Is Yale University a good company to work for?

Yale University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 3,372 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at Yale University to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Yale University have been left by employees working as Student Research Assistant , Teaching Assistant and Intern .

Does Yale University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yale University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yale University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yale University?

77% of Yale University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yale University 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yale University?

Research Assistant (198) , Postdoctoral Associate (124) , Graduate Student (84) , Associate Research Scientist (83) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (83) , PhD Student (81) , Postdoctoral Fellow (76) , PhD Graduate Student (45) , Graduate Research Assistant (44) , Research Associate (42) , Student Worker (41) , Postgraduate Associate (36) , Teaching Assistant (30) , Researcher (29) , Senior Administrative Assistant (29)

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

"Benefits are great for employee and employee family" ((in 352 reviews)); "Hires only very intelligent people; great monetary and non" ((in 189 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with" ((in 87 reviews)); "Yale Center for Teaching and Learning is very accessible and hours are flexible." ((in 67 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Low salary since you are still a research assistant" ((in 99 reviews)); "Poor management impedes staff productivity and efficiency." ((in 45 reviews)); "New Haven is a small city" ((in 20 reviews)); "You’re supervised by other students, who are often not the best managers" ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor leadership if you aren't "the chosen one"" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yale University layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yale University layoffs and their outlook for job security at Yale University in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Yale University locations?

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Yale University reviews

4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,085 total reviews)

Maurie McInnis

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Yale University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,085 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yale University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Aug 24, 2015

Graduate Student

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome place to get a PhD.

Cons

New Haven is not the safest city.

3.0

Aug 24, 2015

Postgraduate Research Associate

Postgraduate research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Access to great lectures, seminars and talks. - Many great mentors and leaders in their field - good for creating relationships for mutual benefit. - External perception of a Yale job is positive and will make you stand out when moving on. - New Haven is a nice little town. - There is no official policy on holidays, work hours etc, which can either work out positively or negatively, based on your PI and your own personal work ethic/discipline/disposition etc.

Cons

- This particular position offers little benefits, and low pay - you are not tied to any union or provided extra benefits, such as being a research assistant. This is despite doing pretty much the same job as research assistants, in terms of work load, projects, expectations etc. - There is no formal structure of mentorship - you have to get lucky if there are people in your lab willing to teach you. - PIs can be rather absent, and there is not much accountability, progress management or reporting. - Internal politics of labs have been known to be detrimental to work environment.

5.0

Aug 19, 2015

Yale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment and small departments.

Cons

Location is not the best

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