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Columbia University reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,425 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

60% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,425 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
2.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Name brand value, tuition benefits, wonderful students

Cons

Disorganized and biased athletic department, uncommunicative leadership, unfair allocation of resources.

4.0
Jan 30, 2026

Master Student

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to study with competent professors

Cons

The barrier of entry with respect to students' command of the English language is deficient in the STEM programs which makes it difficult to relate to the mostly international classmates

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