Tables below: Base salaries of AAU institution presidents, chancellors and provosts
2009-10 Executives’ compensation at public institutions
(Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, April 1, 2011)
| Institution | Chief Executive (* no longer in office) |
Total Compensation |
Total cost of employment |
Base pay | Bonus | Deferred Compensation (paid) |
Deferred compensation (accrued) |
Retirement | Provisions | |
| 1 | Ohio State U. | Gee, E. Gordon | $1,323,911 | $1,818,911 | $802,125 | $296,786 | $225,000 | $570,000 | $150,000 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 2 | U. of Texas system | Cigarroa, Francisco G. | $750,000 | $813,892 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,892 | house, club dues |
| 3 | U. of Texas at Austin | Powers Jr., William C. | $746,738 | $701,995 | $600,600 | $0 | $146,138 | $50,000 | $51,395 | - |
| 4 | U. of Michigan system | Coleman, Mary Sue | $728,504 | $783,850 | $553,500 | $100,000 | $75,004 | $105,850 | $24,500 | car, house |
| 5 | U. of Utah | Young, Michael K. | $723,595 | $445,693 | $348,403 | $0 | $375,192 | $67,290 | $0 | car, house, club dues, $30,000 spousal compensation |
| 6 | U. System of Maryland | Kirwan, William E. | $716,744 | $490,000 | $490,000 | $0 | $226,744 | $0 | $0 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 7 | U. of Delaware | Harker, Patrick T. | $698,682 | $726,307 | $598,682 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,300 | car, house, club dues, $2,325 tuition assistance |
| 8 | U. of Washington | Emmert, Mark A.* | $694,697 | $905,004 | $620,004 | $0 | $74,693 | $250,000 | $23,000 | $12,000 car allowance, house, expense account, club dues |
| 9 | U. of Central Florida | Hitt, John C. | $673,500 | $800,703 | $463,500 | $210,000 | $0 | $92,700 | $34,503 | car, house, club dues |
| 10 | George Mason U. | Merten, Alan G. | $633,631 | $582,187 | $404,000 | $135,000 | $94,631 | $0 | $43,187 | car, house, club dues |
| 11 | Texas A&M U. system | McKinney, Michael D. | $631,439 | $697,574 | $533,816 | $0 | $97,623 | $150,000 | $13,758 | house |
| 12 | Washington State U. | Floyd, Elson S. | $625,000 | $649,500 | $625,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,500 | car, house, club dues |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State U. system | Spanier, Graham B. | $620,004 | $800,592 | $620,004 | $0 | $0 | $157,828 | $22,760 | car, house, club dues |
| 14 | Louisiana State University system | Lombardi, John V. | $617,500 | $673,861 | $550,000 | $0 | $67,500 | $0 | $72,861 | $15,000 car allowance, $36,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 15 | U. of Connecticut | Hogan, Michael J.* 5 | $615,000 | $668,239 | $577,500 | $37,500 | $0 | $0 | $23,239 | car, $30,000 car allowance, house |
| 16 | Temple U. | Hart, Ann Weaver | $605,903 | $707,947 | $535,903 | $70,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $27,044 | car, house |
| 17 | U. of Alabama system | Portera, Malcolm | $604,541 | $717,121 | $500,000 | $104,541 | $0 | $0 | $100,580 | $12,000 car allowance |
| 18 | U. of Alabama at Birmingham | Garrison, Carol Z. | $592,161 | $700,671 | $487,620 | $104,541 | $0 | $0 | $96,510 | $12,000 car allowance, house |
| 18 | U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | Witt, Robert E. | $592,161 | $644,147 | $487,620 | $104,541 | $0 | $0 | $39,986 | $12,000 car allowance, house |
| 20 | State U. of New York system | Zimpher, Nancy L. | $580,000 | $689,600 | $580,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,600 | car, $90,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 21 | Ball State U. | Gora, Jo Ann M. 13 | $579,150 | $622,880 | $356,400 | $222,750 | $0 | $0 | $43,730 | car, house, club dues |
| 22 | U. of North Texas system | Jackson, Lee F. | $579,107 | $617,583 | $579,107 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,476 | - |
| 23 | Kent State U. | Lefton, Lester A. | $569,551 | $684,648 | $412,081 | $157,470 | $0 | $25,000 | $25,097 | car, $65,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 24 | Florida International U. | Rosenberg, Mark B. | $561,875 | $547,927 | $486,875 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $47,232 | $10,500 car allowance, house, $3,320 tuition assistance |
| 25 | Rutgers U. system | McCormick, Richard L. | $550,000 | $593,800 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43,800 | car, house, club dues |
| 26 | Arizona State U. at Tempe | Crow, Michael M. | $548,055 | $728,350 | $548,055 | $0 | $0 | $85,000 | $17,150 | $10,000 car allow., $50,000 housing allow., club dues, $18,145 tuition assistance |
| 27 | Texas Tech U. system | Hance, Kent | $547,240 | $592,766 | $420,240 | $0 | $127,000 | $127,000 | $21,526 | $24,000 car allowance, house |
| 28 | U. of South Carolina at Columbia | Pastides, Harris | $539,458 | $556,683 | $539,458 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,225 | car, house, club dues |
| 29 | U. of California system | Yudof, Mark G. | $536,901 | $783,103 | $536,901 | $0 | $0 | $237,286 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house |
| 30 | U. of Pittsburgh | Nordenberg, Mark A. | $535,000 | $524,752 | $460,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $64,752 | car, house, club dues |
