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 but people that have been there a long time never leave because of the benefits.." ((in 151 reviews)); "The people are great (most of them) and smart!" ((in 67 reviews)); "+ Very good work/life balance" ((in 30 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, talented, and hardworking." ((in 26 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 25 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 48 reviews)); "Management is poor, and they frown on risk takers and people who think outside the box." ((in 31 reviews)); "design and development teams are split in two cities and run by different managers" ((in 21 reviews)); "Short breaks, overworked, clueless upper management" ((in 14 reviews)); "Frequent corporate reorganization and layoffs." ((in 13 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

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

2.0

Jul 24, 2023

Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a number of bright people who work here who truly care about the organization's mission.

Cons

Unfortunately, many of those bright people are ignored or overlooked by senior leaders. The future looks bleak for the College Board and the organization has done little to appropriately prepare for what is to come.

College Board Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your experience working at College Board. We are sorry to hear that you feel overlooked by leadership and we take your feedback very seriously. We value the contributions of our high-performing staff and continue to work on increasing visibility into our colleagues' as well as team accomplishments. If you have not already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your talent business partner.

5.0

Jul 8, 2023

Decent company, recommend

Software development director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology, freedom to experiment, decent lifestyle, good benefits

Cons

Bearocracy can get in the way

College Board Response

2y

Thanks for sharing your experience—your feedback helps us make College Board a better place to work. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the technology, benefits, and opportunity to innovate. We strive to create more openness and we have made efforts to increase clarity as well as streamline processes.

5.0

Jul 4, 2023

Excellent place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You get to work with latest technologies, engineers are given freedom. - Remote work, and you are working on field of education, that too in field of stepping stone(college entrance) for upcoming professionals. - Frequent one on one with managers, and managers care about you. - Colleagues are pretty kind and are there to help. - Benefits are pretty good, we get total 37 days + holidays off (20 vacation + 10 sick + 7 day end of year off). We get 10% match on 403(b) - Engineering team is trying to innovate and bring new tech in.

Cons

- Salary can be better as we can't have stock options, I know we try to compensate for it through generous 403(b) contribution, but a decent increase would be beneficial.

College Board Response

2y

Thanks for sharing your positive experience on working at College Board! We are happy to know that you enjoy our work culture and benefits. We are proud of the flexibility we offer and being able to make a difference in education is an added bonus. Also, thank you for your feedback on our salary. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact which is why we regularly conduct compensation reviews. We ensure employees are compensated appropriately and equitably in comparison to one another and the relevant talent market. We then make adjustments when necessary.

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