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?

66% 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 125 reviews)); "Benefits are good (but not great)." ((in 107 reviews)); "There are many great people scattered throughout this company that care about what they do." ((in 91 reviews)); "Consultants are able to work from home and travel." ((in 65 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 49 reviews))

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

"frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 43 reviews)); "Discouraging work environment with clueless managers and VPs." ((in 36 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 34 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 24 reviews)); "Mid and upper management does not come from higher education and does not truly understand the products." ((in 15 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?

Puebla , Ciudad de México , Cholula , Querétaro , Monterrey , Guadalajara , San Andrés Cholula , Mexicali , Zapopan , Cancún , Ciudad Juarez

Ellucian reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,399 total reviews)

Laura Ipsen

74% approve of CEO

58% 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Sep 27, 2016

A great organization

Software test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1) Work Flexibility 2) Steep Learning Curve 3) Next-Gen "DevOps" implementation 4) Nice policies and decent compensation 5) Company is doing good recently

Cons

1) You don't get a feel of working with a team in this company. Too many small, nuclear teams doesn't encourage you and it doesn't feel like a team 2) Office Facilities could be better

3.0

Sep 13, 2016

Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An 800 pound gorilla in higher education technology Loyal, longstanding customers who are a delight to work with

Cons

Very political at senior levels Strategic priorities tend to ebb and flow based on the last Board meeting Workday has frozen the market so there's very few new ERP sales

2.0

Sep 5, 2016

Worked at Ellucian for 13 years

Hybrid data developer/data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance if you are a remote employee, if you can find the right department and manager it's not a bad place to work

Cons

No strategy to speak of, outdated technology, most managers are incompetent, no coherent strategy when it comes to data

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