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Purdue University reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,123 total reviews)
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Mung Chiang

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72% positive business outlook

Purdue University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,123 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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5K reviews
3.0
May 2, 2013
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Pros

As a graduate student, I enjoyed the benefits of a large research-intensive university. The faculty in my department were very intelligent and collaborative.

Cons

The campus is rural and the students' attitudes match that. Purdue has lots of problems with racism and generally backward-thinking attitudes among undergraduates.

3.0
Apr 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Job security is good. Nice campus. Health benefits are good. Retirement plan is generous.

Cons

No dental plan included in medical benefits - optional plan is overpriced and not worth the money. Three year vesting period retirement plan is silly. Generally not a place where young professionals want to stay - opportunities for advancement usually require changing jobs and in some cases function. No preference given to internal candidates in 99% of cases. Functional over-specialization is rampant and counterproductive. Culture is bureaucratic, outdated and inflexible. IT organization is simply terrible - meaning their culture if focused on implementing rigid standards and keeping their cost at an absolute minimum, rather than working to maximize the value of IT investments and increase productivity and morale.

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