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 (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 in this Company" ((in 122 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 90 reviews)); "The work culture is good and flexibility" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good products and so so pay for the hours." ((in 49 reviews))

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

"micro management" ((in 51 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and no job security" ((in 38 reviews)); "Low Salaries compared to market" ((in 35 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 34 reviews)); "No training on internal products makes it even more difficult." ((in 21 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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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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Mar 20, 2014

Tough Atmosphere to Work In.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Coworkers and and flexible hours. Challenging work.

Cons

Layoffs. Not knowing when there will be more. Poor Communication from Sr. Management

2.0

Mar 12, 2014

Once great, now not so much

Senior systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location Higher Education market leader Former Datatel staff that remains

Cons

Explicitly profit driven Internal chaos since merger with SunGuard HE Zero job stability

3.0

Mar 11, 2014

Still needs work ...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has an excellent mission. Working to support higher education can be very rewarding and the customers are wonderful.

Cons

The company is severely lacking a positive internal culture and management has yet to overcome issues from the 2012 merger.

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