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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ellucian?

66% of Ellucian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ellucian 3.9 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 (70) , Consultant (39) , 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 (17) , Manager (15) , Associate Consultant (14)

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

"Work life balance is good" ((in 126 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 119 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 89 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 49 reviews)); "5. Pay is also really good." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 42 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 35 reviews)); "2. Less salary" ((in 32 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 27 reviews)); "Mid and upper management does not come from higher education and does not truly understand the products." ((in 16 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 , Richmond , Purchase , Phoenix , Charlotte , Austin , Jackson

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Ellucian reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,399 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

74% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,399 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

May 7, 2015

Concerned about the bottom line

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, good pay for awhile

Cons

Too many layoffs every year...managers are too overwhelmed to work with employees on career development

3.0

May 5, 2015

Its a place to work

Qa analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home whenever you need to

Cons

Yearly layoffs, Very slow moving management

3.0

Apr 30, 2015

Improve morale

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule flexibility, great collaboration with coworkers, ability to telework, good camaraderie with coworkers,

Cons

No clear career development, don't promote training or certification, no clear rewards program, bad work/life balance, constant org change/realignments

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