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 3.9 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 (70) , Consultant (39) , Senior Consultant (37) , Software Developer (32) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Director (28) , Cloud Engineer (27) , Project Manager (25) , 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?

"Work life balance is good" ((in 127 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 109 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 92 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible work hours" ((in 69 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 44 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 35 reviews)); "Discouraging work environment with clueless managers and VPs." ((in 33 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 21 reviews)); "Mid and upper management does not come from higher education and does not truly understand the products." ((in 17 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.

What are the top reviewed Ellucian locations?

Reston , Fairfax , Malvern , Lake Mary , Maitland , Orlando , New York , Remote , Rochester , Washington , Philadelphia , Chicago , Salt Lake City , Houston , Arlington , Virginia Beach , Dallas , Frisco , San Diego , Boston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Las Vegas , Seattle , Richmond , Purchase , Phoenix , Charlotte , Austin , Jackson

Ellucian reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,399 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

76% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,399 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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1.0

Jun 10, 2014

Employees are under-appreciated

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home option is a plus

Cons

Employee metrics are solely and devastatingly focused on chasing money. As a result of the overbooked schedules and dizzying performance metrics we're too distracted to consistently do a good job and do right by our clients. This is the most tragic shortfall and biggest bone of contention I have with my job as it exists currently within the organization. Professional development opportunities have been sadly lacking for years--or are delivered to a small subset of employees despite the fact that the responsibility to deliver against said skills are required by all. Not to mention there's little to no time for process improvement as my manager is too busy with other undefined pursuits.

1.0

Jun 10, 2014

everything that is wrong with corporate America

Regional sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. The whole "leadership" is worthless

Cons

If I were forced to choose between a year in prison or a year with Ellucian, I'd take 2 years in prison. I've been in professional sales for close to 20 years and have never seen the level of cronyism and outright slanderous and ridiculous behavior that managers and senior leadership display. If you want to go work for a company that will not train you properly, blatantly lies to their clients and then puts you out there to hang in the wind - hey, you've found your home. Financially they are spinning down the drain anyway so I wouldn't even bother. They won't last another year.

4.0

Jun 7, 2014

A place to build a career

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company seems to genuinely try to take care of its employees, at least within Managed Services. Training and professional development seems to be a priority and those who are willing to work at it reap the benefits of that progress. I have been able to move up 3 times in 4 years.

Cons

Upper management seems to base success on unreasonable expectations. I approve of the idea of setting your goals high, but measuring success by whether you met those ridiculous goals de-values your employee's efforts and hurts morale. We're making money and seeing progress, so stop telling us we're not doing good enough.

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Belmont, NC

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Network Engineer (onsite at Tougaloo College (Jackson, Mississippi))

Ellucian Student Ambassador

Remote

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Manager, Application Administration (University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana))

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