Ivy presidents' pay

Published in the Jan. 19, 2011, Issue

President Tilghman earned a salary of $764,108 and additional benefits worth more than $117,000 in 2008–09, according to IRS data compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Thirty-one college and university presidents earned more than $1 million, including three from Ivy League institutions. The eight Ivy presidents, in order of total compensation:

Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia $1,753,984

Richard C. Levin, Yale $1,530,008

Amy Gutmann, Univ. of Penn. $1,367,004

David J. Skorton, Cornell $915,913

Ruth J. Simmons, Brown $884,771

Shirley M. Tilghman, Princeton $881,151

Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard $822,011

James E. Wright, Dartmouth $687,404 (Retired in June 2009)

1 Response

Paul Hertelendy ’53

8 Years Ago

An ivy ceiling?

I read with interest the salary/compensation statistics for Ivy League presidents that you printed (Campus Notebook, Jan. 19). The four male presidents received an average of $233,000 per year more than the four female presidents. I’ve heard some people contend that there is no glass ceiling anymore. But maybe there’s evidence of another phenomenon preventing equal pay for women: an Ivy-covered ceiling.