Is Purdue University a good company to work for?

Purdue University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,504 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Purdue University to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Purdue University have been left by employees working as Intern , Working Student and Undergraduate Research Assistant .

Does Purdue University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Purdue University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Purdue University. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Purdue University?

90% of Purdue University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Purdue University 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Purdue University?

Graduate Research Assistant (559) , Research Assistant (363) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (228) , Teaching Assistant (182) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (123) , Graduate Student (98) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (70) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (65) , Student Worker (57) , Graduate Assistant (54) , PhD Student (51) , Resident Assistant (41) , Student Associate (40) , Postdoctoral Fellow (39) , Postdoctoral Researcher (38)

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

"The people you work with are great and it's fun getting to help fellow students" ((in 264 reviews)); "They are providing good benefits and retirement plan" ((in 224 reviews)); "and flexible hours with goo employees" ((in 166 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 79 reviews)); "Datacenter Management (DCM) has a great staff" ((in 69 reviews))

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

"Pay was low but you’re also getting free room and board so it’s fair." ((in 363 reviews)); "Low salary and isolated location" ((in 188 reviews)); "Always understaff because poor management causing the workers to do more than what they were required to" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor leadership to resolve toxicity." ((in 25 reviews)); "The compensation is low and there are not many hours to work since there are so many employees." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Purdue University locations?

West Lafayette , Lafayette , Hammond , Indianapolis , Fort Wayne , Chicago , Westville , Lafayette , New York , Crown Point , South Bend , Boston , San Jose , San Juan , Highland , Evansville , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Manahawkin , Muscle Shoals , Beecher , Highland Park , Woodstock , Illinois City , Troy , Warrensburg , Buffalo , Manhasset , White Plains , Phoenix

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4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,127 total reviews)

Mung Chiang

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Purdue University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Purdue University 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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3.0

Jan 29, 2015

Mixed bag

Graduate student assistant

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Pros

Most of the faculty that I encountered as a graduate assistant were invested in their students, classes were great, and my peers were wonderful.

Cons

The university clearly doesn't value the social sciences all that much. Salary as a graduate student in the social sciences was very low, especially compared with the salary of people in agriculture, engineering, and "hard" sciences. It was impossible to afford housing, food, and other necessities without borrowing or using credit cards.

4.0

Jan 26, 2015

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Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great flexibility. Great Management. Good benefits and PTO. Everyone you work with is very nice and most of them have been there long enough to help you with whatever you need.

Cons

Mobility. Most of the lower level management jobs only have a couple of higher up positions before you are stuck in a dead end job. They then only look to the outside world to fill those higher up positions.

3.0

Jan 25, 2015

Student Office Staff, University Residences

Anonymous employee

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Pros

lots of clerical and customer service experience scheduled around classes each semester 10 cent raise every semester working there possibility for promotion to Student Office Coordinator able to do homework/study at work short shifts, about 4 hours on campus, convenient for you if you also live there working with peers, serving peers

Cons

offices are open 24/7 so must work some weekends, overnight shifts limited hours due to large staff, about 12-15 hours/week max is average any shifts outside of regular business hours are worked alone minimum wage lots of little policies and info you need to know well

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