Does Ellucian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ellucian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ellucian. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ellucian?

68% of Ellucian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ellucian 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ellucian?

Software Engineer (71) , Consultant (40) , Senior Consultant (37) , Software Developer (32) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Director (28) , Cloud Engineer (27) , Project Manager (25) , Business Analyst (19) , Account Executive (18) , Help Desk Technician (18) , Senior Software Developer (18) , Software Engineer II (18) , Manager (15) , Associate Consultant (14)

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

"Work life balance is good" ((in 124 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 109 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 95 reviews)); "Complete work from home You can complete the work at any time of the day not constraint to completing in office hourse" ((in 59 reviews)); "Good products and so so pay for the hours." ((in 53 reviews))

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

"frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 42 reviews)); "Discouraging work environment with clueless managers and VPs." ((in 37 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 33 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 19 reviews)); "bad leadership, disconnected from rest of company" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ellucian layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Ellucian locations?

Reston , Fairfax , Malvern , Lake Mary , Maitland , Orlando , New York , Remote , Rochester , Washington , Philadelphia , Chicago , Salt Lake City , Houston , Arlington , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Frisco , San Diego , Boston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Las Vegas , Seattle , Petersburg , Richmond , Purchase , Phoenix , Charlotte , Austin

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Ellucian reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,405 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,405 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ellucian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

May 23, 2023

Bumps in the road

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great market share and customer base.

Cons

Trying to turn around a ship and become a fully fledged SaaS company is not without some bumps in the road and pain of change.

Ellucian Response

Thanks for your review. Couldn't agree with you more on the phenomenal customer base that we have. One quick point of clarification: we are not becoming a SaaS company...we ARE a SaaS company :)

5.0

May 16, 2023

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ellucian is a great place to work. You will get the flexibility and Empowerment. The culture is the plus point.

Cons

The company is going through the technology shift, so there are frequent changes at the higher levels and on priorities, which impact the teams in some way.

Ellucian Response

Thanks for your review!

3.0

May 9, 2023

Ellucian

Techincial support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work Good supervisor Love

Cons

No good pay No benefits No promotions

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