Fordham University president salary and executive pay
Fordham University paid its president, TANIA TETLOW, $1,846,798 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $119,592 (6.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Fordham University ranks 40th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Fordham University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1740451, Bronx, NY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,846,798
- Total revenue
- $1,225,879,469
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 62%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631339349309958.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 36th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.15% 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, 11 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| TANIA TETLOW President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,846,798 |
| KEITH A URGOHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH (THRU 03/25) | $973,868 |
| DENNIS C JACOBSPROVOST & SVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $798,787 |
| OLATOKUMBO SHOBOWALESVP, CFO & TREASURER | $731,784 |
| ROGER MILICIVP FOR DEVELOPMENT & UNIVERSITY RELATIONS | $682,471 |
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | TANIA TETLOW President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,846,798 | $1,225,879,469 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | TANIA TETLOW President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,727,206 | $1,124,307,747 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | TANIA TETLOW President PRESIDENT & TTEE (START 07/22) | $777,981 | $1,017,256,067 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | JOSEPH M MCSHANE SJ President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE (END 6/22) | $0 | $1,067,464,398 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631339349309958.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| TANIA TETLOWPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,595,734 | $251,064 | $1,289,304 | $200,000 | $106,430 | $142,726 | $108,338 | $1,846,798 |
| KEITH A URGOHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH (THRU 03/25) | $899,114 | $74,754 | $886,139 | $0 | $12,975 | $24,147 | $50,607 | $973,868 |
| DENNIS C JACOBSPROVOST & SVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $712,072 | $86,715 | $659,414 | $0 | $52,658 | $37,950 | $48,765 | $798,787 |
| OLATOKUMBO SHOBOWALESVP, CFO & TREASURER | $670,192 | $61,592 | $651,525 | $0 | $18,667 | $60,950 | $642 | $731,784 |
| ROGER MILICIVP FOR DEVELOPMENT & UNIVERSITY RELATIONS | $638,629 | $43,842 | $540,421 | $0 | $98,208 | $37,950 | $5,892 | $682,471 |
These figures come from Fordham 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 Fordham University compares
Ranked 40th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Texas Christian University$3,499,401 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending May 2025
Saint Louis University$1,841,355 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Southern Methodist University$2,319,722 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology$1,421,925 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Nova Southeastern University$1,800,665 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
TANIA TETLOW (PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE) was paid $1,846,798 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,595,734 from Fordham University and $251,064 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Fordham University ranks 40th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, TANIA TETLOW, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,846,798. Next was KEITH A URGO (HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH (THRU 03/25)), at $973,868. On the latest return, 11 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
Fordham University paid its president, TANIA TETLOW, $1,846,798 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $119,592 (6.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2023, when the president was TANIA TETLOW, paid $777,981. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $0 (JOSEPH M MCSHANE SJ); June 2023, $777,981 (TANIA TETLOW); June 2024, $1,727,206; June 2025, $1,846,798.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Fordham University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.