Is UCLA a good company to work for?

UCLA has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 6,426 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at UCLA to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UCLA have been left by employees working as Resident Physician , Peer Learning Facilitator and Undergraduate Researcher .

Does UCLA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UCLA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UCLA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UCLA?

77% of UCLA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UCLA 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UCLA?

Research Assistant (202) , Teaching Assistant (171) , Graduate Student Researcher (166) , Administrative Assistant (121) , Postdoctoral Fellow (113) , Graduate Student (104) , Graduate Research Assistant (88) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (86) , PhD Student (67) , Postdoctoral Scholar (67) , Postdoctoral Researcher (65) , Student Worker (63) , Student Assistant (58) , Registered Nurse (57) , Researcher (55)

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

"Loved being on campus and enjoyed the great benefits like health care and time off for blood donation." ((in 542 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and that was one of the best reasons I enjoyed my work experience at ucla." ((in 276 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences." ((in 226 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you get to take on as many people as you want to tutor" ((in 199 reviews)); "I love teaching and work environment is good." ((in 116 reviews))

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

"Low pay and if you don’t publish you can really hurt your chances of getting a job after." ((in 324 reviews)); "Salary and raises very low for level of responsibilities and expectation (25% below fair market value)" ((in 229 reviews)); "Management was poor and slow to get back to you." ((in 114 reviews)); "parking is expensive and not always convenient to where you work." ((in 107 reviews)); "Low compensation and lack of growth" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about UCLA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about UCLA layoffs and their outlook for job security at UCLA in 2026.

What are the top reviewed UCLA locations?

Los Angeles , UCLA , Westwood , Santa Monica , New York , West Los Angeles , San Francisco , Westwood Village , East Los Angeles , Lake Arrowhead , California City , Irvine , San Jose , California , San Antonio , Fresno , Van Nuys , San Diego , Boston , Atlanta , Agoura Hills , Anaheim , Long Beach , Marina del Rey , Torrance , Riverside , Oakland , Los Angeles , Chicago , Springfield

UCLA reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,752 total reviews)

Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,752 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

Oct 9, 2008

UCLA- a decent place to work, but not enough career advancement opportunities

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The people are really nice and friendly, and the Westwood location is a nice place to be.

Cons

There doesn't seem to be much career advancement, and I have noticed that there is a big turnaround rate.

4.0

Sep 30, 2008

Great university job, very different from the focus in private sector jobs

Research assistant

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Pros

UCLA has an upbeat, optimistic atmosphere. The work you do supports important advancements in science, culture and the arts. Management is usually concerned with employee well being. UCLA has opportunities is almost every field and likes to promote people from within, making it easy to start a job and change concentration or job type.

Cons

Pay is lower than in industry positions, Seniority not merit determines many issues. State labor laws and unions regulations can make many aspects of the job more cumbersome. Work hours might be limited, overtime can be limited or even prohibited. Union strikes happen once every couple years.

4.0

Sep 4, 2008

Steady job, steady pay.

Programmer analyst ii

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Pros

Great university and great facilities. A lot of great extra benefits come with working for UCLA. Discount to membership to the wooden center gym which is right on campus is a plus. Excellent job security, provided that you do your job of course.

Cons

Budget cuts just effected employees' phone plans -- text messaging were canceled and we have to pay partly for our phone.

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