Is Indiana University a good company to work for?

Indiana University has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 4,503 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Indiana University to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Indiana University have been left by employees working as Undergraduate Instructor , Graphic Designer and Student Assistant .

Does Indiana University pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Indiana University?

70% of Indiana University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Indiana University 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Indiana University?

Research Assistant (186) , Associate Instructor (143) , Graduate Research Assistant (96) , Teaching Assistant (74) , Graduate Assistant (65) , Graduate Student (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (54) , Research Associate (47) , Administrative Assistant (41) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (39) , Assistant Professor (36) , Resident Assistant (33) , Undergraduate Instructor (33) , Postdoctoral Fellow (32) , Student Worker (31)

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

"Great Co Workers and People" ((in 204 reviews)); "very flexible hours and autonomous" ((in 159 reviews)); "Access to software and downloads; the campus is beautiful and the workplace environment is "layed back" and effective." ((in 99 reviews)); "Good work environment and coworkers" ((in 92 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 78 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and there is no investment in you if you are not TT" ((in 352 reviews)); "technical stacks are old and low salary increase" ((in 171 reviews)); "Poor management leads to more work for hard working employees" ((in 62 reviews)); "Poor leadership among the executive team and also among several board members (who work unusually close with non" ((in 36 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible to work with." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Indiana University layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Indiana University locations?

Bloomington , Indianapolis , South Bend , Kokomo , Gary , Bloomington , Chicago , New Albany , Fort Wayne , Columbus , Richmond , Lafayette , Los Angeles , Bloomington , Brooklyn , Washington , Fayetteville , Dallas , Avon , Carmel , Bloomington , Philadelphia , Miami , North Indianapolis , Jersey City , Glenview , Herndon , New York , Ann Arbor , Ypsilanti

Indiana University reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,112 total reviews)

Pam Whitten

29% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Indiana University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Indiana University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Oct 13, 2008

boring but easy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

easy, convenient, flexible hours bosses are nice, and coworkers are relatively fun. its laid back so its easy to deal with. the hours can be set up according to your schedule, even hours for a insomniac, since its 24 hours

Cons

no where to go within the organization. its a dead end job the job is incredibly boring and no one really cares about what you do sometimes if your preferred times are not available you could be expected to work at all sorts of random hours and thats never really that much fun. bottom line is that this job takes you no where.

3.0

Sep 30, 2008

Cream and Crimson Graduate Student Experience

Graduate assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason is the ability to go to sporting events, concerts at the music school, attend shows at the Indiana University Auditorium, and have all the resources and opportunities that exist at a large state university available. Bloomington is a decent town, and has a great school district if you have children. There are awesome restaurants and a decent night life scene separate from undergraduate students. The bus system is good. The city of Bloomington has a reciprocal agreement with IU so that students, faculty and staff can use their IU IDs to ride city buses for free (covered by the student transportation fee).

Cons

Bloomington is a small town, and very white. While it isn't far, Indianapolis is an hour plus drive on a state road with some slow areas and a number of police cars. People look at you as if you have two heads if you are not a huge Hoosiers fan. The graduate students have some of the lowest compensation structures in the Big Ten. RCM budgeting is taken to the extreme. There is little to no reciprocity, and there is red tape at every turn. The trustees wield an inordinate amount of power. Some facilities are falling apart; some needs are completely ignored, and "temporary office space" is temporary in name only for many departments.

4.0

Sep 1, 2008

Student Job great for students, not for people who take jobs seriously

Support associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked as a student so the main reason to keep working there is because of the excellent hours for students. The pay was also pretty good. I was getting $7 an hour to sit in a computer lab and do nothing most of the time, though I had to be there in case of a computer breaking or printer jamming or whatnot.

Cons

Management is also compiled by students who are just learning to work and are all on some sort of power trip. Although I worked there for 3 years straight, I NEVER got the pay raise I deserved that other people got after they completed one semester of work. I had to ask for it, multiple times. Also, some of the student managers took their job too seriously and got people fired for putting a smiley face on the company intranet chat.

Viewing 4105 - 4107 of 4,112 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

University of Michigan

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

University of Washington

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

NYU (New York University)

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Stanford University

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Indiana University

Part-Time Assistant Prints Drawings and Photographs Preparator, Eskenazi Museum of Art

Custodian, Weekend 3rd Shift

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Generalist Coordinator

Social Security Disability Case Manager Paralegal