Chapman University president salary and executive pay
Chapman University paid its president, DANIELE STRUPPA, $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $58,149 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Chapman University ranks 37th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Chapman University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1643992, Orange, CA.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$1,897,658
- Total revenue
- $757,765,974
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 88%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641009349300639.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 12th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.25% 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, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| DANIELE STRUPPA President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,897,658 |
| HAROLD HEWITT JREXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25) | $1,060,378 |
| MATTHEW PARLOWEXEC VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT | $983,995 |
| NORMA BOUCHARDEVP PROVOST (THRU 3/13/25) | $875,095 |
| ANDREW JORDANFACULTY | $709,232 |
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 | DANIELE STRUPPA President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,897,658 | $757,765,974 | Filing |
| May 2024 | DANIELE STRUPPA President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,839,509 | $776,237,180 | Filing |
| May 2023 | DANIELE STRUPPA President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,740,527 | $697,587,519 | Filing |
| May 2022 | GARY BRAHM Chancellor CHANCELLOR/CEO RELATED | $3,569,783 | $697,718,019 | 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 202641009349300639.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| DANIELE STRUPPAPRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,308,930 | $588,728 | $852,600 | $440,000 | $16,330 | $231,050 | $357,678 | $1,897,658 |
| HAROLD HEWITT JREXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25) | $994,193 | $66,185 | $665,852 | $300,000 | $28,341 | $31,050 | $35,135 | $1,060,378 |
| MATTHEW PARLOWEXEC VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT | $835,398 | $148,597 | $513,082 | $300,000 | $22,316 | $106,050 | $42,547 | $983,995 |
| NORMA BOUCHARDEVP PROVOST (THRU 3/13/25) | $718,447 | $156,648 | $550,615 | $150,000 | $17,832 | $131,050 | $25,598 | $875,095 |
| ANDREW JORDANFACULTY | $652,860 | $56,372 | $399,851 | $0 | $253,009 | $13,801 | $42,571 | $709,232 |
These figures come from Chapman 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 Chapman University compares
Ranked 37th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Pepperdine University$1,323,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
University of San Diego$1,682,191 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Amherst College$846,242 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Loyola Marymount University$1,237,126 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$1,306,266 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
DANIELE STRUPPA (PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE) was paid $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $1,308,930 from Chapman University and $588,728 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Chapman University ranks 37th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, DANIELE STRUPPA, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,897,658. Next was HAROLD HEWITT JR (EXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25)), at $1,060,378. On the latest return, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
Chapman University paid its president, DANIELE STRUPPA, $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $58,149 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the chancellor was GARY BRAHM, paid $3,569,783. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $3,569,783 (GARY BRAHM); May 2023, $1,740,527 (DANIELE STRUPPA); May 2024, $1,839,509; May 2025, $1,897,658.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Chapman University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.