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Columbia University reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,431 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 5,431 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 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people and nice research

Cons

The administrative is quite slow

3.0
Oct 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is an overall high level of biomedical research

Cons

No opportunities to progress in career.

5.0
Oct 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing research Excellent coworkers Fair salary

Cons

Honestly don’t have any. Wish I hadn’t left

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