Penn State reviews

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

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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5.0
Feb 2, 2010

Penn State

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice environment, friendly people. A lot of knowledge talent to utilize as well as vast resources. Definitely recommend as place to study.

Cons

Small program where location is a little removed from some of the major businesses. Otherwise a very good program with tremendous attributes

3.0
Jan 26, 2010

Days as a research assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice college town, safe and quiet. No traffic. Really a good place if you want to concentrate on something and make it done.

Cons

Not too many opportunities if you want to get yourself a promotion, except to be a faculty here. Housing is getting more and more expensive.

4.0
Nov 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The quality of the students is good. The pay is well. The town is great. The football is fantastic. Overall great tradition.

Cons

The location is not the best. Winter is very cold

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