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?

67% 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 (26) , Project Manager (24) , 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 118 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 107 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 95 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 54 reviews)); "5. Pay is also really good." ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Was brought up in company wide survey and management did not care" ((in 52 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 41 reviews)); "2. Less salary" ((in 33 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 33 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 28 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,398 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

76% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,398 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

Nov 27, 2013

Ellucian was a much better place to work prior to combination of SGHE and Datatel.

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High salary, decent benefits, good vacation policy.

Cons

Good old boy network mentality, little chance for promotion, lack of concern for employee satisfaction and well-being.

4.0

Nov 1, 2013

Decent Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits aren't bad. Seattle area company is growing. Management is great.

Cons

HQ is out of the loop. Red tape slows things down. Very disconnected from satellite sites. Tend to pay national average salary vs average for the location.

2.0

Oct 28, 2013

Good workers; Poor Leaders

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people - many are committed and work hard

Cons

Management constant shuffle. Good old club keep changing their positions to cover each others a$$ from their inability to deliver on their objectives. No follow through, not because teams couldn't do it, but rather because management has ADD

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