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4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,720 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 5,720 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
Oct 17, 2025

Good for experience

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Pros

This is strictly speaking from a software engineer's point of view: - It helps to get some experience on your resume - The people are nice - you get good healthcare.

Cons

It's academia, so you don't really face many challenges that you would in the real world. Speaking from working at a research lab, not Stanford IT. - Lack of technical discipline. - Lack of engineering talent and engineering management. - Lack of career progression. - Average pay.

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