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Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,701 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,701 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
5.0
Jun 5, 2025

Great Place To Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Collegial, smart people, and shared purpose across most of the university.

Cons

Can get siloed across schools. Good that schools are generally allowed to focus on what is most important to them, but always undercurrent of tension between efficiencies of centralization and benefits of being more autonomous.

4.0
Jun 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Full undergraduate tuition remission, Partial graduate tuition remission. -Fantastic insurance/benefits -PTO Holidays/Winter Break -Fun campus to work on

Cons

-Interdepartmental/cross-school work is very difficult; too many microcosms, too little flexibility -Impossible to network in such a large university

3.0
Jun 4, 2025

ra reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work time, not pushy

Cons

ppl with different academic bg, some of them are really not that advanced, they only think about getting more funds and papers, don't really care the real impact

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