Is Princeton University a good company to work for?

Princeton University has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,913 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at Princeton University to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Princeton University have been left by employees working as Lecturer , Research Intern and Student Worker .

Does Princeton University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Princeton University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Princeton University. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Princeton University?

88% of Princeton University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Princeton University 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Princeton University?

Postdoctoral Research Associate (104) , Graduate Student (98) , Research Assistant (75) , PhD Student (63) , PhD Graduate Student (56) , Graduate Research Assistant (43) , Postdoctoral Fellow (40) , PhD Candidate (25) , Researcher (25) , Postdoctoral Researcher (20) , Research Specialist (19) , Research Associate (16) , Associate Research Scholar (15) , Lecturer (15) , Associate Director (14)

What are the pros of working at Princeton University according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and even if people don't do their work you will never get fired" ((in 168 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 111 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great research environment and colleagues" ((in 57 reviews)); "The pay was good for the hours and amount of work." ((in 51 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Princeton University according to real employee reviews?

"Research lab salaries are low" ((in 52 reviews)); "Management is always willing to see how they can be of assistance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Certain managers look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save face." ((in 9 reviews)); "Princeton is a small town and graduate diversity is a work in progress." ((in 3 reviews)); "Little flexibility in identifying what courses you will TA, what subjects you would like to gain experience teaching in (SPO department)." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Princeton University locations?

Princeton , New York , Jersey City , Philadelphia , Princeton Junction , Washington , Princeton , Cambridge , Princeton , Cranbury , Edison , Elizabeth , Lebanon , Middletown , New Brunswick , Plainsboro , Bordentown , Camden , Alexandria , Carmel , Lansing , Lexington , Los Angeles , Mission Viejo , Berkeley , Baton Rouge , North Wales , Southampton , Rockville , Boston

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4.5

88% would recommend to a friend

(1,702 total reviews)

Christopher L. Eisgruber

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

Princeton University has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,702 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Princeton University employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Aug 5, 2015

Lot's of works with little time to yourself.

Account representative

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Business Outlook

Pros

Make great money and live and eat for free all summer. Meet a lot of people while working all summer.

Cons

Your whole summer is just working. You have to work on weekends almost every week. Staff abuse the privilege of having you working.

4.0

Aug 3, 2015

Great Place for Theory

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great professors top micro theory great at everything else great campus and town

Cons

Not a lot of contact with faculty relative to other top programs Job placement history has been waning

3.0

Jul 22, 2015

Food Service Worker.

Food service worker

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job atmosphere and union. pay is not bad for being a food service worker. Good benefits, and some perks that make it worth staying at job.

Cons

No work over the summer; no advancement or promotional opportunities. Need to know someone or be related to someone to get hired in other positions.

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