a 49 (ish) days / year. Creative and smart people work here. Most international students are great to work with and are motivated to succeed.

Cons

Low pay for the job and there are high stakes for mistakes in this role. The administration does not recognize/reward that they could not have the billions (BILLIONS) of dollars come to the university without International Student Advisers keeping government regulations and advising students to do so. There is no opportunity to advance out of this role.

4.0
Oct 15, 2025

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Community is great here as well as the eduction

Cons

Small city and transportation is not that supported

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