Stanford University Reviews
82% would recommend to a friend
(4658 total reviews)
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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- "They offer great benefits and promote a career at Stanford rather than just a job." (in 379 reviews)
- "Low salary because of the way the fellowship works; can only work domestically not internationally" (in 239 reviews)
- "Poor management; Discouraging and had unreasonable expectations as working from home began due to covid" (in 57 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- 5.0Dec 5, 2023Postdoctoral FellowCurrent EmployeePalo Alto, CA
Pros
Lots of resources and good platform
Cons
Good working environment and social connections
- 5.0Dec 5, 2023ProfessorCurrent EmployeePalo Alto, CA
Pros
sharp students and peer faculty
Cons
has taken a turn post-covid
- 5.0Dec 4, 2023MarketingFormer EmployeePalo Alto, CA
Pros
Professional, resources and well connected team
Cons
None that I can think of
- 5.0Dec 3, 2023Associate ScientistCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearMenlo Park, CA
Pros
It's a great place to work.
Cons
No problems so far, maybe I'm too new.
- 5.0Nov 24, 2023Summer Teaching AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearStanford, CA
Pros
Advisor created this position for me (needed a summer opportunity and he had some items he needed reviewed for his courses in the fall).
Cons
As a part-time, I did not work as much as I would have hoped.
- 5.0Dec 1, 2023Graduate Student ResearcherCurrent EmployeePalo Alto, CA
Pros
Nice people and resources to do research
Cons
Living cost is too expensive
- 5.0Nov 28, 2023Postdoctoral ResearcherCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearPalo Alto, CA
Pros
Great opportunities, supportive community, strong alumni network, access to state-of-the-art infrastructure
Cons
hypercompetitive, administrative hurdles, poor work-life balance
- 5.0Nov 26, 2023Research AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsStanford, CA
Pros
Facilities such as gym, pool, etc.
Cons
Living in an expensive neighborhood
- 5.0Nov 30, 2023Research AssociateCurrent Employee
Pros
Excellent environment and friendly colleagues.
Cons
I can't think of any.
- 5.0Nov 16, 2023LecturerFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsPalo Alto, CA
Pros
Worked at Stanford as a Lecturer for 10 years and they were amazing! They really took care of their people and the community was so tight that I would have stayed there forever.
Cons
Palo Alto was a very expensive place to live, unfortunately this is why I left.
Stanford University Reviews FAQs
Stanford University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 5,178 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at Stanford University to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
82% of Stanford University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Stanford University 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Stanford University to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management.
