Is Arizona State University a good company to work for?

Arizona State University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 6,800 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at Arizona State University to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arizona State University have been left by employees working as Student Library Aide , Graduate Service Assistant and Tutor .

Does Arizona State University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arizona State University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arizona State University. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arizona State University?

85% of Arizona State University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arizona State University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arizona State University?

Research Assistant (255) , Student Worker (214) , Graduate Research Assistant (209) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (149) , Teaching Assistant (139) , Graduate Student (92) , Research Associate (71) , Community Assistant (65) , Grader (54) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (47) , Research Aide (43) , Student Grader (43) , Management Intern (42) , Office Assistant (40) , Program Coordinator (40)

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

"Great benefits and a sense of energy as the campus is always abuzz with activity." ((in 381 reviews)); "The team I worked with trained me in all aspects of my job and were great people all around to work with." ((in 263 reviews)); "Flexible hours and great for the CV if you are considering graduate school in economics." ((in 223 reviews)); "Good work environment and learning" ((in 147 reviews)); "I really enjoy my time there... the culture was great and so was the knowledge I learned" ((in 105 reviews))

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

"Pay is low and see you as very temporary so they don’t invest much into you." ((in 562 reviews)); "Salary is low and not consistent across departments" ((in 221 reviews)); "Poor management and full of hypocrites" ((in 78 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and crowded" ((in 68 reviews)); "Upper management often fails to communicate clearly, and frequent changes make consistency difficult." ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arizona State University layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Arizona State University locations?

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Arizona State University reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(6,350 total reviews)

Michael M. Crow

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Arizona State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,350 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arizona State 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

6K reviews

2.0

May 11, 2012

You can have great colleagues and take comfort in your unit but you will not find support in the university, nor a raise

Assistant professor

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Pros

Some clearly excellent faculty and dedicated staff work at ASU. The graduate student population is excellent and rewarding to work with.

Cons

The overpaid and oversized administration is disenfranchising to faculty on their best days and utterly demoralizing on their worst. Some small growth in capacity for building faculty collaboration have occurred but are managed by marginally capable administrators in tempe and the other campuses are sweat shops with libraries given their distillation to the lowest common denominator of using hourly undergraduate workers paid to help online classes scale up.

2.0

Nov 23, 2010

sciences

Professor

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Pros

The colleagues. Most are really good and helpful. It's a very interdisciplinary environment.

Cons

The administration. They seem to waste a lot of resources on a few flagship initiatives, while completely ignoring the other departments. When an upper administrator messes up, he gets "promoted" to some silly job while retaining pay. There's complete chaos on who's in charge of what, since it seems to change every day (at President Crow's whim). Salary and retention in general. Once in, there's no possibility for growth other than leaving.

2.0

Oct 21, 2008

Arizona State - Great benefits but get ready to be micromanaged

Accountant

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Pros

Great benefits with the state system retirement program and the tuition benefit was a plus. I was going to enroll into a Masters program but I quit.

Cons

The salary is not up to par as bigger corporation but the benefits is great. The job functions for the position is senile. It has nothing to do with the title and you are micromanaged at all times of the day. Even though you are an exempt employee with a salary wage, they want to tell you when to go to lunch and want to know where you have been if you are not at your desk. Also, why do we have to pay for parking 2 miles away?

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