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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
119
TOTAL
RATINGS
1257

Ellucian Company Culture

Ellucian Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
4.1/5
Ellucian's Overall Culture is rated B

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Ellucian CEO

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Laura Ipsen Ellucian's CEO
Laura Ipsen
78 /100

Diversity at Ellucian

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Diverse employees at Ellucian have rated Manager, CEO Rating, and Work Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Ellucian

Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Women at Ellucian have rated Team, Work Culture, and Perks And Benefits as the highest categories they have scored

Ellucian eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

25

Ellucian employees are 25% more likely to recommend Ellucian as a great place to work

55%Promoters
15%Passives
30%Detractors

Working at Ellucian

Working at Ellucian is rated highly by 119 employees, across various culture dimensions. Ellucian employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Manager, and Team categories, putting Ellucian’s culture in the Top 25% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 35% compared to other companies in Washington, DC. See below in detail how working at Ellucian was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Ellucian

B

Overall Company Culture at Ellucian is rated B

Last updated a month ago

Top
25%

Ellucian ranks in the Top 25% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 119 Employees

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Engineering
81
Engineering81
Product
68
Product68
Sales
63
Sales63
IT
45
IT45

Ellucian Employee Reviews

Out of 108 Ellucian employee reviews, 85% were positive. The remaining 15% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Ellucian improve their work culture.

85%
15%
Positive Reviews85%
Constructive Feedback15%

Positive Reviews From Ellucian Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    straight forward and blunt with no bizarre questions
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    client treats us as part of the family unlike corporate who treats us like a lost stepchild.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    immediate team is responsive reliable trustworthy and truthful unlike those from centralized services off shore.

Constructive Feedback From Ellucian Employees

  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Customer Centric Strategy and Customer Listening
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Vision, Strategy, Understand Higher Education Industry, Bring people who understand H.E, no just Hardware and Software from big IT Corporates
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Fair bonus model and compensation

Ellucian Company Information

Ellucian Company Overview

Ellucian delivers the software, services, and insights that help your institution thrive.

Ellucian Mission, Vision & Values

Ellucian Mission Statement

Be the company everyone wants to work with and for. Fuel contagious passion. Be admired by our customers, community, and employees for being wildly innovative and fiercely confident in our ability to deliver—and having lots of fun along the way.

Ellucian Values

  • Amaze and Attract
  • Enable Customer Greatness
  • Dare
  • Own Our Destiny
  • Act With Courage
  • Build Mindful Momentum
  • Grow Together
Headquarter4375 Fair Lakes Court
Reston, VA 22033
United States of America
Websitewww.ellucian.com
Founding Date1968
Tel(800) 223-7036
Company StatusPrivate

Ellucian Competitors

Ellucian competitors include Hobsons, Campus Management, Greenwood Hall, and Avature. Ellucian ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Ellucian compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Ellucian's Logo
    Ellucian
    4.1/5
  2. #2
    Hobsons' Logo
    Hobsons
    3.8/5
  3. #3
    Campus Management's Logo
    Campus Management
    3.7/5
  4. #4
    Greenwood Hall's Logo
    Greenwood Hall
    3.0/5
  5. #5
    Avature's Logo
    Avature
    3.0/5
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Ellucian employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Ellucian report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Ellucian have 1 meeting
Meetings
A Day in the Life
91% of Ellucian employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Ellucian employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
50% of Ellucian employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Ellucian employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
79% of Ellucian employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Ellucian Employees

119 employees at Ellucian have reviewed Ellucian across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 119 Ellucian employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Ellucian are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Ellucian, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Ellucian are pleased with their team. 119 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B+. The majority believe the meetings at Ellucian are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Ellucian believe the environment at Ellucian is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Ellucian is comfortably fast. About 61% of the employees at Ellucian work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Ellucian are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Ellucian - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Washington, DC about their company is that it was prepared on their first day. Washington, DC employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 73% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Ellucian KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Ellucian's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 6 Ellucian employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 5 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes83%
No17%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Ellucian CEO & Leadership

Ellucian CEO - Laura Ipsen

Laura Ipsen Ellucian's CEO
78 /100

Ellucian’s CEO Laura Ipsen started in this role in 2017. Laura’s approval rate is in the Top 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 10% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Washington, DC. Ellucian’s CEO is highly regarded especially by Hispanic or Latino employees, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, and employees identified with Other ethnicities. However, employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, and employees in the Product department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Ellucian’s competitors, Laura Ipsen ranks right above Avature CEO Dimitri Boylan. Under Ipsen’s leadership, Ellucian employee respondents are most happy about their Manager and the company’s Team. Office Culture and Diversity are two areas, according to respondents, where Ellucian could stand to see real improvement.

