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      Stanford University reviews

      4.3

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (5,722 total reviews)
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      Jonathan Levin

      79% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      Stanford University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Stanford University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Nov 23, 2008

      Excellent colleagues and atmosphere overcomes sometimes bureaucracy

      Trainer
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      Pros

      commitment to quality (starting with academics but pervading everything), prestige (pays off in finding next job), perks (tuition, library, workout facilities), excellent benefits, links between university and business, vibrant alum community, parking (expensive and hard to get), generally healthy environment with many lovely buildings, and finally, location, location, location (sunny Palo Alto, easy access to Silicon Valley and SF)

      Cons

      lower pay than corporate, some lack of flexibility (hard to get days off), very difficult (but not impossible) to get part-time work, some silly bureaucracy (this is getting better as more processes are automated), some decisions less than transparent, faculty wrangling,

      5.0
      Aug 2, 2008

      Hard to find a more stimulating work environment

      Professor
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      Pros

      Diverse group of extraordinary colleagues and students. So much knowledge and information right at your fingertips. Creative energy everywhere, especially thanks to all the efforts to build cross-functional and interdisciplinary research and teaching connections throughout the University. I do truly feel proud to be a faculty member at Stanford.

      Cons

      Like all organizations, it can be bureaucratic and slow, which is very much at odds with surrounding Silicon Valley.

      2.0
      Sep 17, 2025

      Elitist, classist, ableist shrouded in “prestige”

      Executive assistant
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      Pros

      The benefits are great. That’s about it.

      Cons

      This University bends the knee when it actually comes to understanding and valuing morals. They are just as corporate and money hungry as any other corporation. They love to tout that they’re a non-profit but completely behave like the for profit institution that they are. They have no values. The values they stand for crumble as soon as pressure is applied. Don’t believe the generic reviews here. While yes it is a highly siloed ecosystem, overall they are eons behind on innovation. You will not progress here. You will stagnate. They do not care about you. The sooner you accept that the better off you will be. They recently went through a huge layoff. That should tell you where their financials stand. Completely reactionary institution allergic to any type of risk.

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