| 31 | Michigan State U. | Simon, Lou Anna K. | $520,000 | $572,000 | $520,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $52,000 | car, club dues |
| 32 | U. of Alaska system | Hamilton, Mark R.* 1 | $519,250 | $425,040 | $309,250 | $0 | $210,000 | $70,000 | $36,540 | $9,250 car allowance, house |
| 33 | U. of Kentucky | Todd Jr., Lee T. | $511,046 | $587,703 | $511,046 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $76,657 | car, house, club dues |
| 34 | U. of New Mexico | Schmidly, David J. | $507,600 | $491,972 | $387,600 | $0 | $120,000 | $0 | $17,372 | $42,000 car allowance, $45,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 35 | U. System of Georgia | Davis Jr., Erroll B. | $500,000 | $497,000 | $425,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $72,000 housing allowance |
| 36 | U. of Texas at Dallas | Daniel, David E. | $491,824 | $559,390 | $491,824 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $32,566 | - |
| 37 | Georgia State U. | Becker, Mark P. | $491,326 | $530,412 | $491,326 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,582 | car, $18,504 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 38 | U. of Florida | Machen, J. Bernard | $491,120 | $523,668 | $491,120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,748 | $7,800 car allowance, house |
| 39 | Virginia Commonwealth U. | Rao, Michael | $488,500 | $665,804 | $488,500 | $0 | $0 | $66,500 | $50,804 | car, $60,000 housing allowance |
| 40 | U. of Virginia | Casteen III, John T.* | $487,000 | $703,648 | $487,000 | $0 | $0 | $151,000 | $50,648 | $15,000 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | Steger, Charles W. | $479,892 | $744,892 | $457,040 | $22,852 | $0 | $245,000 | $0 | $20,000 car allowance, house |
| 42 | State U. of New York at Buffalo | Simpson, John B. | $477,299 | $477,299 | $477,299 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | house, club dues |
| 43 | U. of North Carolina system | Bowles, Erskine B.* | $477,148 | $499,668 | $477,148 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,520 | house, club dues |
| 44 | U. of Arizona | Shelton, Robert N. | $470,000 | $633,206 | $470,000 | $0 | $0 | $84,600 | $18,606 | $10,000 car allowance, $50,000 housing allowance |
| 45 | U. of Colorado at Denver & Hlth Sci Ctr | Wilson, M. Roy* | $468,115 | $542,115 | $468,115 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,500 | $49,500 housing allowance |
| 46 | U. of Maryland at College Park | Mote Jr., C. Dan* | $464,600 | $498,284 | $464,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,684 | car, house, club dues |
| 47 | U. of Nebraska system | Milliken, James B. | $456,198 | $452,269 | $366,519 | $0 | $89,679 | $42,150 | $19,600 | car, $24,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 48 | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bruininks, Robert H. | $455,000 | $646,097 | $455,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $41,097 | house |
| 49 | California State U. system | Reed, Charles B. | $451,500 | $500,309 | $451,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48,809 | car, house |
| 50 | Auburn U. | Gogue, G. Jay | $450,000 | $734,551 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $34,551 | car, house |
| 50 | Purdue U. main campus | Córdova, France A. | $450,000 | $566,440 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $49,000 | car, house, club dues, $37,440 spousal compensation |
| 50 | U. of Iowa | Mason, Sally K. | $450,000 | $610,234 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $19,600 | $8,400 car allowance, house, $72,233 spousal compensation |
| 50 | West Virginia U. | Clements, James P. | $450,000 | $464,700 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,700 | car, house |
| 54 | Texas Woman’s U. | Stuart, Ann | $431,200 | $446,880 | $431,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,680 | car, house, club dues |
| 55 | U. of Oklahoma at Norman | Boren, David L. | $430,585 | $624,891 | $380,585 | $50,000 | $0 | $109,144 | $85,162 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 56 | City U. of New York system | Goldstein, Matthew | $430,000 | $556,255 | $430,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,255 | car, $90,000 housing allowance |
| 57 | Mississippi State U. | Keenum, Mark E. | $429,000 | $457,140 | $429,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,140 | car, house, club dues |
| 57 | U. of Mississippi | Jones, Daniel W. | $429,000 | $458,400 | $429,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,400 | car, house, club dues |
| 59 | U. of Georgia | Adams, Michael F. | $425,418 | $611,017 | $425,418 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $16,199 | car, house, $19,400 housing allowance, club dues |
| 60 | Indiana U. system | McRobbie, Michael A. | $425,000 | $570,061 | $425,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $61,200 | car, $30,000 housing allowance, $3,861 tuition assistance |
| 60 | U. of Kansas | Gray-Little, Bernadette | $425,000 | $470,825 | $425,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $20,825 | car, house, club dues |
