High Point University president salary and executive pay
High Point University paid its president, Nido Qubein, $5,881,203 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $2,444,525 (71.1%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Total revenue on that return was $501,892,632, up 2.5% from $489,744,856 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. High Point University ranks 4th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. High Point University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 56-0529999, High Point, NC.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$5,881,203
- Total revenue
- $501,892,632
- Pay vs. peers
- Highest
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641059349302309.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 1st of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 1.17% 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, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Nido Qubein President PRESIDENT | $5,881,203 |
| Alan HussCOACH | $791,854 |
| Mark MartinDEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW | $461,533 |
| Ali ShazibDEAN, SCHOOL OF DENTAL MED | $424,683 |
| Daniel ErbSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $376,429 |
Also paid on the latest return: Brad Calloway (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $375,830; Andrew Bills (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $338,276; Roger Clodfelter (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $322,701; Barry Kitley (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $319,568; Kerr Ramsay (SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR), $315,557; Kevin Cain (SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR), $311,104; Mary Kennedy (DEAN, SCHOOL OF PHARMACY), $255,890; Michael Peeler (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $110,503.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: L'Tanya Bailey (TRUSTEE), Michael Brown (TRUSTEE), Teresa Caine (TRUSTEE), Richard Callicutt II (TRUSTEE), Roy Caroll (TRUSTEE), Lorraine Charman (TRUSTEE), David S Congdon (TRUSTEE), Christine Cottrell (TRUSTEE), Stephanie Couch (TRUSTEE), J Foster (TRUSTEE), James Howell (TRUSTEE), Kenneth Kahn (TRUSTEE), Bishop Paul Leeland (TRUSTEE), Kristine Mestdagh (TRUSTEE), Kevin Norton (TRUSTEE), Jeff Patterson (TRUSTEE), Mark Phillips (TRUSTEE), Stephen Pond (TRUSTEE), Cameron Wanek (TRUSTEE), Mark Webb (TRUSTEE), Douglas Witcher (TRUSTEE), Elizabeth Aldridge (TRUSTEE), Robert Brown (TRUSTEE), Richard Budd (TRUSTEE), Earl Congdon (TRUSTEE), and 13 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 | Nido Qubein President PRESIDENT | $5,881,203 | $501,892,632 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Nido Qubein President PRESIDENT | $3,436,678 | $489,744,856 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Nido Qubein President PRESIDENT | $4,416,211 | $422,077,258 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Nido Qubein President PRESIDENT | $2,155,537 | $438,765,014 | 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 202641059349302309.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Nido QubeinPRESIDENT | $4,961,352 | $919,851 | $1,487,505 | $2,000,600 | $1,473,247 | $900,000 | $19,851 | $5,881,203 |
| Alan HussCOACH | $747,503 | $44,351 | $635,899 | $94,448 | $17,156 | $17,250 | $27,101 | $791,854 |
| Mark MartinDEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW | $429,631 | $31,902 | $423,108 | $4,448 | $2,075 | $27,600 | $4,302 | $461,533 |
| Ali ShazibDEAN, SCHOOL OF DENTAL MED | $381,401 | $43,282 | $310,861 | $4,448 | $66,092 | $16,250 | $27,032 | $424,683 |
| Daniel ErbSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $329,992 | $46,437 | $318,119 | $4,448 | $7,425 | $26,267 | $20,170 | $376,429 |
These figures come from High Point 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 High Point University compares
Ranked 4th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 3rd, University of Miami, $6,737,344
- Next in this ranking: 5th, Johns Hopkins University, $5,871,487
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Pomona College$1,638,758 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brandeis University$1,371,189 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Touro University$1,361,965 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Gonzaga University$2,570,058 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Middlebury College$810,670 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Nido Qubein (PRESIDENT) was paid $5,881,203 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $4,961,352 from High Point University and $919,851 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Nido Qubein, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $5,881,203.
High Point University paid its president, Nido Qubein, $5,881,203 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $2,444,525 (71.1%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the president was Nido Qubein, paid $2,155,537. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $2,155,537 (Nido Qubein); May 2023, $4,416,211; May 2024, $3,436,678; May 2025, $5,881,203.
High Point University's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $439,333,527 and total revenue of $501,892,632 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $62,559,105. Expenses were $397,214,172 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 10.6%. The president's pay of $5,881,203 equals 1.34% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns High Point University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.