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

5.0

Sep 29, 2013

Traning you how to think

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional, wised and positive working environment.

Cons

Tough and intensive working environment.

3.0

Sep 22, 2013

The Lewis Center for the Arts provides fair compensation and flexible working hours

Assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This was a part-time job at the box office for the Lewis Center for the Arts. Pros are: -flexible working hours -friendly colleagues

Cons

There were a few bad things at the box office which gradually became apparent. -working room was a little tight (you better like your colleagues) -a scandal occurred and management acted very unprofessionally -immediate supervisor played favorites (get on his good side early!)

4.0

Aug 12, 2013

Kind of hard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually Princeton grads don't need to worry about fundings.

Cons

It is not so easy to survive

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