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Higher-Ed Pay Tracker August 15, 2022

This custom interactive tool is designed to give users an in-depth look at a decade’s worth of executive compensation data for the leaders of nearly 900 public and private colleges and systems. The tracker makes it easy to compare the base salary, bonuses, and other compensation that makes up the pay packages of more than 1,700 colleges presidents.

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This custom interactive tool is designed to give users an in-depth look at a decade’s worth of executive compensation data for the leaders of nearly 900 public and private colleges and systems. The tracker makes it easy to compare the base salary, bonuses, and other compensation that makes up the pay packages of more than 1,700 colleges presidents.

Can't find what you're looking for? Find out why.xOur database contains more than 1,700 presidents and nearly 900 institutions, but your institution may not be among those we have. Our institutions include public doctoral universities and systems and large-endowment or high-expense private colleges and universities, with data from 2009 to 2020.If you believe your institution or president should be in the list, you can try modifying your search, or you can read our methodology for additional details about the institutions included.

• 66Private college leaders earned more than $1-million in our current survey.
• $484kMedian total compensation for public college leaders in our survey.
• 28%Increase in pay for the highest compensated president over the last decade.

About this project View by

• Institution
• President

Name of President

Institution

Years in position: XX

• Total compensation
• Percent increase from prior year
• Ratio of pay to average professor salary
• Pay compared to peers in this survey.

* This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. How does 's compensation break down? Total compensation

• Base salary
• Bonus
• Nontaxable benefits
• Other compensation

Other benefits

House NYN/A

Car NYN/A

Personal services NYN/A

Social club NYN/A

Presidents whose compensation is provided in Part VII of the 990 will show reportable compensation only as other. See About these data for more information. * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. How was compensated over time?

• Pay breakdown
• By institution

Presidents whose compensation is provided in Part VII of the 990 will show reportable compensation only as other. See About these data for more information. How does 's pay compare to other highly-compensated individuals? Presidents whose compensation is provided in Part VII of the 990 will show reportable compensation only as other. See About these data for more information. * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. How does 's pay compare to faculty members? 0 Professor Assoc. professor Asst. professor Instructor Lecturer Unranked How does 's pay compare to other presidents? Chart view IPEDs peer group

• All in survey
• IPEDs peer group
• Self-selected peers

Total compensation

• This president
• Other presidents
• Below median

Table view Clear Search xYour search did not return any results. Check for mis-spellings or try shortening your search term. Total compensationBase payBase pay percentage of total compensation * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. How does 's pay compare to 's expenses? Chart view IPEDs peer group

• All in survey
• IPEDs peer group
• Self-selected peers

Pay per $1-million in institution's expenses

• This president
• Other presidents
• Below median

Table view Clear Search xYour search did not return any results. Check for mis-spellings or try shortening your search term. Showing 1-10 of 10 Total compensationInstitutional ExpendituresTotal compensation per million in expenditures Showing 1-10 of 10 * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president.

How much did pay its president?

• Pay breakdown
• By president

How much did other highly-compensated individuals earn at ? Presidents whose compensation is provided in Part VII of the 990 will show reportable compensation only as other. See About these data for more information. * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. How much are faculty at paid? Average pay 0 Professor Assoc. professor Asst. professor Instructor Lecturer Unranked Rank distribution

Total faculty:

Professor:

Assoc. professor:

Asst. professor:

Instructor:

Lecturer:

Unranked:

How does compare to its peers? Chart view IPEDs peer group

• All in survey
• IPEDs peer group
• Self-selected peers

Total compensation

• This president
• Other presidents
• Below median

Table view Clear Search xYour search did not return any results. Check for mis-spellings or try shortening your search term. Total compensationBase payBase pay percentage of total compensation * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president.

How does the president's pay compare to 's expenses?

Chart view IPEDs peer group

• All in survey
• IPEDs peer group
• Self-selected peers

Pay per $1-million in institution's expenses

• This president
• Other presidents
• Below median

Table view Clear Search xYour search did not return any results. Check for mis-spellings or try shortening your search term. Showing 1-10 of 10 Total compensationInstitutional ExpendituresTotal compensation per million in expenditures Showing 1-10 of 10 * This president was only in office for part of the indicated year. 1 This president opted to not receive a salary. 2 This president's compensation is paid directly to his or her religious order. 3 This president died while in office. 4 No pay information has been reported for this president. Feedback Have a question about the data? Looking for other data? Want to report a bug or request a new feature? Loading…

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