| Research Institutions | ||||||||
| Name | Institution | State | Base pay | Bonus pay | Other pay | Deferred compensation | Non-taxable benefits | Total compensation |
| R. Gerald Turner | Southern Methodist U. | Tex. | $534,866 | $264,739 | $1,627,581 | $219,223 | $127,591 | $2,774,000 |
| Nicholas S. Zeppos | Vanderbilt U. | Tenn. | $682,071 | $729,627 | $736,626 | $226,910 | $32,354 | $2,407,588 |
| Lee C. Bollinger 1 | Columbia U. | N.Y. | $878,409 | $0 | $12,993 | $518,650 | $343,932 | $1,753,984 |
| Shirley Ann Jackson | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | N.Y. | $795,001 | $160,610 | $143,012 | $526,292 | $30,715 | $1,655,630 |
| Steadman Upham | U. of Tulsa | Okla. | $585,000 | -- | $3,051 | $1,030,165 | $4,013 | $1,622,229 |
| Richard C. Levin | Yale U. | Conn. | $965,077 | $50,000 | $165,955 | $328,250 | $20,726 | $1,530,008 |
| Nancy Cantor | Syracuse U. | N.Y. | $598,758 | $500,000 | $11,970 | $152,214 | $123,522 | $1,386,464 |
| Amy Gutmann | U. of Pennsylvania | Pa. | $859,857 | $0 | $33,173 | $440,000 | $33,974 | $1,367,004 |
| John E. Sexton | New York U. | N.Y. | $1,238,724 | $0 | $95,695 | $23,000 | $9,459 | $1,366,878 |
| Richard M. Joel | Yeshiva U. | N.Y. | $732,143 | $0 | $121,508 | $215,500 | $142,278 | $1,211,429 |
| Median total compensation for all chief executives in category: $760,744 | ||||||||
| 1. Includes $325,000 nontaxable housing benefit. | ||||||||
| Master’s Institutions | ||||||||
| Name | Institution | State | Base pay | Bonus pay | Other pay | Deferred compensation | Nontaxable benefits | Total compensation |
| John L. Lahey | Quinnipiac U. | Conn. | $746,043 | $0 | $1,059,367 | $23,000 | $17,017 | $1,845,427 |
| James L. Doti 2 | Chapman U. | Calif. | $319,062 | $160,000 | $396,071 | $268,883 | $110,975 | $1,254,991 |
| Arthur F. Kirk Jr. 3 | Saint Leo U. | Fla. | $325,500 | $189,000 | $396,826 | $27,668 | $25,951 | $964,945 |
| Gary R. Cook | Dallas Baptist U. | Tex. | $380,947 | $51,016 | $361,496 | $25,000 | $34,666 | $853,125 |
| Ronald K. Machtley | Bryant U. | R.I. | $417,488 | $0 | $65,013 | $276,040 | $59,328 | $817,869 |
| John J. Bowen | Johnson & Wales U. | R.I. | $448,470 | $85,500 | $46,310 | $197,664 | $27,699 | $805,643 |
| Ronald L. Vaughn | U. of Tampa | Fla. | $338,482 | $95,000 | $129,849 | $170,378 | $35,821 | $769,530 |
| William W. Destler | Rochester Institute of Technology | N.Y. | $654,569 | $0 | $28,361 | $20,700 | $65,014 | $768,644 |
| Jacqueline W. Liebergott | Emerson College | Mass. | $372,658 | $250,000 | $81,241 | $27,000 | $32,972 | $763,871 |
| Robert C. Fisher | Belmont U. | Tenn. | $585,640 | $0 | $82,609 | $12,822 | $5,543 | $686,614 |
| Median total compensation for all chief executives in category: $352,257 | ||||||||
| 2. Includes $102,335 nontaxable housing benefit. | ||||||||
| 3. Includes $30,000 taxable housing allowance. | ||||||||
| Bachelor’s Institutions | ||||||||
| Name | Institution | State | Base pay | Bonus pay | Other pay | Deferred compensation | Nontaxable benefits | Total compensation |
| M. Lee Pelton | Willamette U. | Ore. | $336,232 | $0 | $388,113 | $23,000 | $81,994 | $829,339 |
| Ronald D. Liebowitz | Middlebury College | Vt. | $286,433 | $60,000 | $169,079 | $169,404 | $45,013 | $729,929 |
| Edward L. Ayers | U. of Richmond | Va. | $437,396 | $0 | $25,890 | $50,000 | $197,186 | $710,472 |
| William D. Adams | Colby College | Me. | $340,073 | $0 | $43,970 | $270,302 | $40,798 | $695,143 |
| Robert W. Mendenhall | Western Governors U. | Utah | $309,370 | $346,200 | $0 | $18,546 | $15,034 | $689,150 |
| William G. Durden | Dickinson College | Pa. | $515,000 | $15,500 | $21,871 | $105,912 | $29,057 | $687,340 |
| George Campbell Jr. | Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | N.Y. | $336,320 | $175,000 | $23,668 | $23,000 | $115,445 | $673,433 |
| Michael P. Viollt | Robert Morris College | Ill. | $307,479 | $283,944 | $51,435 | $23,000 | $6,854 | $672,712 |
| Daniel H. Weiss | Lafayette College | Pa. | $408,699 | $0 | $14,411 | $38,188 | $170,136 | $631,434 |
| Kevin J. Manning 4 | Stevenson U. | Md. | $278,391 | $120,000 | $35,000 | $167,250 | $22,796 | $623,437 |
| Median total compensation for all chief executives in category: $387,923 | ||||||||
| 4. Includes $35,000 housing allowance. | ||||||||
| Sources: Institutions’ federal tax filings; Chronicle reporting | ||||||||
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