| 60 | U. of Massachusetts system | Wilson, Jack M. | $425,000 | $581,535 | $425,000 | $0 | $0 | $101,000 | $10,535 | car, $45,000 housing allowance |
| 60 | U. of Houston system | Khator, Renu | $425,000 | $592,273 | $425,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $17,273 | car, house, club dues |
| 64 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Peterson, G. P. (Bud) | $424,500 | $644,120 | $424,500 | $0 | $0 | $184,982 | $22,638 | $12,000 car allowance, house, expense account |
| 65 | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | Martin, Carolyn (Biddy) | $423,606 | $452,271 | $423,606 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,665 | car, house |
| 66 | Iowa State U. | Geoffroy, Gregory L. | $423,316 | $529,577 | $423,316 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 | $19,511 | car, $11,750 car allowance, house |
| 67 | U. of Maryland-Baltimore County | Hrabowski III, Freeman A. | $420,339 | $523,120 | $420,339 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,282 | $12,500 car allowance, $34,999 housing allowance |
| 68 | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Thorp, Holden | $420,000 | $444,768 | $420,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,768 | car, house, club dues |
| 69 | U. of Nevada at Reno | Glick, Milton D. | $416,424 | $467,995 | $416,424 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27,572 | $8,000 car allowance, $16,000 housing allowance, expense account |
| 70 | U. of Oregon | Lariviere, Richard W. | $414,398 | $573,743 | $414,398 | $0 | $0 | $114,300 | $30,645 | $14,400 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 71 | Oregon State U. | Ray, Edward J. | $414,378 | $548,426 | $414,378 | $0 | $0 | $114,300 | $19,748 | car, house, club dues |
| 72 | U. of Akron | Proenza, Luis M. | $410,000 | $557,982 | $385,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $96,250 | $51,732 | car, house, club dues |
| 73 | U. of Texas at Arlington | Spaniolo, James D. | $408,450 | $424,742 | $408,450 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,292 | - |
| 74 | U. of Tennessee system | Simek, Jan F.* | $405,000 | $468,807 | $402,500 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $43,807 | $20,000 housing allowance |
| 75 | Minnesota State Colleges & Univ. system | McCormick, James H. | $402,500 | $451,100 | $360,000 | $42,500 | $0 | $0 | $17,400 | $7,200 car allowance, $24,000 housing allowance |
| 76 | Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge | Martin, Michael V. | $400,000 | $472,753 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $72,753 | car, house, club dues |
| 76 | U. of Missouri system | Forsee, Gary D.* | $400,000 | $437,008 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,420 | $17,587 car allowance, house, expense account, club dues |
| 76 | State U. of New York at Stony Brook | Stanley Jr., Samuel L. | $400,000 | $669,600 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $19,600 | car, house |
| 76 | Cleveland State U. | Berkman, Ronald M. | $400,000 | $516,300 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 | $34,300 | $12,000 car allowance, house, expense account, club dues |
| 76 | Clemson U. | Barker, James F. | $400,000 | $431,633 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,605 | $2,028 car allowance, house |
| 81 | U. of Wisconsin system | Reilly, Kevin P. | $399,647 | $428,312 | $399,647 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,665 | car, house |
| 82 | UC Berkeley | Birgeneau, Robert J. | $396,760 | $425,508 | $396,760 | $0 | $0 | $19,832 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house |
| 83 | U. of South Florida | Genshaft, Judy L. | $395,000 | $483,559 | $395,000 | $0 | $0 | $47,400 | $41,159 | car, club dues |
| 84 | U. of Toledo | Jacobs, Lloyd A. | $392,700 | $453,406 | $392,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,300 | car, house, expense account, club dues, $26,406 tuition assistance |
| 85 | U. of Massachusetts at Lowell | Meehan, Martin T. | $384,300 | $335,500 | $280,000 | $42,000 | $62,300 | $9,800 | $0 | $3,700 car allowance |
| 86 | Bowling Green State U. | Cartwright, Carol A. | $382,500 | $412,500 | $375,000 | $0 | $7,500 | $0 | $37,500 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 87 | U. of Texas at El Paso | Natalicio, Diana S. | $382,200 | $445,074 | $382,200 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $32,874 | house |
| 88 | Miami U. | Hodge, David C. | $380,000 | $497,400 | $380,000 | $0 | $0 | $41,400 | $49,000 | car, house, $27,000 spousal compensation |
| 88 | Ohio U. | McDavis, Roderick J. | $380,000 | $473,344 | $380,000 | $0 | $0 | $18,900 | $34,300 | $12,000 car allowance, house, $28,144 spousal compensation |
| 90 | U. of Colorado system | Benson, Bruce D. | $378,000 | $452,000 | $378,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,500 | $49,500 housing allowance |
| 91 | UCLA | Block, Gene D. | $377,867 | $386,783 | $377,867 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 92 | Southern Illinois U. | Poshard, Glenn | $375,442 | $347,876 | $320,376 | $0 | $55,066 | $0 | $0 | car, $27,500 housing allowance |
| 93 | U. of Illinois at Chicago | Allen-Meares, Paula | $375,000 | $484,163 | $375,000 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 | $34,163 | car, house, club dues |
