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      4.2

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (3,692 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      91% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,692 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 11, 2011

      Good starting point, great benefits, ok management

      Senior programs coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great place to start in higher ed administration. The tuition remission program is excellent. Health & dental are very strong compared to others.

      Cons

      Not a lot of satisfaction in the senior management. Depending on the department you work in, you can either have a lot of support or none at all.

      5.0
      Mar 2, 2011

      excellent

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great place to work,rich environment to interact, very close community, research work good, has a good network of resources.

      Cons

      it has to long drive for me so large commute time and traffic can cause some problems but otherwise its good.

      3.0
      Feb 9, 2011

      Great place to get a (nearly free!) advanced degree while you are working

      Department administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I came to BU largely because of their generous tuition remission benefit; I earned my masters' degree in 12 months and BU paid about 90% of the cost. It's a great place in the sense that there are tons of formal and informal learning opportunities--lectures, concerts, symposiums, professional trainings, classes with tuition remission, etc. In my personal experience (though this is not necessarily the norm in all depts), my boss is great--smart, available, fair, and encouraging.

      Cons

      After almost three years, I'm ready for a new challenge; and although I have my masters now and have been applying to new jobs within BU for about 10 months, I've only had 3 internal interviews and no offers. HR throws around the message that "BU wants to recognize and promote from within", but that has absolutely not been my experience--and it's extremely frustrating.

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