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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 27, 2026

Difficult Times

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Colleagues Great Pay Great Benefits

Cons

Can't be authentic if you are in a marginalized group Extremely Hierarchical Performative efforts to be collaborative across the university

5.0
Jan 25, 2026

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very flexible, great benefits (depending on the dept)

Cons

A lot of bureaucracy . There was a change in management which was really out of no where

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