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Stanford University reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,705 total reviews)
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Jonathan Levin

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69% positive business outlook

Stanford University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,705 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Stanford 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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6K reviews
5.0
Dec 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

State of the art research, motivated people, productive, in a place with great weather. As well alot of activities and interesting learning material on campus

Cons

Well the worst thing about stanford is palo alto. prices are ridiculously expensive and unless you have at least a 70K job should not consider this place for employment.

4.0
Dec 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Stanford is a world class University but unlike most of the Ivy League caliber places in America. Stanford is in California where the weather is great. I worked with some very brilliant people and my skillset grew as a result. Also benefits were very generous. Also telling others you work for Stanford usually get's a 'wow' which I have to admit was a good feeling

Cons

There are some people there who are too into being elite and are very judgmental. Unless they think you have some connections or wealth they won't give you the time of day. Also working for any University there is an element of Bureaucracy and doing things a certain way because that's the policy even if it doesn't make sense.

4.0
Nov 30, 2009

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunity for learning. Many classes are open for staff to take and there is a tremendous amount of seminars to participate in. The benefits are great.

Cons

The position would be great is you are looking for a job as a researcher. However, the staff positions may not be as exciting as research.

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