Is Rockefeller University a good company to work for?

Rockefeller University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 426 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at Rockefeller University to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rockefeller University have been left by employees working as Postdoctoral Associate , Research Associate and Graduate Student .

Does Rockefeller University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rockefeller University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rockefeller University. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rockefeller University?

85% of Rockefeller University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rockefeller University 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rockefeller University?

Research Assistant (49) , Postdoctoral Fellow (31) , Research Associate (27) , Postdoctoral Associate (20) , Graduate Student (10) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (9) , Senior Research Associate (9) , Graduate Fellow (6) , PhD Graduate Student (6) , Teacher (5) , PhD Student (4) , Postdoctoral Researcher (4) , Research Specialist (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Director (3)

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

"Great benefits provided by the university" ((in 65 reviews)); "Location is great and the campus is beautiful" ((in 33 reviews)); "very little red tape, great people" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great people, great benefits, great environment" ((in 8 reviews)); "Cool coworkers" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Salaries to low and not competitive" ((in 20 reviews)); "There are issues with every academic job (particularly with low pay) and each experience will be heavily dependent upon which lab you join." ((in 10 reviews)); "Extremely poor management with no sense of accountability." ((in 8 reviews)); "Heavy with politics and favoritism." ((in 5 reviews)); "Limited opportunity outside of the lab for development." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Rockefeller University locations?

New York , Brooklyn , Astoria , Jersey City , Abingdon , Rockville Centre , Sunnyside , Dalton , Boston , Coral Gables

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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(406 total reviews)

Richard P. Lifton

75% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Rockefeller University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 406 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rockefeller 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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406 reviews

3.0

Sep 7, 2015

Ok place to work...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People care about work-life balance and are pretty flexible with the hours if you have appointments or other family related activities that you need to tend to.

Cons

No accountability and some people really don't seem to care much about their jobs.

4.0

Sep 5, 2015

postdoc fellow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, motivation, child care, colleague

Cons

stress, competitive, invisible, compensation, living expense

5.0

Aug 24, 2015

Great place to work

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, benefits, and collaborative atmosphere

Cons

Like most academic places, difficult to advance without getting more training.

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