Is Rutgers University a good company to work for?

Rutgers University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 5,525 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Rutgers University to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rutgers University have been left by employees working as Learning Assistant , OIT Consultant and Internship .

Does Rutgers University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rutgers University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rutgers University. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rutgers University?

80% of Rutgers University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rutgers University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rutgers University?

Research Assistant (242) , Teaching Assistant (148) , Graduate Research Assistant (126) , Student Worker (100) , Postdoctoral Fellow (80) , Graduate Student (75) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (67) , Research Associate (54) , Assistant Professor (53) , Administrative Assistant (51) , Program Coordinator (51) , PhD Student (48) , Learning Assistant (47) , Graduate Assistant (46) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (44)

What are the pros of working at Rutgers University according to real employee reviews?

"Great Benefits and a large network to grow." ((in 333 reviews)); "The marketing department is filled with great people that are always willing to lend a helping hand" ((in 220 reviews)); "Flexible hours help me better to stretch my legs and keep my nose in the air because it is really important" ((in 217 reviews)); "Great staff and easy to learn job requirements" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 97 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rutgers University according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and resources are limited" ((in 268 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to move up." ((in 155 reviews)); "Due to large scale of Rutgers, bureaucracy and poor management may prevail over common sense and efficiency." ((in 85 reviews)); "Poor leadership, many areas lack structure, can be very taxing with the amount of work they expect you to do." ((in 28 reviews)); "Upper management are completely clueless and back stabbing." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rutgers University layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Rutgers University layoffs and their outlook for job security at Rutgers University in 2026.

What Rutgers University locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Jersey City , New York , Edison , Trenton , Rutgers , Highland Park , New Brunswick , Piscataway , Camden , Newark

Rutgers University reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,884 total reviews)

William F. Tate IV

82% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Rutgers University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rutgers University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Mar 4, 2024

Rutgers UBHC is a horrible place to work

Mental health specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros are health benefits.

Cons

Unprofessional work environment full of nepotism. Hostile management. Treats mental health as a business. Manipulates insurance companies via extending patient stays for medication changes right before the patient's insurance coverage expires. Intimidates staff. Intimidates patients. Does not follow evidence based practice. Makes no effort to reduce recidivism of patients. Makes no effort to improve program dating back to 1980. Please do not fall into the trap of working here. You will be wasting state money. Workers have been intimidated regularly by managers. Workers are berated publicly by managers. The management is so poor that mandatory hands on safety trainings were neglected. These trainings are supposed to occur at least once a year to teach you how to safely restrain people. Without this training your safety and patient safety is at risk. I received this training once in over three years.

1.0

May 23, 2023

UBHC EISS

Mental health clinician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rutgers provides great benefits. Great PTO and pension plan. The staff includes some of the most amazing people, who are passionate about helping the community.

Cons

EISS does not practice what it preaches. Unsafe staffing, unethical practices are encouraged to keep the numbers up and disregard for policies is what the Newark office continues to promote. For a mental health program, upper management continues to jeopardize the mental health of its staff and disregard the needs of the consumers by stacking sessions. Consumers do not get the care they require and deserve. This is reflected in the high turnover rate and decreased morale. Working before hours and after hours is common within the team as a way to try to stay afloat as management continues to unsafely schedule consumers. I would not recommend this program to anyone.

3.0

Jan 20, 2018

Dysfunction abounds

Academic coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They offer excellent salaries, and great benefits. for full-time employees. Job security is good, owing to the unions. Work-life balance is taken very seriously, even compared to other academic institutions.

Cons

The administration is completely dysfunctional at basically all levels. Extraordinary amounts of time, energy and money are wasted due to poor planning (or no planning), and failure to follow through on initiatives. Critical decisions are routinely made at high-levels with little or no input from the employees that are affected, causing extreme stress and massive amounts of wasted effort doing fix-up/catch-up jobs that could easily have been avoided with better planning and implementation.

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