Penn State reviews

4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,979 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 4,979 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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3.0
Dec 30, 2025

Loved my time here

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Pros

I loved working for penn state children’s hospital. They had good pay and benefits.

Cons

If you aren’t popular- you won’t advance. After 4 years I was denied a new grad RN position in my unit

1.0
Dec 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed environment and good people.

Cons

Too relaxed. You can spend years there without making any progress. Advisors who do not have the capacity to take on students do so anyway and either end up dropping them because they don't have the time or just let them spin their wheels forever. Also, you don't find a research topic nor actually start doing research until year 2.

5.0
Dec 19, 2025

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

>Opportunities for professional development >Lots of different committees you can join to become more involved on campus >Benefits were really good while I was there

Cons

>Red tape in processing times for approvals (e.g., budgeting, hosting events)- which is common in higher education as I've worked at other universities since. It is more of an annoyance than anything :)

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