Compare Stanford University vs Google BETA
See how Google vs. Stanford University compare on employee ratings, job openings, CEO approval, business outlook and more.Employee Ratings
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
(based on 2352 reviews)
(based on 9467 reviews)
Career Opportunities
Compensation & Benefits
Work-life balance
Senior Management
Culture & Values
CEO Approval
92%Marc Tessier-Lavigne
92%Sundar Pichai
% Recommend to a friend
Positive Business Outlook
Salaries
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What Employees Say
Pros
"Beautiful campus"(in 200 reviews)
"Work life balance"(in 153 reviews)
"Free food"(in 894 reviews)
"Smart people"(in 740 reviews)
Cons
"Cost of living"(in 149 reviews)
"Bay area"(in 98 reviews)
"Work life balance"(in 400 reviews)
"Big company"(in 347 reviews)
Featured Review
"The best days of my life"May 23, 2019
I worked at Stanford University full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Amazing legacy and extremely great staff and professors
Cons
Pay is kinda low but this is how it is at schools
Advice to Management
Keep up the great work
"Loved it"Nov 15, 2019
I have been working at Google for less than a year
Pros
Great benefits and work experience. Best company in the world.
Cons
Can get a little boring depending on project.