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 (31) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Director (28) , Cloud Engineer (25) , 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 121 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 104 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 89 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible work hours" ((in 62 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"micro management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 37 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 36 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 36 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 26 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 Ellucian locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Cholula , Ciudad de México , Puebla

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Ellucian reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,394 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 1,394 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Dec 3, 2025

Leader in Edtech

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good management, strong product, mostly happy customers

Cons

Growing pains over the past 2-3 years but they're starting to balance out

2.0

Dec 3, 2025

Career stepping stone

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financial aid software is critical so rewarding to be a part of the solution

Cons

Global company = global hours

2.0

Nov 30, 2025

Very specific culture that needs work to be inclusive

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Some very nice people on various teams -Ability to build long-term relationships with colleagues -Lots of long term employees -9-5 job and not long workdays -Time off is encouraged -Leaves of absence are supported -Coverage for maternity leaves provided -Not typical tech company environment (ie team leaders keep jobs regardless of performance) -Good benefits

Cons

-Strives to maintain a mediocre culture -Pays below the market -Friendships are highly important and overshadow business needs -Follower mindset, rewarded to not ask questions and just do tasks, and reprimanded for questioning decisions that don't make sense -Leaders awarded teams without experience and are given a lot of grace and time to figure things out -Lacking communication, strategy, planning and support -Micromanagement with little autonomy -Hard to move upward unless close friendships are developed within the alliance -Outdated reporting and tracking systems, left up to managers to manually manipulate info and explanations

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