Is Princeton University a good company to work for?

Princeton University has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,912 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Princeton University to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Princeton University have been left by employees working as Lecturer , Research Intern and Student Worker .

Does Princeton University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Princeton University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Princeton University. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Princeton University?

87% of Princeton University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Princeton University 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Princeton University?

Postdoctoral Research Associate (104) , Graduate Student (98) , Research Assistant (75) , PhD Student (62) , PhD Graduate Student (56) , Graduate Research Assistant (43) , Postdoctoral Fellow (40) , PhD Candidate (25) , Researcher (25) , Postdoctoral Researcher (20) , Research Specialist (19) , Research Associate (16) , Associate Research Scholar (15) , Lecturer (15) , Associate Director (14)

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

"great benefits and even if people don't do their work you will never get fired" ((in 165 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 117 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 76 reviews)); "The pay was good for the hours and amount of work." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great research environment and colleagues" ((in 51 reviews))

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

"Low salary for grad students and postdocs" ((in 52 reviews)); "Disorganized, nurses not valued, poor management" ((in 12 reviews)); "Certain managers look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save face." ((in 8 reviews)); "I work with a great team, I have the utmost respect for my supervisors (who are amazing at what they do), and I'm genuinely happy to go to work every day." ((in 5 reviews)); "life balance was virtually nonexistent, and there was little to no flexibility or understanding when it came to family obligations or responsibilities." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Princeton University locations?

Princeton , New York , Jersey City , Philadelphia , Princeton Junction , Washington , Princeton , Cambridge , Princeton , Cranbury , Edison , Elizabeth , Lebanon , Middletown , New Brunswick , Plainsboro , Bordentown , Camden , Alexandria , Carmel , Lansing , Lexington , Los Angeles , Mission Viejo , Berkeley , Baton Rouge , North Wales , Southampton , Rockville , Boston

Princeton University reviews

4.5

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,701 total reviews)

Christopher L. Eisgruber

89% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,701 reviews)

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Princeton University has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,701 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Princeton University employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Aug 23, 2024

Salary LOW /HR Inexperienced has lost touch

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cannot think of any Pros

Cons

Unapproachable: Managers report to both HR executives and direct managers but lack understanding of roles and responsibilities. They also lack customer service skills, consistently fall short of initiatives, and tend to endorse underperformers, transferring them without disclosing performance issues to other departments.

5.0

Jul 23, 2023

Fantastic community

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Princeton really cares about its employees. The benefits are amazing, and the compassion employees show each other is genuine

Cons

Very much a campus that values in person work, so if you want to work remote more than once per week you won’t find it here. Also they don’t do a paid winter break like most colleges and universities—you have to use your own PTO. Lastly they really don’t have an understanding of how much child care costs, and price most of the staff out of the on campus child care. And for other areas locally you will be lying 1800 plus a month per child. Still outrageous, but cheaper than the university daycare

Princeton University Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at Princeton University. We appreciate your feedback.

2.0

Jun 26, 2022

Library has amazing collections, terrible management

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good pay and benefits, beautiful campus, regular COVID testing

Cons

Terrible work-life balance and unchecked department heads, very hard to work from home. Would not recommend working here to other conservation professionals.

Princeton University Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your experiences working at Princeton University. We take your concerns very seriously and would like to learn more about them and how we can improve. Please email us at careers@princeton.edu.

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Jobs at Princeton University

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Computational Research Analyst

REVISED****Postdoctoral Research Associate