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?

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

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).

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3.0

Apr 17, 2015

Challenging and exhausting.

Functional consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work independently but know that I have a good resource team behind me.

Cons

Travel is much more than advertised. They do not treat their traveling employees, their greatest resource, very well. They are not concerned with anything other than the bottom line.

5.0

Apr 16, 2015

Great company with access to resources for information

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

With Managed Services division which mostly work permanently onsite at various schools. Access to people across the company if you need info.

Cons

Have to train yourself. While you do get access to the training material formalized training is rare.

2.0

Apr 12, 2015

Mid level management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people have worked there and the industry can be rewarding.

Cons

The company is in total flux and change and has been since Datatel and SunGard Higher Education merged. Turnover and lay-offs are rampant in most parts of the organization. They have been systematically reducing staff levels since the merger to "lower the average age" of the company and therefore the salary burdens. They do not value individuals at all. They seem unable to right the sinking ship.

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Head of Digital Transformation/CTO onsite at Kern Community College District

CIO (Belmont Abbey College/Ellucian Colleague SaaS)

Belmont, NC

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Network Engineer (onsite at Tougaloo College (Jackson, Mississippi))

Ellucian Student Ambassador

Remote

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Manager, Application Administration (University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana))

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