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4.0

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,440 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

61% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia 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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5K reviews
4.0
Aug 29, 2009

Long hours, good benefits

postdoctoral researcher
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great place to work and live. Depending on your status as a researcher your sponsoring department/institute should provide you with housing that is very nice and relatively inexpensive. The benefits package is also really nice with regards to the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance, especially in comparison to other comparable schools.

Cons

The standards for work ethic are set very high and you might not have a lot of freedom to enjoy your life and family. There is no retirement compensation for post-docs.

4.0
Aug 19, 2009

Research first, people second.

Postdoctoral research fellow
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Get to work and learn from the best scientists in the world. -Lots of opportunities to attend seminars and classes. -Housing in the downtown campus is excellent and cheap.

Cons

-Departments lack communication within itself and with each other -The paper works required to get paid or get benefit are too convoluted. Experiences with not getting paid for a month or getting drop from health coverage is widespread. -The facilities are old.

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