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Stony Brook University reviews

4.3

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,911 total reviews)
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Andrea Goldsmith

87% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Stony Brook University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,911 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Stony Brook 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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2K reviews
4.0
Jan 11, 2023

Great Experience, Great Support, Unlivable Wages

Graduate teaching assistant
Recommend
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Pros

- The amount of experience that you get at this job is unbelievable -You have a lot of freedom as an instructor, but the system is also set up to easily get help when you need it.

Cons

- Expecting to live off of this salary is just simply unreal. Just a good opportunity to gain experience as a graduate student.

1.0
Oct 10, 2022

Frozen in time

Administrative
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, paid time off, beautiful campus

Cons

Leadership is not held accountable for developing and promoting women of color. Women of color are recruited but not developed.

1.0
Jul 15, 2022

Stony Brook does not care about researchers

Research scientist
Recommend
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Pros

If your passion is doing significant research with some of the brightest people dedicated to developing therapies to treat devastating diseases, and you don't mind obstacles, then Stony Brook is a place you can do that.

Cons

Stony Brook does not care about basic research or the research support staff that are critical for the success of academic science. Bright fancy buildings and embarrassingly obsolete core facilities to support research are what to expect here. Stony Brook administrators will cry poverty every chance they get. Of course, their salaries are quite healthy. Do not dismiss this as a rant, it's a fact that many administrative assistants with NO degrees make more money than scientists and postdocs. They can afford to live on Long Island. Make no mistake, this place is expensive and scientist salaries do not cut it here. What are the priorities at Stony Brook when administrators, tasked with supporting the research mission of the university, feel as if researchers and their staff are a burden? I really don't know. Stay away from here if you can.

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