Is Emory University a good company to work for?

Emory University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 3,477 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Emory University to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Emory University have been left by employees working as Undergraduate Research Assistant , Teaching Assistant and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant .

Does Emory University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emory University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emory University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emory University?

81% of Emory University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emory University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emory University?

Research Assistant (108) , Graduate Research Assistant (102) , Postdoctoral Fellow (99) , Research Specialist (80) , Graduate Student (68) , Clinical Research Coordinator (63) , Teaching Assistant (54) , Program Coordinator (49) , PhD Student (44) , Administrative Assistant (43) , Student Worker (41) , PhD Graduate Student (29) , Associate Director (25) , Registered Nurse (25) , Clinical Research Coordinator II (23)

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

"Great benefits and a more laidback pace" ((in 368 reviews)); "People are great and nice to work with!" ((in 155 reviews)); "Good work life balance is great" ((in 93 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and shuttle is always available." ((in 81 reviews)); "Hours are flexible which is good" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"It is very stressful and the pay is too low for what you do here." ((in 275 reviews)); "Low salary: postdocs in school of medicine receive exactly same salary even though they have their own grants" ((in 129 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and not available most of the times" ((in 53 reviews)); "The management was poor to me" ((in 46 reviews)); "Leadership was good but changed drastically in 2019." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Emory University layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Emory University locations?

Atlanta , Decatur , Oxford , Emory , Lawrenceville , New York , Tucker , Druid Hills , North Atlanta , Washington , Seattle , Buford , Covington , Ellenwood , Logan , Layton , Bridgeview , Atlanta , East Saint Louis , Virginia Beach , Great Neck , Rochester , Boone , Charlotte , Chapel Hill , Atlanta , Houston , Bentonville , Nashville , South Bend

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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,251 total reviews)

Gregory L. Fenves

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Emory University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Emory 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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5.0

Nov 4, 2014

Great Research University

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Cutting edge research in most fields, large and diverse graduate student body, great transportation system on and off-campus, good pay and benefits. The university has been enjoying a period of expansion in the past few years.

Cons

The departments tend to be insulated from one another, while the faculty mostly focuses on their own research, leaving teaching duties to their TAs. (To be fair, this applies to most R1 universities.)

3.0

Nov 2, 2014

Research at Emory

Postdoctoral fellow

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Pros

Emory IT connection is great. You can use one user name to access all core facilities and IT services. Personnel at research core facilities are generally amazing, very knowledgeable and informative. Research resources are great.

Cons

Bureaucratic paper work has been increasing and decreased efficiency of research work. Human resource at department of hematology and medical oncology is utterly unhelpful.

5.0

Oct 31, 2014

Emory

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The diversity of the staff and management is excellent.

Cons

There are not any outstanding cons to working with Emory.

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