Penn State reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,987 total reviews)
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Eric J. Barron

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,987 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Penn State 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
Oct 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary was calculated by the amount of work I did not by the time I worked.

Cons

The salary is the same for lower level classes and higher level classes. The grader for higher level classes deserve more salary.

4.0
Oct 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Non-monetary benefits (tuition discounts, health care, location, other percs)

Cons

Can be too big (information not communicated well), promotion/pay increase system is difficult to navigate.

3.0
Sep 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

State College is a very cheap place to live. The pay is good enough to have a compfortable lifestyle in State College.

Cons

It become too monotonous if you are doing the same job. State college is a college town and does not have a city lifestyle.

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