| 93 | U. of Massachusetts at Amherst | Holub, Robert C. | $375,000 | $417,375 | $375,000 | $0 | $0 | $26,250 | $16,125 | car, house |
| 95 | U. of Hawaii system | Greenwood, M.R.C. 9 | $371,340 | $485,627 | $371,340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,701 | $3,586 car allowance, $55,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 96 | U. of Rhode Island | Dooley, David M. | $368,000 | $367,737 | $320,000 | $0 | $48,000 | $20,000 | $27,737 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 97 | Florida A&M U. | Ammons, James H. | $364,000 | $371,640 | $325,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $0 | $42,640 | $1,000 car allowance, $3,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 98 | Western Michigan U. | Dunn, John M. | $362,457 | $462,327 | $362,457 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $39,870 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 99 | Illinois State U. | Bowman Jr., C. Alvin | $360,000 | $380,000 | $360,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 | $0 | car, house, club dues |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech U. | Reneau, Daniel D. | $357,200 | $448,400 | $357,200 | $0 | $0 | $56,000 | $28,000 | $7,200 car allowance, house |
| 101 | UC Irvine | Drake, Michael V. | $356,248 | $382,980 | $356,248 | $0 | $0 | $17,816 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house |
| 101 | UC San Diego | Fox, Marye Anne | $356,248 | $366,831 | $356,248 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, $1,667 housing allowance |
| 103 | U. of Wyoming | Buchanan, Thomas | $350,004 | $431,619 | $350,004 | $0 | $0 | $240 | $39,375 | car, $42,000 housing allowance |
| 104 | Colorado State U. | Frank, Anthony A.3 | $350,000 | $481,200 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $39,200 | $42,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 104 | Kansas State U. | Schulz, Kirk H. | $350,000 | $379,750 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,750 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 104 | U. of Louisiana at Lafayette | Savoie, E. Joseph | $350,000 | $418,912 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68,912 | car, house |
| 104 | Oakland U. | Russi, Gary D. | $350,000 | $436,650 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 | $41,650 | car, house |
| 104 | Oklahoma State U. | Hargis, V. Burns | $350,000 | $437,000 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $27,000 | $20,000 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 104 | Texas Tech U. | Bailey, Guy H. | $350,000 | $475,684 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,004 | $15,680 | $18,000 car allowance, $42,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 110 | Wayne State U. | Noren, Jay* 15 | $347,000 | $342,297 | $312,298 | $0 | $0 | $5,500 | $24,499 | house |
| 111 | U. of Southern Mississippi | Saunders, Martha D. | $345,500 | $374,900 | $345,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,400 | car, house, club dues |
| 112 | U. of Tennessee at Knoxville | Cheek, Jimmy G. | $345,000 | $391,482 | $345,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,482 | $20,000 housing allowance, expense account |
| 113 | Wright State U. | Hopkins, David R. | $344,448 | $447,653 | $344,448 | $0 | $0 | $22,000 | $56,205 | car, $25,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 114 | U. of Colorado at Boulder | DiStefano, Philip P. | $340,000 | $374,092 | $340,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,092 | house |
| 115 | Portland State U. | Wiewel, Marinus Wilhelmus (Wim) | $338,912 | $371,221 | $338,912 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,309 | $9,000 car allowance, house, expense account, club dues |
| 116 | U. of Hawaii-Manoa | Hinshaw, Virginia S. | $337,632 | $364,944 | $337,632 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,312 car allowance, $24,000 housing allowance, club dues |
| 117 | U. of New Orleans | Ryan, Timothy P.* | $336,462 | $440,487 | $336,462 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $74,025 | $30,000 housing allowance |
| 118 | U. of Idaho | Nellis, M. Duane | $335,005 | $364,916 | $335,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,712 | $7,200 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 119 | U. of New Hampshire | Huddleston, Mark W. | $334,440 | $391,390 | $334,440 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $26,950 | car, house |
| 120 | U. of Cincinnati | Williams, Gregory H. 21 | $333,333 | $490,415 | $273,333 | $60,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $38,370 | $10,000 car allowance, house, club dues, $8,711 tuition assistance |
| 121 | Pennsylvania State System of Higher Ed. | Cavanaugh, John C. | $326,495 | $357,595 | $326,495 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,594 | $9,505 car allowance, house |
| 122 | Northern Illinois U. | Peters , John G. | $325,981 | $410,516 | $325,981 | $0 | $0 | $84,535 | $0 | car, house, club dues |
| 123 | U. of Missouri at Columbia | Deaton, Brady J. | $324,383 | $385,903 | $324,383 | $0 | $0 | $42,000 | $19,520 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 124 | Idaho State U. | Vailas, Arthur C. | $323,650 | $353,817 | $323,650 | $0 | $0 | $7,577 | $22,591 | car, house, club dues |
