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Stanford University Reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(4658 total reviews)

Interim President Richard Saller

Richard Saller

85% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & Inclusion

4.1

Culture & Values

4.1

Career Opportunities

3.8

Work/Life Balance

3.8

Senior Management

3.6

Compensation and Benefits

Ratings distribution

5 stars

50%

4 stars

32%

3 stars

12%

2 stars

4%

1 star

2%

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Updated Dec 5, 2023

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "people were great and nice to work with(in 392 reviews)
  • "They offer great benefits and promote a career at Stanford rather than just a job.(in 379 reviews)
  • "one of the best places If you like to do research and the campus is beautiful(in 307 reviews)
  • "Great faculty and colleagues and resources(in 133 reviews)
  • "Good work life balance is good(in 110 reviews)
Cons
  • "Low salary because of the way the fellowship works; can only work domestically not internationally(in 239 reviews)
  • "Low pay and very antiquated.(in 214 reviews)
  • "Parking is expensive and limited(in 71 reviews)
  • "Poor management; Discouraging and had unreasonable expectations as working from home began due to covid(in 57 reviews)
  • "Managers don't hold themselves accountable and you wonder what they do all day.(in 39 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Dec 5, 2023
      Postdoctoral Fellow
      Current Employee
      Palo Alto, CA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of resources and good platform

      Cons

      Good working environment and social connections

      1. 5.0
        Dec 5, 2023
        Professor
        Current Employee
        Palo Alto, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        sharp students and peer faculty

        Cons

        has taken a turn post-covid

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        1. 5.0
          Dec 4, 2023
          Marketing
          Former Employee
          Palo Alto, CA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Professional, resources and well connected team

          Cons

          None that I can think of

          1. 5.0
            Dec 3, 2023
            Associate Scientist
            Current Employee, less than 1 year
            Menlo Park, CA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            It's a great place to work.

            Cons

            No problems so far, maybe I'm too new.

            1. 5.0
              Nov 24, 2023
              Summer Teaching Assistant
              Former Employee, less than 1 year
              Stanford, CA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              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.

              1. 5.0
                Dec 1, 2023
                Graduate Student Researcher
                Current Employee
                Palo Alto, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Nice people and resources to do research

                Cons

                Living cost is too expensive

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 28, 2023
                  Postdoctoral Researcher
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  Palo Alto, CA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great opportunities, supportive community, strong alumni network, access to state-of-the-art infrastructure

                  Cons

                  hypercompetitive, administrative hurdles, poor work-life balance

                  1. 5.0
                    Nov 26, 2023
                    Research Assistant
                    Current Employee, more than 5 years
                    Stanford, CA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Facilities such as gym, pool, etc.

                    Cons

                    Living in an expensive neighborhood

                    1. 5.0
                      Nov 30, 2023
                      Research Associate
                      Current Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Excellent environment and friendly colleagues.

                      Cons

                      I can't think of any.

                      1. 5.0
                        Nov 16, 2023
                        Lecturer
                        Former Employee, more than 8 years
                        Palo Alto, CA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        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.

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                      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.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Stanford University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Stanford University. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 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.

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