Is Purdue University a good company to work for?

Purdue University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,505 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Purdue University to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Purdue University have been left by employees working as Intern , Working Student and Undergraduate Research Assistant .

Does Purdue University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Purdue University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Purdue University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Purdue University?

90% of Purdue University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Purdue University 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Purdue University?

Graduate Research Assistant (559) , Research Assistant (363) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (228) , Teaching Assistant (182) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (123) , Graduate Student (98) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (70) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (65) , Student Worker (57) , Graduate Assistant (54) , PhD Student (51) , Resident Assistant (41) , Student Associate (40) , Postdoctoral Fellow (39) , Postdoctoral Researcher (38)

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

"The people you work with are great and it's fun getting to help fellow students" ((in 273 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO." ((in 223 reviews)); "Flexible Hours around your classes (work as little or much as you'd like)" ((in 168 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 77 reviews)); "Datacenter Management (DCM) has a great staff" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"Pay was low but you’re also getting free room and board so it’s fair." ((in 373 reviews)); "Low salary and isolated location" ((in 187 reviews)); "Always understaff because poor management causing the workers to do more than what they were required to" ((in 50 reviews)); "The compensation is low and there are not many hours to work since there are so many employees." ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor leadership to resolve toxicity." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Purdue University locations?

West Lafayette , Lafayette , Hammond , Indianapolis , Fort Wayne , Chicago , Westville , Lafayette , New York , Crown Point , South Bend , Boston , San Jose , San Juan , Highland , Evansville , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Manahawkin , Muscle Shoals , Beecher , Highland Park , Woodstock , Illinois City , Troy , Warrensburg , Buffalo , Manhasset , White Plains , Phoenix

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4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,128 total reviews)

Mung Chiang

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Purdue University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Purdue University 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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4.0

Nov 24, 2025

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Research assistant

Recommend

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Pros

great co-workers and nice facilities

Cons

Department culture is important. Some departments may push you to your limit or beyond, while others will respect you for following your own path.

4.0

Nov 23, 2025

It’s good

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the people I work with and always feel supported

Cons

Changes to 2025 health insurance are disheartening

3.0

Nov 23, 2025

Terrible benefits, low Pay

Senior academic advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful students, good PTO, and work flexibility

Cons

Barely paid enough to make ends meet. University proclaims they want us to be Healthy Boilers, but have systematically stripped much of our health care away. Lack of benefits has caused out of pocket costs for things like routine medicine to jump for 0 to thousands per month in the last year. 2%or less raises while touting frozen tuition for students makes employees feel valueless. Administrative response is either lacking or cold, with comments such as "find another job".

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