| 125 | U. of Vermont | Fogel, Daniel Mark | $322,563 | $411,599 | $322,563 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $24,500 | $12,936 car allowance, $21,600 housing allowance |
| 126 | South Dakota State U. | Chicoine, David L. | $321,360 | $340,642 | $321,360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,282 | car, house |
| 127 | U. of the District of Columbia | Sessoms, Allen L. | $320,000 | $340,000 | $295,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 | car, house |
| 128 | U. of Nevada at Las Vegas | Smatresk, Neal J. 17 | $319,000 | $370,998 | $319,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,164 | $7,334 car allowance, $16,500 housing allowance, expense account |
| 129 | UC Davis | Katehi, Linda P.B. 2 | $316,587 | $324,406 | $316,587 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,819 car allowance, house |
| 130 | East Carolina U. | Ballard, Steve | $315,000 | $356,470 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,057 | $12,413 car allowance, house |
| 130 | U. of North Carolina at Charlotte | Dubois, Philip L. | $315,000 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | car, house, club dues |
| 130 | U. of North Carolina at Greensboro | Brady, Linda P. | $315,000 | $331,758 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,758 | car, house, club dues |
| 133 | U. of Louisville | Ramsey, James R. | $314,037 | $428,385 | $314,037 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 | $31,404 | car, club dues, $7,944 tuition assistance |
| 134 | U. of North Dakota | Kelley, Robert O. | $312,000 | $343,200 | $312,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,200 | house, club dues |
| 135 | Old Dominion U. | Broderick, John R. | $312,000 | $347,127 | $312,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,127 | car, house, club dues |
| 136 | Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis | Bantz, Charles R. | $306,704 | $337,374 | $306,704 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,670 | car, house |
| 137 | U. of Nebraska at Lincoln | Perlman, Harvey S. | $306,581 | $362,247 | $306,581 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 | $24,466 | car, $25,200 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 138 | Nevada System of Higher Education | Klaich, Daniel J. | $303,000 | $367,458 | $303,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,458 | $8,000 car allowance, $24,000 housing allowance, expense account |
| 139 | Northern Arizona U. | Haeger, John D. | $300,000 | $488,710 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $54,000 | $74,710 | $10,000 car allowance, $50,000 housing allowance |
| 139 | North Carolina A&T State U. | Martin, Harold L. | $300,000 | $336,780 | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,780 | car, house |
| 141 | San Diego State U. | Weber, Stephen L. | $299,435 | $371,088 | $299,435 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $59,653 | $12,000 car allowance, house |
| 142 | U. of Memphis | Raines, Shirley C. | $298,848 | $330,747 | $298,848 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,899 | car, house, expense account |
| 143 | Utah State U. | Albrecht, Stan L. | $297,785 | $323,877 | $283,605 | $0 | $14,180 | $0 | $40,272 | car, house |
| 144 | UC Riverside | White, Timothy P. | $295,208 | $295,208 | $295,208 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | car, house |
| 145 | Rutgers U. at Newark | Diner, Steven J. | $295,000 | $326,000 | $295,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,400 | car, $12,600 housing allowance |
| 146 | Indiana U. at Bloomington | Hanson, Karen | $293,440 | $337,144 | $293,440 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43,704 | car, house |
| 147 | U. of Missouri at St. Louis | George, Thomas F. | $292,578 | $348,856 | $292,578 | $0 | $0 | $42,000 | $14,278 | car, house, expense account |
| 148 | U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee | Santiago, Carlos E.* | $291,951 | $342,258 | $291,951 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,665 | car, $21,642 housing allowance, club dues |
| 149 | U. of Arkansas system | Sugg, B. Alan | $289,170 | $295,577 | $289,170 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,407 | car, house |
| 150 | UC Santa Barbara | Yang, Henry T. | $286,125 | $307,965 | $286,125 | $0 | $0 | $12,924 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house |
| 151 | U. of Missouri at Kansas City | Morton, Leo E. | $285,000 | $387,439 | $285,000 | $0 | $0 | $13,062 | $16,704 | $15,373 car allowance, $57,300 housing allowance, expense account |
| 152 | State U. of New York at Binghamton | DeFleur, Lois B.* | $284,218 | $360,843 | $284,218 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,625 | car, $42,000 housing allowance |
| 153 | U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville | Gearhart, G. David | $282,540 | $532,040 | $282,540 | $0 | $0 | $225,000 | $24,500 | car, house, club dues |
| 154 | UC Santa Cruz | Blumenthal, George R. | $281,583 | $290,499 | $281,583 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,916 car allowance, house |
