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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,430 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 5,430 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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5.0
Nov 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice balance and campus area

Cons

Campus is too crowded with masters students from their high acceptance rate programs.

5.0
Nov 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours and very flexible

Cons

Not really, you get paid by the hour and sometimes you also have to do recitation

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