Does College Board pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, College Board employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at College Board. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at College Board?

56% of College Board employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated College Board 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at College Board?

Director (66) , Associate Director (26) , Executive Director (24) , Software Engineer (19) , Assistant Director (15) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Intern (8) , Senior Director (8) , Analyst (7) , Coordinator (7) , Graduate Student (7) , Manager (6) , Senior Engineer (6) , Associate (5) , Executive Assistant (5)

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

"great benefits but people that have been there a long time never leave because of the benefits.." ((in 159 reviews)); "The people are great (most of them) and smart!" ((in 66 reviews)); "+ Very good work/life balance" ((in 29 reviews)); "My colleagues are smart, talented, and hardworking." ((in 29 reviews)); "Great Culture and the feeling of doing important work" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership makes poor decisions on hiring incompetent people and laying off competent people." ((in 52 reviews)); "Management is poor, and they frown on risk takers and people who think outside the box." ((in 31 reviews)); "design and development teams are split in two cities and run by different managers" ((in 22 reviews)); "It is near impossible to get promoted and the salaries are low to begin with." ((in 17 reviews)); "Frequent corporate reorganization and layoffs." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about College Board layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed College Board locations?

New York , Reston , Washington , Chicago , Boston , Herndon , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Houston , San Juan , San Diego , San Jose , Denver , Iowa City , Tampa , Union City , Falls Church , Astoria , Bronx , Brooklyn , Rochester , Phoenix , Las Cruces , Charlotte , Beaufort , Fuquay Varina , Raleigh , Austin

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College Board reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)

David Coleman

66% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

College Board has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The College Board 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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662 reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2017

Used to be A Better Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office is nice. A lot of good people. Employees believe in mission. Good benefits.

Cons

CEO. CEO likes to bring in friends who aren't qualified and if he and his team like you, this minute, you get special perks. Rush to get things done without full staffing and thinking through process. Attitude is if you don't like it, you should leave rather than trying to help employees who are here and do the work. Lots of cost cutting so doesn't feel like your job is safe. Too many new people who think they know how company should work but they have no experience at company and don't understand company. Used to be a better company.

College Board Response

Thanks for your note. We have a lot underway and are proud of our work and leadership. We encourage you to connect with your manager and/or HR Business Partner to share ideas about steps that might improve our processes and any of these challenges.

1.0

Jun 30, 2016

Cronysim to the core

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a few great people still here, which makes this a nice place to work still..

Cons

You have to be part of the "Sallie Mae" club to do well in IT and Ops group in this company. There are so many incompetent Executive Directors that I have lost count. In my team too, few are favored too much, they get the most favorable assignments, get to sit in on all senior leadership meetings. They also got promoted solely because they were either friends with someone at the Senior Leadership or purely by their past association at Sallie Mae.

3.0

Jun 20, 2016

More political than one would think

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great - vacation time and retirement plan

Cons

In my department, where I worked for 5 years, things became increasingly political. It became less about actually doing the work and more about positioning oneself. When I left, morale was very low.

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