| 155 | Oregon U. system | Pernsteiner, George P. | $280,711 | $353,018 | $280,711 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $46,306 | house, $26,000 housing allowance, expense account |
| 156 | U. of Montana at Missoula | Dennison, George M.* | $280,000 | $305,074 | $280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,074 | car, house, club dues |
| 156 | U. System of New Hampshire | MacKay, Edward R. | $280,000 | $331,426 | $280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,738 | $5,688 car allowance, expense account |
| 156 | State U. of New York at Albany | Philip, George M. | $280,000 | $280,000 | $280,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | car, house, club dues |
| 159 | Wichita State U. | Beggs, Donald L. | $273,962 | $294,515 | $273,962 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,553 | car, house, expense account |
| 160 | Indiana State U. | Bradley, Daniel J. | $265,000 | $291,500 | $265,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,500 | car, house, club dues |
| 161 | East Tennessee State U. | Stanton Jr., Paul E. | $258,176 | $284,335 | $258,176 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,159 | car, house, expense account |
| 162 | Indiana U. of Pennsylvania | Atwater, Tony* | $253,428 | $276,971 | $253,428 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,543 | car, house, club dues |
| 163 | City U. of New York Graduate Center | Kelly, William P. | $250,598 | $310,598 | $250,598 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 housing allowance, expense account, club dues |
| 164 | U. of Alaska at Anchorage | Ulmer, Fran | $248,000 | $309,380 | $248,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,380 | car, $35,000 housing allowance |
| 165 | U. of Massachusetts at Boston | Motley, J. Keith | $240,923 | $289,727 | $240,923 | $0 | $0 | $16,800 | $0 | car, $32,004 housing allowance |
| 166 | Texas A&M U. at College Station | Loftin, Richard B. 22 | $231,979 | $351,860 | $231,979 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $19,881 | house |
| 167 | North Dakota U. system | Goetz, William G. | $229,372 | $260,372 | $208,000 | $0 | $21,372 | $21,372 | $0 | $11,000 car allowance, $20,000 housing allowance |
| 168 | U. of Illinois system | White, B. Joseph* 12 | $225,000 | $245,498 | $225,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,498 | car, house, club dues |
| 169 | U. of West Florida | Bense, Judith A. | $224,000 | $221,737 | $200,000 | $0 | $24,000 | $0 | $21,737 | car |
| 170 | U. of Arkansas at Little Rock | Anderson, Joel E. | $220,266 | $242,202 | $219,366 | $900 | $0 | $0 | $21,936 | car, house |
| 171 | U. of Maine system | Pattenaude, Richard L. | $220,000 | $303,966 | $220,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,500 | $22,000 | $734 car allowance, $40,732 housing allowance |
| 172 | U. of Maine | Kennedy, Robert A. | $213,459 | $234,613 | $210,405 | $0 | $3,054 | $22,104 | $2,104 | car, house |
| 173 | U. of Northern Colorado | Norton, Kay 4 | $212,500 | $328,938 | $212,500 | $0 | $0 | $46,000 | $24,438 | $46,000 housing allowance |
| 174 | New Mexico State U., main campus | Couture, Barbara 18 | $192,500 | $213,483 | $192,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,982 | car, house, club dues |
| 175 | Vermont State Colleges system | Donovan, Timothy J. | $190,000 | $212,800 | $190,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,800 | car |
| 176 | Georgia Southern U. | Keel, Brooks A. 8 | $187,500 | $216,003 | $187,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,303 | $1,500 car allowance, $9,700 housing allowance |
| 177 | Central Michigan U. | Ross, George E. 14 | $166,667 | $203,308 | $116,667 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,642 | car, house |
| 178 | Florida State U. | Barron, Eric J. 7 | $158,909 | $182,755 | $158,909 | $0 | $0 | $7,272 | $16,574 | car, house, expense account, club dues |
| 179 | North Dakota State U. | Chapman, Joseph A.* 20 | $154,375 | $191,682 | $154,375 | $0 | $0 | $17,378 | $15,437 | $4,491 car allowance, house |
| 180 | Montana State U. at Bozeman | Cruzado, Waded 16 | $140,000 | $183,339 | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $8,339 | car, house, club dues |
| 181 | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Herman, Richard* 11 | $126,340 | $137,850 | $126,340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,510 | car, club dues |
| 182 | U. of North Texas | Rawlins, V. Lane 23 | $124,000 | $135,339 | $124,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,239 | car, $3,100 car allowance, house, club dues |
| 183 | Florida Atlantic U. | Brogan, Frank T.* 6 | $118,367 | $133,897 | $118,367 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,530 | car, house, expense account |
| 184 | North Carolina State U. | Woodson, W. Randolph 19 | $105,000 | $114,188 | $105,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,188 | car, house, club dues |
| 185 | Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale | Cheng, Rita 10 | $28,425 | $33,399 | $28,425 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,682 | car, $2,292 housing allowance |
Notes:
