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Stanford University reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,717 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 5,717 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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Dec 2, 2025
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Pros

- Great learning and working environment, although depends on the particular research lab you chose - Beautiful campus, reasonably priced food, frequent free food

Cons

- University bureaucracy can be hard to navigate - PhD student salary is very low for the Bay Area

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