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Columbia University reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,409 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia 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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5K reviews
3.0
Aug 16, 2010

At least the job paid well!

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Pros

--Rich health benefit package for minimal cost --Plenty of time off --Flexibility of schedule --Generous per annum compensation

Cons

--100% incompetent leadership --Lots of bureaucratic red tape --having to deal with members of the respective unions

4.0
Jul 27, 2010

Nice place

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Pros

The quality of staff is stellar

Cons

The complicated, irrational bureaucracy that needs to be reformed but won't be, because Columbia is Ivy League and people would come here even with a bad administration.

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