1. Term ended June 10, 2010.
2. Term began August 17, 2009.
3. $42,000 is for housing and car allowance.
4. $46,000 is for housing and car allowance.
5. Term ended June 10, 2010.
6. Term ended September 11, 2009.
7. Term began January 15, 2010.
8. Term began January 1, 2010.
9. Term began August 1, 2009.
10. Term began June 1, 2010.
11. Term ended October 26, 2009.
12. Term ended December 31, 2009.
13. $222,750 was an additional payment in lieu of a previously earned sabbatical rather than a bonus.
14. Term began March 1, 2010.
15. Term ended August 6, 2010. Fiscal year ends September 30.
16. Term began January 1, 2010.
17. Term began August 6, 2009.
18. Term began January 1, 2010.
19. Term began April 1, 2010.
20. Term ended on November 30, 2009.
21. Term began November 1, 2009.
22. Term began February 12, 2010. Fiscal year ends August 31.
23. Term began May 11, 2011. Fiscal year ends August 31.
Sources for tables below: Public institutions are from recent internet searches of public sources; private institutions (tan shading) are calendar year 2008 data, based on 990 tax documents available through guidestar.org.
Base salaries of AAU institutions:
Presidents and chancellors
| Rank | Institution | Year | Salary |
| 1 | New York University | 2008 | $1,238,724 |
| 2 | Northwestern University | 2008 | $1,109,774 |
| 3 | Yale University | 2008 | $965,077 |
| 4 | Columbia University | 2008 | $878,409 |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 2008 | $859,857 |
| 6 | University of Southern California | 2008 | $827,597 |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 2010 | $818,167 |
| 8 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2010 | $788,532 |
| 9 | Emory University | 2008 | $779,041 |
| 10 | Rice University | 2008 | $736,987 |
| 11 | Stanford University | 2008 | $702,771 |
| 12 | Duke University | 2008 | $696,448 |
| 13 | Princeton University | 2008 | $691,244 |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins University | 2008 | $685,277 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | 2008 | $682,071 |
| 16 | Harvard University | 2008 | $671,388 |
| 17 | California Institute of Technology | 2008 | $656,180 |
| 18 | Washington University in St Louis | 2008 | $652,185 |
| 19 | University of Rochester | 2008 | $638,416 |
| 20 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2008 | $630,655 |
| 21 | Cornell University | 2008 | $620,180 |
| 22 | University of Washington | 2009 | $620,004 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania State University | 2009 | $620,000 |
| 24 | Brown University | 2008 | $611,139 |
| 25 | University of Minnesota | 2010 | $610,000 |
| 26 | University of Texas | 2009 | $600,600 |
| 27 | Syracuse University | 2008 | $598,758 |
| 28 | Tulane University | 2008 | $575,000 |
| 29 | University of Michigan | 2010 | $570,105 |
| 30 | Rutgers University | 2009 | $550,000 |
| 31 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2008 | $524,891 |
| 32 | Brandeis University | 2008 | $523,546 |
| 33 | Michigan State University | 2010 | $520,000 |
| 34 | Case Western Reserve University | 2008 | $518,846 |
| 35 | University of Chicago | 2008 | $499,616 |
| 36 | University at Buffalo (SUNY) | 2009 | $489,306 |
| 37 | University of Pittsburgh | 2010 | $486,500 |
| 38 | University of Virginia | 2010 | $485,000 |
| 39 | University of Arizona | 2010 | $470,000 |
| 40 | University of Iowa | 2010 | $465,000 |
| 41 (tie) | University of Maryland | 2010 | $450,000 |
| 41 (tie) | Purdue University | 2009 | $450,000 |
| 43 | University of Wisconsin | 2009 | $437,000 |
| 44 | UC Berkeley | 2010 | $436,800 |
| 45 | Texas A&M University | 2010 | $427,083 |
| 46 | University of Oregon | 2009 | $425,700 |
| 47 (tie) | University of Kansas | 2010 | $425,000 |
| 47 (tie) | Indiana University | 2009 | $425,000 |
| 49 | Iowa State University | 2010 | $423,316 |
