Is Kaplan a good company to work for?

Kaplan has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,795 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Kaplan to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kaplan have been left by employees working as Student Brand Ambassador , Campus Representative and LSAT Instructor .

Does Kaplan pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kaplan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kaplan. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kaplan?

66% of Kaplan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kaplan 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kaplan?

Instructor (62) , Student Brand Ambassador (55) , Teacher (48) , Tutor (46) , Manager (41) , MCAT Instructor (36) , Director (29) , Admissions Advisor (27) , LSAT Instructor (22) , Student Advisor (20) , Admissions Representative (19) , Talent Coach (19) , Campus Representative (16) , Lecturer (16) , Customer Service Representative (15)

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

"Great for people who are not afraid to jump in and work." ((in 196 reviews)); "The benefits are good if you can get yourself enough work for your hours to qualify for them." ((in 124 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with" ((in 92 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and you get to choose which classes you wish to teach." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 87 reviews))

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

"coming (generally only awarded after many years) and the pay is very low." ((in 162 reviews)); "HR management is poor very poor." ((in 160 reviews)); "They hire inexperienced people at a low salary and lock them in with policies that only allow for small % increases annually" ((in 77 reviews)); "A couple of the middle managers do a far superior job at effective communication and managing." ((in 51 reviews)); "Difficult to switch from PT to FT; dealing w/ parents can be very annoying; very strict break and clock in/clock out rules; long training process" ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kaplan layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Kaplan locations?

New York , Fort Lauderdale , Chicago , Orlando , La Crosse , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston , Atlanta , San Diego , Alpharetta , Washington , Sacramento , Philadelphia , Dallas , Houston , Austin , Tampa , Newark , Phoenix , Charlotte , San Antonio , Berkeley , White Plains , College Station , Nashville , Columbus , Saint Louis , Milwaukee , Indianapolis

Kaplan reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,589 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Kaplan has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,589 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaplan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Aug 23, 2018

Great place to hone your craft

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

A great school to learn and improve as a teacher. You are surrounded by a highly motivated and creative staff of teachers, the best technology the industry has to offer and frequent paid training sessions focused on various aspects of the job, from using technology in the classrooms, to classroom management , to language focus. A big emphasis on career development.

Cons

When it's busy it can feel like you've been thrown in the deep end without much warning or support, but in these situations I felt that when I reached out for help I was listened to and taken seriously.

1.0

Aug 22, 2018

ESL Teacher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

free tap water. There are washrooms that usually work.

Cons

- zero respect for teachers. If a student complains, you are out of the class. - the 'in-house' books are a joke - filled with mistakes, terrible pedagogy. It apparently was done by PhDs! Horrible. - will actually give 1 hour shifts. This should be illegal but is not. - Students get away with everything because Kaplan is only worried about getting good student surveys. This is true of all international schools but obsessively so at Kaplan. - Except for IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge classes, the classes are edutainment. - they use student 'interns' as free labour and exploit as much as they can. - zero opportunity to professional development of teachers - as such, teachers who have been there a long time are stuck in their ruts and would probably be unemployable at any other school. It is rather depressing to see long term teachers there - they somehow got stuck and never moved forward. It was a good motivation to get out. - Teachers got along pretty well but there were sometimes blowups and some extremely unprofessional behaviour.

3.0

Aug 18, 2018

Good for Interns

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment, with loads of work.

Cons

Sometimes it gets too much.

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