Does Excelsior University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Excelsior University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Excelsior University. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Excelsior University?

29% of Excelsior University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Excelsior University 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Excelsior University?

Admissions Counselor (7) , Adjunct Professor (6) , Adjunct Faculty (3) , Director (3) , Adjunct Instructor - Online (2) , Data Scientist (2)

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

"Great Benefits" ((in 21 reviews)); "You get to work with really great people in a community" ((in 14 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 5 reviews)); "Most staffs are friendly and collaborative" ((in 5 reviews)); "Colleagues and management in this unit are amazing, extremely personable down to earth and professional." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"They continue to fill the senior leadership positions with people in their network without going through interviews." ((in 9 reviews)); "Poor management, business decisions, office politics and vision have systematically disassembled the good that once existed." ((in 8 reviews)); "Lower pay increase this year" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Excelsior University layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Excelsior University locations?

Albany , Troy , New York , Chicago , Guilderland , Tempe , Murfreesboro , Jacksonville , Tampa , Remote

Excelsior University reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)

David Schejbal

20% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (158 reviews)

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Excelsior University has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Excelsior University employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

158 reviews

1.0

Sep 12, 2024

Toxic Work Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're going to work in higher education, they seem to pay better than other institutions and if you can stomach it long enough, you can get your degree for free and then leave them for something better.

Cons

The environment is extremely toxic. Workers are constantly abused and neglected with no advocates. HR does not help employees at all, no matter how bad the situation. They will offer investigations into things, but advise you that an investigation could make things worse, basically trying to talk you out of it. No matter how long you've been with the company, they will not care about you. Managers bully and mistreat employees, but continue to work there while good employee complain to no avail and leave. I would never recommend this employer.

Excelsior University Response

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Thank you for candidly sharing your experience. We aim for a consistent, positive workplace experience and are continuously improving. Your feedback will help to strengthen processes to ensure a supportive and respectful work environment for all employees.

1.0

Oct 30, 2018

Working on shakey ground

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the benefits and the people there were great. but upper management has a way of messing up everything. be careful.

Cons

upper management, has no clue. they make bad investments choices and caused company to have to downsize in the past not once but twice.

2.0

Jul 7, 2017

College headed in wrong direction

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work environment regarding staff is warm and friendly - Easy going atmosphere - Good medical benefits

Cons

- Poor management choices - Lack of organization within most departments - Went from Non-profit model to For-profit Model damaging student experience - Pay is not up to industry standards - Little to no upward mobility

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