Is Princeton University a good company to work for?

Princeton University has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,912 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 (62) , 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 170 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 113 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 74 reviews)); "Terrific and smart colleagues and the campus atmosphere is energizing." ((in 61 reviews)); "The pay was good for the hours and amount of work." ((in 49 reviews))

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

"Low salary for grad students and postdocs" ((in 51 reviews)); "Management is always willing to see how they can be of assistance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Certain managers look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save face." ((in 7 reviews)); "life balance was virtually nonexistent, and there was little to no flexibility or understanding when it came to family obligations or responsibilities." ((in 4 reviews)); "Princeton is a small town and graduate diversity is a work in progress." ((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

Princeton University reviews

4.5

88% would recommend to a friend

(1,701 total reviews)

Christopher L. Eisgruber

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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Princeton University has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,701 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Aug 28, 2013

A wonderful opportunity to work with brilliant individuals

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wicked smart faculty and graduate students, and exceptionally strong undergraduates that are a pleasure to teach

Cons

Post docs are few and far between, and there is a tendency for them to fall through the cracks - not being included on faculty or graduate student email lists means being the last person in the world to hear about important policy changes or social activities

4.0

Aug 17, 2013

It's a decent place to be if you're a graduate student.

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professors, freedom to work whenever you want, and your advisors care a lot about your progress through the program. You have tons of ownership over whatever you are working on.

Cons

Although the workload is self-imposed, you often feel like you have to be working as hard as you can, as much as you can. It can eat away at a good work-life balance.

4.0

Aug 15, 2013

A very good place to work

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The University has really good research facilities that are very equipped with latest technology. There is a lot of investment in campus and the departments so that everything just seems to work well.

Cons

It is quite expensive to live in the local area, a problem that has not really been addressed by the university who generally recruit using the NIH minimum rate. This this often means that lower and mid-level staff, such as postdocs and research assistants, have to commute quite a distance to and from work.

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