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National University

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National University is a For-Profit - Director National University Employee Review

1.0
May 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Any pros of this company that exist are heavily outweighed by the cons.

Cons

This company has an identity crisis. It loves to tout the non-profit banner (just look at any marketing campaign they put out), however, anyone that has been employed as a manager or director will tell you this company is run just like a FOR-PROFIT. As for the wages at this company, there is a large gap between the haves and the have-nots. The starting pay for advisors is equal to working in fast-food, only with fast-food jobs, you are not required to have a bachelors degree. The C-level management leverages the non-profit status. Just look at their marketing campaigns ("Not for Profit, All for Students"), however, they themselves, will openly announce in regional meetings (training meetings for managers/directors), that the school is a FOR-PROFIT. In other words, it is expected that all centers will enroll as many students as possible. We have been told to register students that were clearly not interested in attending school. This practice would take place when centers did not meet the growth expectations. At the end of the month and end of the year, Enrollment Management would reach out to individual centers and strongly instruct advisors to enroll applicants. Many of these applications were people just looking for information and stated they were not interested in attending school. There is a constant threat of termination if numbers are not met by advisors. Recruiters are told their very jobs depend on bringing in large numbers of students. I would only recommend this company for employment if you literally have no other options.

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5.0
May 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The University has taken tangible and meaningful steps toward fulfilling its mission in an increasingly thoughtful and responsible way. There is a genuine commitment among leaders to collaborate more effectively and work together in support of shared goals. The 403(b) match is an outstanding benefit, and the PTO/sick leave offerings are equally strong and greatly appreciated.

Cons

One ongoing challenge is the imbalance between the volume of work and the number of people available to support it. Teams are highly committed, but workloads can at times exceed current staffing capacity.

1.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The two pros of working at NU are: remote work and inexpensive healthcare benefits compared to other companies. Working from home is nice but other than that, there are no pros.

Cons

No room for growth, extremely toxic work culture, leadership micromanages but is not helpful. Everything is so poorly run and students and employees suffer because of it. Also, the pay is incredibly low - you’re doing the work of an academic advisor and a financial aid advisor but for $21 an hour. Leadership manipulates employees by crying in meetings, forces employees to be on camera for 8 hours straight, and subjects everyone to toxic positivity. This was one of the worst working environments I have ever experienced.

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