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 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 (69) , 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?

"Good work life balance till now" ((in 122 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 111 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 84 reviews)); "Work from home is nice, but now adays, work from home is pretty common" ((in 63 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 50 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 36 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 35 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 26 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.

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Ellucian reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,396 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

76% approve of CEO

61% 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

3.3

Senior management

Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,396 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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1K reviews

2.0

Nov 29, 2017

Working at Ellucian

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible work hours and the ability to work from home.

Cons

Two or three layoffs per year. It appears they want to close all offices in the Western U.S. I suspect that only Reston VA and Malvern PA will survive. They are VERY stingy with raises.

1.0

Nov 16, 2017

Frequent org changes, 24/7 expectations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, some of the products use cutting edge technologies, generally smart people to work with

Cons

Upper management lacks long term vision. There are org changes every 2-3 months which results in people getting laid off. Expectations from employees are unrealistic and many employees agree on taking on goals that they cannot achieve in fear of getting laid off. This results in an overall unproductive environment where nothing seems to get done and customers constantly get pissed off.

2.0

Mar 5, 2017

Layoffs = more work for current employees

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many employees are top notch to work with. Clients are wonderful and most are willing to learn and implement.

Cons

The company is laying off employees and whole departments, possibly getting ready for a sale. The work these employees had done is then given to current employees to do even though they work more than 40 hours a week. The management says "be thankful you have a job". Employees don't say anything for fear of losing their jobs.

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