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Virginia Commonwealth University reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,628 total reviews)
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Michael Rao

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Virginia Commonwealth University has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,628 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Virginia Commonwealth 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
Mar 31, 2025

Great benefits, lower pay

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and great people; love the tuition benefit

Cons

Lower pay than other places, but that's higher ed in general. Sometimes limited opportunity for raises and/or promotions.

1.0
Mar 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

really good benefits, flexible leave

Cons

terrible salary, and refuse to adhere to industry standards or even give any raises other than 3% COL state raise. No way for lab workers to have a meaningful career development and refuse to have any way to do this (no climb the ladder system or anything similar

3.0
Mar 26, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

at vcu there are decent benefits

Cons

non competetive pay for experienced employees

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