President, Touro College (N.Y.)
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $350,844
Bonus Pay: $85,000
Other Pay: $0
Deferred Benefits: $4,269,390
Nontax Benefits: $6,596
2008 Total Compensation: $4,786,830
President, Trinity University
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $332,824
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $2,207,096
Deferred Benefits: $233,057
Nontax Benefits: $4,676
2008 Total Compensation: $2,777,653
President, Southern Methodist University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $534,866
Bonus Pay: $264,739
Other Pay: $1,627,581
Deferred Benefits: $219,223
Nontax Benefits: $127,591
2008 Total Compensation: $2,774,000
Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $682,071
Bonus Pay: $729,627
Other Pay: $736,626
Deferred Benefits: $226,910
Nontax Benefits: $32,354
2008 Total Compensation: $2,407,588
President, University of Southern California
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $827,597
Bonus Pay: $500,000
Other Pay: $222,728
Deferred Benefits: $231,800
Nontax Benefits: $131,802
2008 Total Compensation: $1,913,927
President, Quinnipiac University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $746,043
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $1,059,367
Deferred Benefits: $23,000
Nontax Benefits: $17,017
2008 Total Compensation: $1,845,427
President, Columbia University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $878,409
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $12,993
Deferred Benefits: $518,650
Nontax Benefits: $343,932
2008 Total Compensation: $1,753,984
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $795,001
Bonus Pay: $160,610
Other Pay: $143,012
Deferred Benefits: $526,292
Nontax Benefits: $30,715
2008 Total Compensation: $1,655,630
President, Drexel University
Still employed?: No (Deceased April 2009)
Base Pay: $696,907
Bonus Pay: $310,000
Other Pay: $0
Deferred Benefits: $574,214
Nontax Benefits: $44,971
2008 Total Compensation: $1,626,092
President, University of Tulsa
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $585,000
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $3,051
Deferred Benefits: $1,030,165
Nontax Benefits: $4,013
2008 Total Compensation: $1,622,229
President, Stevens Institute of Technology
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $601,465
Bonus Pay: $285,000
Other Pay: $29,003
Deferred Benefits: $606,468
Nontax Benefits: $59,530
2008 Total Compensation: $1,581,466
President, Yale University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $965,077
Bonus Pay: $50,000
Other Pay: $165,955
Deferred Benefits: $328,250
Nontax Benefits: $20,726
2008 Total Compensation: $1,530,008
President, Baylor University
Still employed?: No*
Base Pay: $258,333
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $1,127,392
Deferred Benefits: $14,040
Nontax Benefits: $45,608
2008 Total Compensation: $1,445,373
*Term ended in July 2008.
Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $598,758
Bonus Pay: $500,000
Other Pay: $11,970
Deferred Benefits: $152,214
Nontax Benefits: $123,522
2008 Total Compensation: $1,386,464
President, University of Pennsylvania
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $859,857
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $33,173
Deferred Benefits: $440,000
Nontax Benefits: $33,974
2008 Total Compensation: $1,367,004
President, New York University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $1,238,724
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $95,695
Deferred Benefits: $23,000
Nontax Benefits: $9,459
$1,366,878
President, Northwestern University
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $825,000
Bonus Pay: $100,000
Other Pay: $184,774
Deferred Benefits: $23,000
Nontax Benefits: $128,411
2008 Total Compensation: $1,261,185
President, Chapman University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $319,062
Bonus Pay: $160,000
Other Pay: $396,071
Deferred Benefits: $268,883
Nontax Benefits: $110,975
2008 Total Compensation: $1,254,991
President, Yeshiva University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $732,143
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $121,508
Deferred Benefits: $215,500
Nontax Benefits: $142,278
2008 Total Compensation: $1,211,429
President, University of Miami
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $822,329
Bonus Pay: $50,000
Other Pay: $73,570
Deferred Benefits: $25,300
Nontax Benefits: $206,268
2008 Total Compensation: $1,177,467
President, University of Chicago
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $499,616
Bonus Pay: $467
Other Pay: $8,015
Deferred Benefits: $543,400
Nontax Benefits: $110,715
2008 Total Compensation: $1,162,213
President, Clark Atlanta University
Still employed?: No*
Base Pay: $1,149,666
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $0
Deferred Benefits: $0
Nontax Benefits: $8,871
2008 Total Compensation: $1,158,537
*Term ended in July 2008.
President, Stanford University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $702,771
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $0
Deferred Benefits: $259,592
Nontax Benefits: $129,226
2008 Total Compensation: $1,091,589
President, New School
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $594,356
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $5,285
Deferred Benefits: $157,958
Nontax Benefits: $326,720
2008 Total Compensation: $1,084,319
President, University of the Pacific
Still employed?: No
Base Pay: $449,863
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $64,591
Deferred Benefits: $504,284
Nontax Benefits: $65,177
2008 Total Compensation: $1,083,915
President, Emory University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $779,041
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $65,966
Deferred Benefits: $170,700
Nontax Benefits: $61,807
2008 Total Compensation: $1,077,514
President, Wilmington University (Del.)
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $376,149
Bonus Pay: $325,500
Other Pay: $5,660
Deferred Benefits: $333,770
Nontax Benefits: $17,489
2008 Total Compensation: $1,058,568
President, Boston University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $691,716
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $47,945
Deferred Benefits: $30,485
Nontax Benefits: $273,146
2008 Total Compensation: $1,043,292
President, Rice University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $736,987
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $55,210
Deferred Benefits: $139,650
Nontax Benefits: $86,026
$1,017,873
2008 Total Compensation:
Chancellor, Texas Christian University
Still employed?: Yes
Base Pay: $537,439
Bonus Pay: $0
Other Pay: $287,497
Deferred Benefits: $50,500
Nontax Benefits: $130,378
2008 Total Compensation: $1,005,814
