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 165 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 110 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 75 reviews)); "Great research environment and colleagues" ((in 54 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 50 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))

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

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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 10, 2013

Forget Non-Faculty

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Excellent salary and benefits, beautiful campus, use of college facilities.

Cons

If you didn't actually attend Princeton and are non-faculty, you are treated as subservient. Lots of backstabbing and political maneuvering for the better jobs.

4.0

Aug 7, 2013

The environment is quite alienating and personal relations are strained, but there are perks.

Graduate student

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Pros

You will never want for resources. If you have an idea for something there is probably money for it somewhere. The network is full of powerful and influential people; though it tends to be segregated. As a graduate student I was well taken care of.

Cons

The town is stuck in the 1950s, and it was even behind the times then. There are huge wealth disparities that loom over the entire area. It is a vigilantly self-protected bubble of prestige and intellectual reclusiveness. It is hard to find an appropriate word for the culture there--one where every conversation is high stakes and with consequences for one's status. If you're looking for any sort of cosmopolitan sensibilities, you've come to the wrong place.

5.0

May 23, 2013

Working at Princeton University speeds up the race toward getting what you want out of life

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Their benefits are excellent, training opportunities abound, and being in such a dynamic learning environment can't help but change you.

Cons

As with all higher ed institutions decisions can take a while to gain consensus and proceed to implementation.

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