Is Purdue University a good company to work for?

Purdue University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,498 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 72% 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 been stable over the past 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 (558) , Research Assistant (362) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (227) , Teaching Assistant (182) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (123) , Graduate Student (97) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (70) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (65) , Student Worker (56) , 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 269 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO." ((in 218 reviews)); "and flexible hours with goo employees" ((in 175 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 80 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and very walkable" ((in 68 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 365 reviews)); "A little disorganized and low salary" ((in 187 reviews)); "Always understaff because poor management causing the workers to do more than what they were required to" ((in 50 reviews)); "The compensation is low and there are not many hours to work since there are so many employees." ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor leadership to resolve toxicity." ((in 23 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

Purdue University reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,123 total reviews)

Mung Chiang

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (5,123 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Dec 4, 2012

Great School, OK Employer

Administrative assistant

Recommend

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Pros

The diverse working environment is a great way to learn how to interact with others from various backgrounds and ethnicities. The students were the ones who made my job fun every day. The Professors were very generous around holidays and celebrations, which was a great bonus! I adored working with almost every single person in my department.

Cons

The upper management/department heads were what started the downhill slide of the particular department I worked in. Once a new Head was hired in, he began acting very unprofessionally. Then, those who were immediately beneath him started acting the same way. It just seemed to kind of trickle down from there, with others following his lead.

3.0

Nov 15, 2012

Purdue University Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The life in west lafayette is very peaceful. And Purdue University is a very good Engineering university. The Electrical and Computer Engineering, where I worked as a research assistant, has a lot of cuting-edge engineering research. It's very interesting and we could also learn a lot of engineering skills and develop the ability to solve complicated engineering problem.

Cons

The work load is large as for an Phd student. If you want to have good research results, you probably should work 50+ hours per week and additionally you will take class at the same time.

4.0

Nov 9, 2012

Overall a great reseach institution in Engineering

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

For graduate students the university carries a great name and the quality of facilties and faculty is top notch.

Cons

Very compettive student body in graduate programs can lead to some dissention among student body.

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