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. 88% of employees would recommend working at Princeton University to a friend and 86% 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?

88% 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 164 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 115 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great research environment and colleagues" ((in 54 reviews)); "The pay was good for the hours and amount of work." ((in 48 reviews))

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

"Low salary for grad students and postdocs" ((in 51 reviews)); "Certain managers look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save face." ((in 8 reviews)); "day/week work from home, but that won't be allowed from now on even though it's been very successful." ((in 6 reviews)); "The supervisor (not a student) was somewhat racist, rude, and had a weird superiority complex." ((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

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4.5

88% would recommend to a friend

(1,701 total reviews)

Christopher L. Eisgruber

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2025

Okayish

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health benefits, diverse community, connectivity

Cons

high cost of living around Princeton

Princeton University Response

9mo

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

1.0

Aug 26, 2025

unionbusting clowns

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free food sometimes i guess

Cons

law-breaking exploitative and wack, for real

Princeton University Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience 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.

3.0

Aug 24, 2025

Be careful of the golden handciffs

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent pay and benefits, lots of bonuses for working here

Cons

They hire/promote people that aren’t prepared for supervisory roles based almost entirely on their degrees (and pedigrees). It makes it really frustrating to try to do your job because unqualified people are supervising you.

Princeton University Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of working at Princeton University. We appreciate your feedback. If you would like to share more about your experience, please email us at careers@princeton.edu.

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