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 and due to Covid remote work" ((in 146 reviews)); "The people are great (most of them) and smart!" ((in 68 reviews)); "Great mission and colleagues." ((in 32 reviews)); "+ Very good work/life balance" ((in 28 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 25 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 49 reviews)); "Management is poor, and they frown on risk takers and people who think outside the box." ((in 30 reviews)); "design and development teams are split in two cities and run by different managers" ((in 23 reviews)); "Frequent corporate reorganization and layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism toward certain group and bootlickers." ((in 12 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

College Board reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)

David Coleman

66% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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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

Oct 21, 2024

Dinosaur company trying to outrun the comet

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many of the people are great to work with, and the benefits are fantastic—like working for an old blue-chip company rather than a nonprofit.

Cons

Management is inconsistent. There is an "in-crowd" who never gets in trouble, and there is an out-crowd that gets cleaned out for the new restructuring fad. Rules change all the time, and the whole racket seems to just support upper management's income.

College Board Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your experience on working at College Board. We strive to create a fair, supportive, and equitable environment for all employees. We recognize that management plays a major part in that and we hold them to a high bar especially for taking accountability for their actions. We'll be certain to share your feedback with our leadership.

2.0

Jul 24, 2023

Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a number of bright people who work here who truly care about the organization's mission.

Cons

Unfortunately, many of those bright people are ignored or overlooked by senior leaders. The future looks bleak for the College Board and the organization has done little to appropriately prepare for what is to come.

College Board Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your experience working at College Board. We are sorry to hear that you feel overlooked by leadership and we take your feedback very seriously. We value the contributions of our high-performing staff and continue to work on increasing visibility into our colleagues' as well as team accomplishments. If you have not already, we encourage you to share your concerns with your talent business partner.

3.0

Aug 24, 2021

Great culture, bad mgmt

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture, nice colleagues, great benefits

Cons

bad hierarchy of mgmt., no ability for advancement, managers need better training

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