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

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4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(5,115 total reviews)

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72% positive business outlook

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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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3.0

Mar 14, 2009

Graduate Assistants at Purdue are paid well, but staff fees take a bite out of that salary.

Graduate research assistant

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Pros

Purdue has a decent reputation and good pay for their graduate assistants. The benefits, once deciphered, are not bad either.

Cons

Staff fees for each semester are a significant portion of graduate salaries. All healthcare is required to be first sought at the purdue student health center, but the quality of care there is generally sub par. If you have an accident after hours, the insurance company puts the burden on you to prove that you are not covered by other insurance and to provide details of the accident. This significantly delays the payment process.

1.0

Mar 13, 2009

Not a great job market for career women

Graduate assistant

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Pros

Even though it is a state university, many outsiders assume it is a private university and in the same tier as Ivy League institutions. Use that reputation as a stepping stone to somewhere else.

Cons

Good Old Boy network. A former colleague who had worked in several different U.S. states and Europe said that getting a job on this campus was like "stepping through a time warp into the 1950s." Local job market is oversupplied with workers with multiple degrees, particularly highly educated faculty spouses who are tied here by tenure, and there's always someone with lots of credentials or an inside connection who will accept a lower salary.

2.0

Mar 12, 2009

It's a good job if your spouse is going to graduate school at Purdue.

Contract analyst

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Purdue is a great place if you a mother and have children.

Cons

The culture is not the best, at least within the administrative side. It is very difficult to go above-and-beyond the call of duty. Some employees do not want to really work. People just want to get the job done and go home. They don't really take pride in their work.

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