Is Yale University a good company to work for?

Yale University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 3,376 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at Yale University to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Yale University have been left by employees working as Student Research Assistant , Teaching Assistant and Intern .

Does Yale University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yale University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yale University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yale University?

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

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yale University?

Research Assistant (198) , Postdoctoral Associate (124) , Graduate Student (84) , Associate Research Scientist (83) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (83) , PhD Student (81) , Postdoctoral Fellow (76) , PhD Graduate Student (45) , Graduate Research Assistant (44) , Research Associate (42) , Student Worker (41) , Postgraduate Associate (37) , Teaching Assistant (30) , Researcher (29) , Senior Administrative Assistant (29)

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

"Great benefits and work/home life!" ((in 370 reviews)); "Hires only very intelligent people; great monetary and non" ((in 188 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with" ((in 85 reviews)); "Yale Center for Teaching and Learning is very accessible and hours are flexible." ((in 65 reviews)); "Lots of opportunity and great people to work with" ((in 51 reviews))

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

"Low salaries as compared to other institutions" ((in 96 reviews)); "Poor management impedes staff productivity and efficiency." ((in 44 reviews)); "New Haven is a small city" ((in 24 reviews)); "You’re supervised by other students, who are often not the best managers" ((in 21 reviews)); "Poor leadership if you aren't "the chosen one"" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yale University layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Yale University locations?

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Yale University reviews

4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,089 total reviews)

Maurie McInnis

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Yale University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,089 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yale 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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3K reviews

5.0

Feb 21, 2015

Steadily improving resources for graduate students

Graduate student

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Pros

- Stipend is pretty competitive and makes most places to live affordable in New Haven - New Graduate Career Services merger with Undergraduate Career Services has opened up literally thousands of new doors for employer searches - Broader Yale community open to lateral movements from science to business to teaching

Cons

- New Haven as a function of being a smaller city just cannot compete with neighboring NYC and Boston - Typical graduate school experience of being at the whims of advisors. Committee system only applicable to some degrees and sometimes the committees are packed with people favorable only to advisors; not the best interest of students. But Yale should not strive for a middle of the pack graduate student experience; it should aim much higher.

2.0

Feb 17, 2015

Limited advancement for Clerical and Technical employees

Senior administrative assistant

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Pros

Benefits are great, and salary is fairly good.

Cons

Limited to no advancement for Clerical and Technical employees. Yale would rather hire from outside sources than develop and advance anyone from a C&T position. Once a "senior administrative assistant" you are stuck there for life.

2.0

Nov 19, 2014

Low collaboration

Director

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Pros

Yale hosts an incredible array of events and training opportunities. You truly get to learn from and interact with global leaders in all kinds of fields. The campus is beautiful and the resources immense.

Cons

Many people in my area have very poor work life balance. Although there are many resources, because of cutbacks almost 1000 support positions have disappeared in the last few years and many people are now overworked. Simultaneously, there are many people duplicating work because they fear redundancy. The unwillingness to collaborate results in a very competitive atmosphere, were individuals become territorial and there is an incredible lack of efficiency. The atmosphere of competition creates a sense of isolation. This is especially unfortunate because there are enormously talented people at Yale and the potential for innovation in Higher Education is huge, if only people would work together more.

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Steadily improving resources for graduate students

Limited advancement for Clerical and Technical employees

Low collaboration

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