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Oregon State University Reviews

4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,983 total reviews)

Rebecca Johnson

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Oregon State University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,983 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Oregon State 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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2K reviews
3.0
25 May 2017
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Pros

Short commute, lots of nature. Flagship Engineering college, lots of educational opportunity.

Cons

Constant budget crunches, furlows, and hiring freezes. Football seems to be a bigger priority than education. Drama prone academic administration -- fired department heads, local newspaper publishing letter to the editor, leading to fired deans. Little opportunity for upward promotion -- faculty and administration seem retire on death's bed, so don't expect to progress anywhere quickly as most positions are treated as national searches. Administrative functions seem poorly managed, and underinvested in.

4.0
18 Jul 2022

Mixed bag

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Pros

If you have a lot of energy for bureaucracy, can navigate antiquated infrastructure and the products of a campus that pays lots of lip service to equity and inclusion, and love student development work, this place is for you. There are pockets of wonderful colleagues and community, you just have to search and be patient.

Cons

If you are coming from anywhere outside of Oregon but especially California give yourself and extend grace, there’s a leaning curve to the niceties and performativity around kindness. The campus is resource rich in STEM and not so great everywhere else. This makes an impact on the entire experience. OSU is comfortable with mediocrity a lot of the time, and sadly does a terrible job in retaining BIPOC and LGBTQ+ talent.

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