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?

57% 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 151 reviews)); "The people are great (most of them) and smart!" ((in 70 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, talented, and hardworking." ((in 31 reviews)); "+ Very good work/life balance" ((in 29 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 26 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 30 reviews)); "design and development teams are split in two cities and run by different managers" ((in 21 reviews)); "Frequent corporate reorganization and layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Extremely top heavy organization with too many layers of middle and upper management." ((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

57% would recommend to a friend

(664 total reviews)

David Coleman

67% approve of CEO

66% 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 664 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

664 reviews

3.0

Apr 22, 2022

Interesting..

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 2x match on 403B contributions up to 5% (you contribute 5, they contribute 10) - Talent has job security - Potential - Not difficult work - Effort to modernize practices & culture

Cons

- Red tape. - Pseudo startup environment(s) with highly distributed, but isolated teams, stakeholders, & information, often with duplicate and/or competing goals and objectives. - Growth potential is often unrealized because of competing job security incentives, poor resource planning/utilization, and lack of maturity in leadership in the engineering organizations. - Boring work + red tape + lack of project management and maturity/direction leads to turnover and burnout. - Career development track emphasizes selling over actual contributions and development. Very little accountability. - Talent leaves after wading through backwaters. - Culture bias. - Would not advise as a place to learn best practices, though they are improving, I think.

College Board Response

Thank you for sharing your experiences on working at College Board. We are proud of the retirement benefits we offer to our employees. However, we are disappointed to hear your concerns and we hope that you will bring them up to your manager or talent business partner. We are committed to the learning and development of all employees. We want employees to feel empowered to drive how they grow and know that they have the support from their managers.

2.0

Apr 14, 2022

Benefits/Stability

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent (401k, % contributions to college aged children tuition).

Cons

Support for certain college testing programs is waning. Expect uncertainty in long term stability.

3.0

Apr 7, 2022

SW Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learnt a little flexible Good for starting career

Cons

Can not think of any

College Board Response

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your experience.

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