Baylor University president salary and executive pay
Baylor University paid its president, Linda Livingstone, $3,033,323 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $1,186,260 (64.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Total revenue on that return was $1,558,351,465, up 6.6% from $1,462,497,006 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. Baylor University ranks 14th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Baylor University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 74-1159753, Waco, TX.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$3,033,323
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$6,836,352Scott DrewHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COAC
- Total revenue
- $1,558,351,465
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 64%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641009349300714.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 48th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.19% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Scott DrewHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COAC | $6,836,352 |
| Dave ArandaFOOTBALL HEAD COACH | $4,559,637 |
| Mack RhoadesVP & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | $3,600,357 |
| Linda Livingstone President PRESIDENT | $3,033,323 |
| Nicki CollenHEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CO | $1,507,736 |
Also paid on the latest return: David Morehead (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), $1,313,656; Jacob Spavital (FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR), $1,060,444; Renee Hanna (MANAGING DIR OF INVESTMENTS), $918,155; Nancy Brickhouse (VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST), $800,285; Chris Holmes (GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF LE), $753,288; Jason Cook (VP FOR MKT & COMM & CMO), $682,098; Jason Diffenderfer (VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEM), $573,074; Curtis Reynolds (VP OF BUSINESS & FINANCE &), $564,438; Gary Carini (VICE PROVOST), $505,931; Robyn Driskell (VP & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER), $500,491; Cheryl Gochis (VP AND CHIEF HR OFFICER), $481,548; Toby Barnett (ASSOC VP OF ENGAGEMENT), $464,876; Susan Anz (SR ASSOC VP OF FIN & TREAS), $458,513; Kevin Jackson (VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT), $418,114; Lee Nordt (DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES), $378,692; and 38 more.
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Linda Livingstone President PRESIDENT | $3,033,323 | $1,558,351,465 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Linda Livingstone President PRESIDENT | $1,847,063 | $1,462,497,006 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Linda Livingstone President President | $1,905,539 | $1,454,111,582 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Linda Livingstone President President | $1,585,720 | $1,400,477,758 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641009349300714.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Scott DrewHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COAC | $6,708,797 | $127,555 | $6,267,456 | $376,500 | $64,841 | $37,260 | $90,295 | $6,836,352 |
| Dave ArandaFOOTBALL HEAD COACH | $4,299,627 | $260,010 | $3,777,064 | $383,937 | $138,626 | $237,260 | $22,750 | $4,559,637 |
| Mack RhoadesVP & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | $3,136,773 | $463,584 | $2,731,031 | $336,094 | $69,648 | $437,260 | $26,324 | $3,600,357 |
| Linda LivingstonePRESIDENT | $2,579,024 | $454,299 | $1,306,025 | $416,094 | $856,905 | $337,260 | $117,039 | $3,033,323 |
| Nicki CollenHEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CO | $1,388,517 | $119,219 | $1,064,221 | $280,275 | $44,021 | $37,260 | $81,959 | $1,507,736 |
These figures come from Baylor University's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Baylor University compares
Ranked 14th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 13th, Northeastern University, $3,045,428
- Next in this ranking: 15th, Emory University, $3,024,831
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Tufts University$1,356,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Rice University$2,074,566 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Albert Einstein College of Medicine$16,660,997 (President), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Drexel University$1,880,879 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Howard University$1,080,698 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Linda Livingstone (PRESIDENT) was paid $3,033,323 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $2,579,024 from Baylor University and $454,299 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Scott Drew (HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COAC), at $6,836,352. That is $3,803,029 more than the president, Linda Livingstone.
Baylor University paid its president, Linda Livingstone, $3,033,323 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $1,186,260 (64.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the president was Linda Livingstone, paid $1,585,720. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $1,585,720 (Linda Livingstone); May 2023, $1,905,539; May 2024, $1,847,063; May 2025, $3,033,323.
Baylor University's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $1,503,719,409 and total revenue of $1,558,351,465 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $54,632,056. Expenses were $1,410,436,409 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 6.6%. The president's pay of $3,033,323 equals 0.20% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Baylor University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 10, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.