Study: 10 private university chiefs topped $2M in 2015

BOSTON (AP) — A study by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that average pay for private university presidents increased 9 percent in 2015, to nearly $570,000.

Ten presidents received more than $2 million in total earnings, up from eight in 2014.

Compensation figures include yearly salaries, medical insurance, bonuses and other benefits. The top-paid presidents are:

1. Nathan O. Hatch, Wake Forest University – $4,004,617
2. James W. Wagner, Emory University – $3,510,451
3. C.L. Max Nikias, University of Southern California – $3,182,364
4. Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania – $3,086,395
5. Robert J. Zimmer, University of Chicago – $2,864,887
6. Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University – $2,507,637
7. Robert A. Brown, Boston University – $2,483,146
8. Daniel J. Curran, University of Dayton – $2,442,168
9. Joanne K. Glasser, Bradley University – $2,350,851
10. David E. Van Zandt, New School – $2,081,584