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 172 reviews)); "Great people and resources." ((in 106 reviews)); "Best people in the field; beautiful campus with few distractions; ample research funding;" ((in 81 reviews)); "Terrific and smart colleagues and the campus atmosphere is energizing." ((in 55 reviews)); "The pay was good for the hours and amount of work." ((in 52 reviews))

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

"Research lab salaries are low" ((in 49 reviews)); "Certain managers look out for themselves and will throw you under the bus to save face." ((in 8 reviews)); "The courses are hard." ((in 4 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)); "Princeton is a small town and graduate diversity is a work in progress." ((in 3 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

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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).

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2K reviews

5.0

Aug 6, 2010

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great variety of diversity in the workforce. Princeton really values great experience which includes a mixed group of generations on campus. Princeton is an extremely inspirational environment to work in which is quite motivational. It's like working in a small city with a huge variety of career alternatives. Benefits are fabulous and the work life balance in my experience has been very manageable.

Cons

Too much red tape to get new initiatives in place

4.0

Jul 22, 2010

So-so

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Some of the best reasons are the status of being associated with Princeton even as a mere employee, access to first-rate scholarly events and the library, a relaxed environment in relation to corporate employers, a feeling of belonging to a community.

Cons

The pay is generally low in proportion to corporate employment. While the faculty and students are not in general snobbish as some might expect them to be, the upper level administrators can be quite vicious towards the lower level employees. For example, if you write grammatically, they'll charge you with verbosity, because they believe that people from "inferior" schools cannot write at all. A small number of legacy students affiliated with the traditional "eating clubs" can be real jerks. Don't expect to be able to work and study at Princeton. The benefits are continually used as a cash cow by the administration. Despite its large endowment, the university is under some financial pressure owing to the stock market crash and may be expected to find ways to not meet promises. However, you do get TIAA-Cref and this is a first-rate pension plan.

5.0

Apr 21, 2010

great support, financially and otherwise, top class facilities and faculty

Graduate student

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Pros

Amazing faculty names, lots of support for research, lots of conferences and weekly seminar series. Strong career placement services and good name to have on degree.

Cons

entitled undergrads, especially those which fail to apply themselves or are really substandard academically. poor advising from faculty which are preoccupied with tenure.

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Jobs at Princeton University

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REVISED****Postdoctoral Research Associate