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Stanford University reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,714 total reviews)
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Jonathan Levin

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Stanford University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,714 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
4.0
Mar 5, 2026

Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is great! Everyone is supportive and happy to help where they can.

Cons

Sometimes it can seem like policies don’t apply to everyone/certain groups. So it can seem unfair to those who are enforcing it.

5.0
Mar 4, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice people, good academia vibe that nourishes people

Cons

just the same as all academia, poor payment, hard to live a decent life in the Bay Area

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