Does Ellucian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ellucian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ellucian. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ellucian?

69% of Ellucian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ellucian 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ellucian?

Software Engineer (69) , Consultant (39) , Senior Consultant (37) , Software Developer (32) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Director (28) , Cloud Engineer (26) , Project Manager (24) , 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?

"Good work life balance till now" ((in 122 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 111 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 84 reviews)); "Work from home is nice, but now adays, work from home is pretty common" ((in 63 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 42 reviews)); "Discouraging work environment with clueless managers and VPs." ((in 36 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 35 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 26 reviews)); "Mid and upper management does not come from higher education and does not truly understand the products." ((in 16 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.

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Ellucian reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,396 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,396 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 12, 2012

Instructional Analyst

Instructional analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary, flexible hours, advancement opportunities.

Cons

Somewhat difficult to navigate all the policies and procedures for this organization.

3.0

Aug 8, 2012

Just OK place to work

Qa leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Absolutely no pressure of any sought 2. Flexi working hours 3. Work from home 4. Good and warm managers (no politics at all)

Cons

1. The domain (unknown and never heard of domain) 2. Very sluggish work culture (juz come and go attitude with most ppl) 3. Nothing much to learn technically 4. Worst food on earth + worst office facility on earth - still a MNC

4.0

Jul 20, 2012

Opportunities for Career Growth

Technical support manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable history, above average benefits, will promote from within

Cons

Recent combination of Datatel/SGHE has things up in the air currently- adjustment period needed to determine new culture.

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