Catholic University of America president salary and executive pay
Catholic University of America paid its president, Peter Kilpatrick, $681,341 for the fiscal year ending April 2025. That is down $3,471 (0.5%) from the fiscal year ending April 2024. Total revenue on that return was $425,408,328, up 4.1% from $408,660,915 for the fiscal year ending April 2024. Catholic University of America ranks 124th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Catholic University of America has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0196583, Washington, DC.
President, fiscal year ending April 2025
$681,341
- Total revenue
- $425,408,328
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 52%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending April 2025, IRS object ID 202610659349300331.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 63rd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.16% 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, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Peter Kilpatrick President PRESIDENT | $681,341 |
| Scott P RemboldEVP UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $560,145 |
| David Aaron DominguezEVP AND PROVOST | $525,623 |
| Robert M Specter Thru 1024EXEC VP, COO & TREASURER | $524,367 |
| Ian L PeggPROFESSOR OF PHYSICS | $467,062 |
Also paid on the latest return: Marie Nolan (DEAN OF CONWAY SCHOOL OF NURSING), $452,715; Stephen Payne (DEAN OF COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW), $450,989; Andrew V Abela (DEAN OF BUSCH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS), $450,935; Thomas Smith (DEAN OF SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES), $397,906; Judi Garbuio (VP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS), $384,020; Lawrence J Morris (SECRETARY), $373,293; Matthew McNally (SENIOR ASSOCIATE VP, CHRO, CIO), $335,212; Mark Ciolli As Of 0524 (INTERIM VP ENROLLMENT), $270,383; Rosoloc Henderson As Of 1024 (TREASURER), $222,570; John Garvey (FORMER PRESIDENT; CUA PROFESSOR), $182,575.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Archbishop Wilton D Gregory (TRUSTEE/CHANCELLOR (THRU 01/25)), Cardinal Robert McElroy (TRUSTEE/CHANCELLOR (AS OF 01/25)), Victor P Smith Esq THRU 0624 (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD), Robert J Neal (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (AS OF 06/24)), William E Conway (VC OF THE BOARD (THRU 06/24)), Bishop John O Barres (VC OF THE BOARD (AS OF 06/24)), Antonio Enrique Segura (TRUSTEE), Archbishop Allen H Vigneron (TRUSTEE (THRU 02/25)), Archbishop Bernard A Hebda (TRUSTEE), Archbishop Borys Gudziak (TRUSTEE), Archbishop Samuel J Aquila (TRUSTEE (THRU 06/24)), Archbisop Timothy P Broglio (TRUSTEE), Bishop David L Toups (TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/24)), Bishop Robert Barron (TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/24)), Bishop Michael F Burbidge (TRUSTEE), Cardinal Blase J Cupich (TRUSTEE), Cardinal Daniel N Dinardo (TRUSTEE (THRU 01/25)), Cardinal Joseph Tobin (TRUSTEE), Cardinal Sean P O'Malley Ofm Cap (TRUSTEE), Cardinal Timothy M Dolan (TRUSTEE), Christopher M Veno (TRUSTEE), Deacon Stephen J Kaneb (TRUSTEE (THRU 06/24)), E Jeffrey Rossi Esq (TRUSTEE), Edward Gillespie (TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/24)), Elizabeth B Meers Esq (TRUSTEE), and 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Peter Kilpatrick President PRESIDENT | $681,341 | $425,408,328 | Filing |
| Apr 2024 | Peter Kilpatrick President PRESIDENT | $684,812 | $408,660,915 | Filing |
| Apr 2023 | Archbishop Wilton D GREGORY Chancellor TRUSTEE/CHANCELLOR | $0 | $388,328,004 | Filing |
| Apr 2022 | John H GARVEY President PRESIDENT | $660,883 | $368,332,224 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending April 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending April 2025, IRS object ID 202610659349300331.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Peter KilpatrickPRESIDENT | $625,749 | $55,592 | $567,673 | $51,218 | $6,858 | $34,500 | $21,092 | $681,341 |
| Scott P RemboldEVP UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $497,951 | $62,194 | $492,756 | $3,000 | $2,195 | $34,500 | $27,694 | $560,145 |
| David Aaron DominguezEVP AND PROVOST | $463,546 | $62,077 | $460,410 | $1,000 | $2,136 | $34,500 | $27,577 | $525,623 |
| Robert M Specter Thru 1024EXEC VP, COO & TREASURER | $470,148 | $54,219 | $463,651 | $0 | $6,497 | $34,500 | $19,719 | $524,367 |
| Ian L PeggPROFESSOR OF PHYSICS | $421,400 | $45,662 | $414,982 | $1,000 | $5,418 | $34,500 | $11,162 | $467,062 |
These figures come from Catholic University of America'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 Catholic University of America compares
Ranked 124th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 123rd, Bard College, $689,293
- Next in this ranking: 125th, Berklee College of Music, $644,731
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Providence College$63,959 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Hillsdale College$1,325,414 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Bucknell University$1,045,773 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Saint Joseph's University$807,197 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Washington and Lee University$760,715 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Peter Kilpatrick (PRESIDENT) was paid $681,341 for the fiscal year ending April 2025: $625,749 from Catholic University of America and $55,592 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Peter Kilpatrick, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $681,341.
Catholic University of America paid its president, Peter Kilpatrick, $681,341 for the fiscal year ending April 2025. That is down $3,471 (0.5%) from the fiscal year ending April 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending April 2022, when the president was John H GARVEY, paid $660,883. By fiscal year end: April 2022, $660,883 (John H GARVEY); April 2023, $0 (Archbishop Wilton D GREGORY); April 2024, $684,812 (Peter Kilpatrick); April 2025, $681,341.
Catholic University of America's return for the fiscal year ending April 2025 reports total expenses of $447,908,898 and total revenue of $425,408,328 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $22,500,570. Expenses were $427,314,013 for the fiscal year ending April 2024, so they rose 4.8%. The president's pay of $681,341 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Catholic University of America filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 6, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending April 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.