Below is a list of 100 highly paid Christian college and university executives. The information was derived from the latest available Form 990 prepared by the ministry itself.
In years past, we have included the executives on this list in our annual list of “Highly Compensated Ministry Executives,” published last week. However, as our database has grown it became obvious that we had enough data for two lists that provide more of an “apples to apples” comparison. Thus this second list.
A word about timing: This information comes from the most recent Form 990 available from the Internal Revenue Service. For most ministries, they come from the fiscal year 2023. Many colleges have June 30 fiscal year ends, but so far no FY 2024 Form 990s are available. This timing issue means that in a few cases we are showing salaries for people who no longer work at the institution. One example: Dondi Costin, who left Charleston Southern University to assume the presidency of Liberty University.
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Here are a few highlights of this year’s list:
- Pepperdine and Baylor tied for the most executives on this list, with 15. Liberty and Grand Canyon tied for second with 11. All other schools have six or fewer executives on the list.
- Six of the top 10 executives on this list are either coaches or (in one case) the athletic director.
- For the third year in a row, Nido Quebein of High Point University is the highest-paid college president. His salary tops $4 million.
- Arizona Christian University is the smallest institution on this list, with approximately $39.5 million in revenue. The school’s president, Len Munsil, makes approximately $494 thousand.
To see last year’s list of executives, click here.
