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Samford University Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)
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Andrew Westmoreland

99% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Samford University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samford 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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144 reviews
1.0
5 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits here are pretty good.

Cons

Pay at Samford is 80% of market.

4.0
7 June 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Samford boasts an overall good working culture, respect for work-life balance in most departments, and wonderful benefits

Cons

Overall they pay significantly less than competitors in the private sector for the skillsets they desire

4.0
24 Jan 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most people are kind Friendly environment Campus is very serene Students are overall deferential Efforts to make employees feel like family

Cons

Salaries are lower than you could earn elsewhere Benefits have slowly been retracted, making the low salaries more troubling Communication with administration is often unclear Not always a welcoming environment Expectations beyond your contract, "unspoken" requirements

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