Is Purdue University a good company to work for?

Purdue University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,489 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 89% 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 improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Purdue University?

89% 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 (556) , Research Assistant (361) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (227) , Teaching Assistant (181) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (122) , Graduate Student (97) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (70) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (64) , 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 280 reviews)); "Good benefits and health plans for students working part" ((in 216 reviews)); "and flexible hours with goo employees" ((in 163 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 80 reviews)); "Staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 67 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 372 reviews)); "Low salary and frequent changes" ((in 185 reviews)); "Always understaff because poor management causing the workers to do more than what they were required to" ((in 49 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 24 reviews))

What Purdue University locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , Indianapolis , Lafayette , West Lafayette , Fort Wayne , Lafayette , Hammond

Purdue University reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(5,115 total reviews)

Mung Chiang

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

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 5,115 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

2.0

Apr 19, 2009

It's OK... unless you can do better

Graduate research assistant

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Business Outlook

Pros

It's ok to work there while you are getting your graduate degree, such as MS or PhD. You are usually paid peanuts, but instead you get free tuition. And Purdue University is very well recognized name among the employers. You probably going to start on a strong foot with your first job if you have Purdue University in your resume. Also, while working there you have a chance to interact with pretty smart and knowledgeable people.

Cons

Beyond the fact that you are not paid much for positions like Research Assistant or Teaching Assistant, which is a norm for all around academia, there is only one downside to working at the Physics Department of Purdue University. And it's a huge one. Everybody is completely wrapped up in the internal departmental politics. There is no real sharing of ideas between different groups, which is not really conducive to a healthy research.

4.0

Mar 30, 2009

Biology Lab Manager at Purdue University

Lab manager

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Business Outlook

Pros

Purdue University, like many universities, allows certain employees a flexible schedule. You can essentially determine the hours you work as long as you can get your work done and your supervisor doesn't mind. You do not need to work more than 40 hours a week if you aren't a professor. It's also a cheap area to live- very affordable. Purdue is always changing- with the influx of new students each year, any position you hold where you get to interact with them will be different year to year, even if your duties remain the same. It's nice to get to work with new people!

Cons

The pay isn't very good, and they don't get rid of people who aren't good at their jobs. Salary increases are very small, even for the top performers. It can be frustrating if the students you work with have no respect for their jobs and don't care about doing research. Certain professors at Purdue can be very lax about disciplining their students who are cheating or making up their data, and just pass the problem onto the next person who needs to deal with them. I actually encountered a professor who didn't fail anyone because they didn't want to have to deal with the bad students again.

3.0

Mar 20, 2009

Great university for research and connections, but a bureaucratic nightmare inside.

Graduate research assistant

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Pros

An engineering graduate degree at Purdue will place you at a competative advantage when compared to your peers at other institutions. The network of contacts you will make will give you a good chance at a good job even while the economy is turning south. Also, the work here is as hands on as you want to make it; you can truly be involved in the design, development, testing, and evaluation of your own project while a Master's student.

Cons

The biggest downside of working at Purdue is the bureaucracy. Whether it comes in the form of walking between three different buildings on opposite sides of campus to verify that you're registered for classes or only being allowed to visit one in-network set of doctors that are on campus to get health screenings, it sometimes seems impossible to get anything accomplished.

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