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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,406 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 5,406 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
Oct 12, 2009

Columbia Postdoc

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Recommend
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Pros

It's in New York City and a lot of smart people to work around. Surrounded by interesting science and interesting people.

Cons

Washington Heights is not a very exciting neighborhood to work in. Columbia does not maintain a real academic atmosphere, it feels like the hospital it is.

4.0
Oct 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, small team, no limits on tenure before applying for different positions

Cons

Bad apple syndrome - If you are hired by a department with a bad reputation, that reputation will follow you wherever you go. You have to do alot to distinguish yourself as different from your colleagues (when they are know for being poor workers.0

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