Does College Board pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, College Board employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at College Board. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at College Board?

56% of College Board employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated College Board 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at College Board?

Director (66) , Associate Director (26) , Executive Director (24) , Software Engineer (19) , Assistant Director (15) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Intern (8) , Senior Director (8) , Analyst (7) , Coordinator (7) , Graduate Student (7) , Manager (6) , Senior Engineer (6) , Associate (5) , Executive Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at College Board according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and some what flexible" ((in 152 reviews)); "The people are great (most of them) and smart!" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great mission and colleagues." ((in 33 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great Culture and the feeling of doing important work" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at College Board according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership makes poor decisions on hiring incompetent people and laying off competent people." ((in 50 reviews)); "Management is poor, and they frown on risk takers and people who think outside the box." ((in 32 reviews)); "design and development teams are split in two cities and run by different managers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Extremely top heavy organization with too many layers of middle and upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism toward certain group and bootlickers." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about College Board layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed College Board locations?

New York , Reston , Washington , Chicago , Boston , Herndon , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Houston , San Juan , San Diego , San Jose , Denver , Iowa City , Tampa , Union City , Falls Church , Astoria , Bronx , Brooklyn , Rochester , Phoenix , Las Cruces , Charlotte , Beaufort , Fuquay Varina , Raleigh , Austin

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College Board reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(663 total reviews)

David Coleman

66% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

College Board has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 663 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The College Board 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

663 reviews

1.0

Oct 20, 2015

A big ship looking for a direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A nice place to work if you can put up with awful leadership, politics every day, and a culture that rewards obedience and bureaucracy

Cons

Poor leadership with distain for employees who are not in the inner circle

1.0

Oct 17, 2015

It's getting worse!

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits without a doubt are great and strongest selling point of company. A lot of good employees who respect mission and are really hardworking.

Cons

Too many to list. Politics have gotten worse. Engagement is awful. A small % of employees who work hard. Remainder float. Useless management team. Boys network of CEO/COO and their team of former Kaplan-employees/friends. Inept. Focusing on wrong things. Cost cutting measures are only going to hurt engagement more and more people will leave. Seems everyone is looking for a job. Pompous and arrogant leadership that continually says they want to hear from employees and fix things but actions prove that isn't true. New mgmt hires are awful. Too many VPs who really have no background in mgmt.

4.0

Sep 24, 2015

Quality Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work and life balance.

Cons

No growth opportunities. Everyone stays there more than 10 years

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