Georgetown University president salary and executive pay
Georgetown University paid its president, JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95, $1,947,390 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $45,145 (2.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Georgetown University ranks 34th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Georgetown University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0196603, Washington, DC.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,947,390
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: ROBERT M GROVES (INTERIM PRESIDENT (EFF. 11/22/24), PROVOST (UNTIL 11/26/24)), $1,228,708.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,158,537EDWARD A COOLEYMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
- Total revenue
- $2,296,035,338
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 29%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601359349300020.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 67th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.08% 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, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| EDWARD A COOLEYMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $5,158,537 |
| JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95 President President & Board Member (until 11/21/24) | $1,947,390 |
| MICHAEL K BARRYCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,762,084 |
| CHRISTOPHER GILLMANAGING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS | $1,346,307 |
| ROBERT M GROVESINTERIM PRESIDENT (EFF. 11/22/24), PROVOST (UNTIL 11/26/24) | $1,228,708 |
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 | JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95 President President & Board Member (until 11/21/24) | $1,947,390 | $2,296,035,338 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | John J DeGioia PhD C'79 G'95 President President & Board Member | $1,902,245 | $2,087,659,878 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | John J DeGioia PhD (C'79 G'95) President President & Board Member | $1,943,067 | $1,922,844,840 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | John J DeGioia PhD (C'79 G'95) President President Board Member | $1,577,486 | $1,988,566,479 | 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 202601359349300020.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| EDWARD A COOLEYMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $5,105,290 | $53,247 | $4,951,910 | $0 | $153,380 | $22,500 | $30,747 | $5,158,537 |
| JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95President & Board Member (until 11/21/24) | $1,686,078 | $261,312 | $1,004,161 | $400,000 | $281,917 | $27,000 | $234,312 | $1,947,390 |
| MICHAEL K BARRYCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,709,493 | $52,591 | $661,939 | $1,047,554 | $0 | $22,500 | $30,091 | $1,762,084 |
| CHRISTOPHER GILLMANAGING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS | $1,290,516 | $55,791 | $415,516 | $875,000 | $0 | $22,500 | $33,291 | $1,346,307 |
| ROBERT M GROVESINTERIM PRESIDENT (EFF. 11/22/24), PROVOST (UNTIL 11/26/24) | $1,186,997 | $41,711 | $1,186,997 | $0 | $0 | $22,500 | $19,211 | $1,228,708 |
These figures come from Georgetown 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 Georgetown University compares
Ranked 34th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Dartmouth College$2,108,837 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Carnegie Mellon University$3,155,276 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
George Washington University$1,907,439 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grand Canyon University$799,495 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95 (President & Board Member (until 11/21/24)) was paid $1,947,390 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,686,078 from Georgetown University and $261,312 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Georgetown University ranks 34th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was EDWARD A COOLEY (MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH), at $5,158,537. That is $3,211,147 more than the president, JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95. Next was MICHAEL K BARRY (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $1,762,084. On the latest return, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
Georgetown University paid its president, JOHN J DEGIOIA PHD C'79 G'95, $1,947,390 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $45,145 (2.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was John J DeGioia PhD (C'79 G'95), paid $1,577,486. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,577,486 (John J DeGioia PhD (C'79 G'95)); June 2023, $1,943,067; June 2024, $1,902,245; June 2025, $1,947,390.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Georgetown 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.