UCLA reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,742 total reviews)
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Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UCLA 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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6K reviews
4.0
Mar 3, 2026

Great

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible and creative work, typically with world class researchers.

Cons

Must secure your own funding. Post covid set-up (even in 2026) can be isolating. Salary not as high as private industry. Unclear if makes sense long-term given gap in prestige between researchers and professors (e.g. assistant researchers can't be Principle Investigator on a project).

4.0
Feb 27, 2026

Average academic environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Several strong academic departments Extremely large

Cons

Terrible administration as is common with large state schools

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