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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ellucian?

68% 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 (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 119 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 108 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 90 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible work hours" ((in 59 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 43 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 36 reviews)); "Salary is not competitive for current market" ((in 35 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 29 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,401 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Ellucian has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,401 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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3.0

Nov 27, 2013

Ellucian was a much better place to work prior to combination of SGHE and Datatel.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

High salary, decent benefits, good vacation policy.

Cons

Good old boy network mentality, little chance for promotion, lack of concern for employee satisfaction and well-being.

1.0

Mar 21, 2013

How can 2 good companies become one big failure?

Senior technical consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Our paychecks are not bouncing! These two companies (SGHE and Datatel) used to be great companies to work for, now the combined company is bottom of the barrel.

Cons

Awful morale, employees are being used and abused, salaries are frozen, benefits are being eroded, expected bonuses are not being paid out. Travelling consultants are being nickeled and dimed to death. Management claims to be investing in employee education, but that is only lip service. Good people are being laid off, better people are resigning on their own.

1.0

Feb 13, 2013

Very sad to watch this company go down

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few good people left trying to make a difference, staff that really care about the future of higher education.

Cons

John Speer, naive HR department, few top managers understand how to run a global company, pouring money into technology that needs to be completely rethought in terms of delivery methods and global appeal, not taking care of the most important asset of the company-it's people.

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