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

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).

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2K reviews

3.0

Oct 12, 2008

There's more to life than academics

Grad student

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Pros

Excellent learning opportunities, public lectures, seminars etc. Great cultural offerings. Exposure to great academics.

Cons

Intense, work-driven environment, implicitly production-focused. Requires consciousness to balance work vs other, everyone is always busy. Administratively heavy, lots of paperwork, unnecessary or illogical 'requirements' that sacrifice learning experience. Closed community in some ways, can hard to have friends out of town, poor public transport for local travel. Have heard and experienced many graduate student horror stories. Untenured professors or other work-driven profs may treat graduate students poorly. Even though there is a lot of money at large, I feel it wasn't spent effectively on my personal education.

5.0

Sep 30, 2008

Great place to Learn and be around the future of the nation

Building staff

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Pros

Community Academic environment Intellectually stimulating

Cons

Long hours sometimes, but you know that ahead of time Sometimes the students leave messes Hours change according to academic schedule especially during exam time

5.0

Sep 29, 2008

Great place, hard to get the grades even with better than average work.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Princeton is a fun, rewarding place to work. You are able to learn an enormous amount in a very short time, meanwhile you can pursue a variety of subjects while still maintaining an effective focus on your major.

Cons

Grade deflation decreases the abilities of a graduate to find jobs when competing against graduates from similar colleges. The result is that you receive a top notch education, however your ability to progress afterwards is severely hampered by the lack of support. In addition, the counselors for pre-medical students are downright pessimistic and entirely unhelpful. You can put in an enormous amount of work and get grades which don't reflect it quite easily.

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Jobs at Princeton University

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