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Howard University reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(555 total reviews)
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Sidney A. Ribeau

81% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Howard University has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howard 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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555 reviews
3.0
Jul 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Howard is an OK place to work if you're there to help the students and not for the money. Many of the folks here are jaded and unhappy and it shows in their performance and how they treat the students.

Cons

Many employees are under paid and they are unhappy as a result. Also, there is a lack of competence in the management of some divisions of the university. Very often, department heads are under qualified and are not very knowledgeable. They substitute degrees for wisdom and common sense. Greater use of the latter would allow a lot more to get done, more efficiently.

3.0
Dec 1, 2025

Ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There was a great culture.

Cons

The Howard run-around is real.

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