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      4.2

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,977 total reviews)
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      Eric J. Barron

      73% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,977 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
      Jan 29, 2012

      Positive people, but the technology is dated and slow.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large campus with many resources. Student, faculty, and professors have access to many technical resources and have done well researching their curriculum.

      Cons

      Several classes are dated and they are not always in line with the industry changes. In some cases, the classes are 15 years+ and have not been revised.

      4.0
      Jan 19, 2012

      It is a great school with a great reputation to build up your professional skills.

      Graduate research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For my field of work (material science), Penn State has an excellent program with a well-known reputation. I attended several conferences and had opportunities to present my work and get feedback from students from other universities, and they all seem to agree that grad school research at Penn State is quite admirable.

      Cons

      The benefits given to graduate research assistants employed at Penn State are not the greatest. I am lucky to have benefits in general, but I've had so many difficulties with payments going through to the hospital from my current healthcare provider.

      4.0
      Dec 19, 2011

      Fun place to work

      Research engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting work and freedom to explore new things Friendly coworkers dedicated to research Always learning something new

      Cons

      Nearly impossible to move vertically in the organization or develop as a leader

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