| 50 | University of North Carolina | 2010 | $420,000 |
| 51 | University of Florida | 2009 | $416,161 |
| 52 | UC Los Angeles | 2010 | $416,000 |
| 53 (tie) | Stony Brook University (SUNY) | 2009 | $400,000 |
| 53 (tie) | UC Davis | 2010 | $400,000 |
| 55 | University of Illinois | 2009 | $395,500 |
| 56 (tie) | UC Irvine | 2010 | $392,200 |
| 56 (tie) | UC San Diego | 2010 | $392,200 |
| 58 | University of Colorado | 2010 | $359,000 |
| 59 | University of Missouri | 2010 | $324,383 |
| 60 | UC Santa Barbara | 2010 | $315,000 |
| 61 | University of Nebraska | 2010 | $305,825 |
Provosts
| Rank | Institution | Year | Salary |
| 1 | University of Virginia | 2010 | $706,800 |
| 2 | New York University | 2008 | $550,376 |
| 3 | University of Rochester | 2008 | $518,720 |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 2010 | $517,500 |
| 5 | University of Southern California | 2008 | $511,164 |
| 6 | Stanford University | 2008 | $497,540 |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 2008 | $484,669 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | 2008 | $481,555 |
| 9 | Emory University | 2008 | $480,527 |
| 10 | Columbia University | 2008 | $478,991 |
| 11 | University of Chicago | 2008 | $476,526 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University | 2008 | $467,612 |
| 13 | Princeton | 2008 | $453,740 |
| 14 | Rutgers University | 2009 | $450,000 |
| 15 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2008 | $448,893 |
| 16 | Northwestern University | 2008 | $448,643 |
| 17 | Duke University | 2008 | $446,027 |
| 18 | Yale University | 2008 | $442,510 |
| 19 | Washington University in St Louis | 2008 | $436,626 |
| 20 | California Institute of Technology | 2008 | $418,720 |
| 21 | Syracuse University | 2008 | $414,946 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University | 2010 | $410,010 |
| 23 | University of Washington | 2009 | $409,896 |
| 24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2008 | $407,190 |
| 25 | Case Western University | 2008 | $403,578 |
| 26 | Rice University | 2008 | $398,513 |
| 27 | Brown University | 2008 | $374,248 |
| 28 | University of Texas | 2011 | $369,925 |
| 29 | University of Michigan | 2009 | $366,331 |
| 30 | UC Los Angeles | 2011 | $366,000 |
| 31 | University of Pittsburgh | 2010 | $352,000 |
| 32 (tie) | UC Davis | 2011 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | UC San Diego | 2011 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | University of Iowa | 2010 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | University of Kansas | 2010 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | Texas A&M University | 2009 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | University of Arizona | 2010 | $350,000 |
| 32 (tie) | University of North Carolina | 2009 | $350,000 |
| 39 | Stony Brook University (SUNY) | 2009 | $347,395 |
| 40 | University of Minnesota | 2010 | $340,750 |
| 41 | Michigan State University | 2009 | $340,000 |
| 42 | Tulane University | 2008 | $338,000 |
| 43 | Iowa State University | 2009 | $326,581 |
| 44 | Cornell University | 2008 | $315,939 |
| 45 | UC Berkeley | 2010 | $309,100 |
| 46 | Purdue University | 2008 | $309,000 |
| 47 | University of Oregon | 2010 | $306,800 |
| 48 | UC Irvine | 2011 | $301,500 |
| 49 (tie) | University of Florida | 2009 | $300,000 |
| 49 (tie) | University of Maryland | 2010 | $300,000 |
| 51 | Indiana University | 2009 | $293,440 |
| 52 | University of Buffalo (SUNY) | 2010 | $272,875 |
| 53 | UC Santa Barbara | 2011 | $267,900 |
| 54 | Brandies University | 2008 | $261,099 |
| 55 | University of Missouri | 2009 | $255,695 |
| 56 | University of Illinois | 2009 | $254,095 |
| 57 | University of Wisconsin | 2009 | $248,100 |
| 58 | University of Nebraska | 2010 | $234,785 |
| University of Colorado | no info | ||
| Georgia Institute of Technology | no info | ||
| Harvard University | no info |