Ellucian Leadership

The Ellucian Executive Team is rated a “B-” and led by CEO Laura Ipsen, Chief Information Security Officer, Technology Management Will Laney, and Chief Marketing Officer Jackie Yeaney

  • Laura Ipsen  CEO / President

    Laura Ipsen CEO / President

    Laura K. Ipsen is president and chief executive officer of Ellucian. Ms. Ipsen has more than 25 years of experience as... read more

  • Will Laney Chief Information Security Officer, Technology Management

    Will Laney serves as the Chief Information Security Officer, Technology Management for Ellucian. Will started at... read more

  • Jackie Yeaney Chief Marketing Officer

    Jackie Yeaney serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Ellucian. Jackie started at Ellucian in January of 2017. Jackie... read more

  • Bruce Mann VP Global Field Operations

    Bruce Mann serves as the VP Global Field Operations for Ellucian. Bruce started at Ellucian in November of 2013. Bruce... read more

  • Jenny Lee VP, Global Sales Operations and Strategic Initiatives

    Jenny Lee serves as the VP, Global Sales Operations and Strategic Initiatives for Ellucian. Jenny started at Ellucian in... read more

  • Kyrsten Musich VP of Brand and Marketing Strategy

    Kyrsten Musich serves as the VP of Brand and Marketing Strategy for Ellucian. Kyrsten started at Ellucian in March of... read more

  • Christopher Thomas Executive Director for Technology Management Services

    Christopher Thomas serves as the Executive Director for Technology Management Services for Ellucian. Christopher started... read more

  • Sean Nappo Regional Sales Director

    Sean Nappo serves as the Regional Sales Director for Ellucian. Sean started at Ellucian in March of 2015. Sean is based... read more

  • Umar Wattoo Director of Professional Services

    Umar Wattoo serves as the Director of Professional Services for Ellucian. Umar started at Ellucian in May of 2017. Umar... read more

Ellucian Salaries

How much does Ellucian pay?

How much do people at Ellucian get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Ellucian is $109,289, or $52 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $115,967, or $55 per hour.

At Ellucian, the highest paid job is a Sales Rep at $310,000 annually and the lowest is an Accountant at $49,800 annually. Average Ellucian salaries by department include: Design at $116,293, HR at $117,210, Sales at $180,173, and Business Development at $92,363. Half of Ellucian salaries are above $115,967.

62 employees at Ellucian rank their Compensation in the Top 40% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 196 ratings) while 61 employees at Ellucian rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 40% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 66 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Ellucian employees include job titles like Engineering Manager, Architect, Senior Developer, and Senior QA. Comparably data has a total of 9 salary records from Ellucian employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$72k
$72k1st Percentile
20th Percentile
$92k
$92k20th Percentile
40th Percentile
$116k
$116k40th Percentile
60th Percentile
$214k
$214k60th Percentile
80th Percentile
$310k
$310k80th Percentile
100th Percentile
$414k
$414k100th Percentile
$109,289*
Average Compensation
$115,967*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Ellucian Salaries by City

Ellucian Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Ellucian

Diverse employees at Ellucian score the company 64/100 across various culture categories, placing Ellucian in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Ellucian across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 75/100
Tenure - Over 10 Years
Men 82/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees 87/100
Department - Engineering

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 68/100
Department - Product
Men 75/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ellucian Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Ellucian PTO

Ellucian's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 50% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Ellucian's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 25% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Ellucian's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1500 - $2500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time50%
Vacation Policy25%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution25%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo33%
$1500 - $2500/mo33%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo17%
Less than $500/mo17%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Ellucian Careers

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Candidates By Department

All Industries
40%
Product
13%
Executive
13%
Marketing
7%
Design
7%
Other
20%

Candidates By Location

Washington
13%
New York City
7%
Fairfax
7%
Akron
7%
Kansas City
7%
Other
60%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Ellucian

What is Ellucian address?

Ellucian location is at 4375 Fair Lakes Court

Who is the CEO of Ellucian?

Ellucian CEO is Laura Ipsen, their score by employees is 78

What is Ellucian eNPS?

The eNPS for Ellucian is 25

What is the salary for SEM Manager in Ellucian?

SEM Manager average salary in the US is 76k

What are the salaries in the Finance in Ellucian?

The average salaries for Finance in Ellucian is 105k

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