Hillsdale College president salary and executive pay
Hillsdale College paid its president, Larry P Arnn, $1,325,414 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $34,357 (2.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $423,688,130, up 7.5% from $394,153,037 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Hillsdale College ranks 77th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Hillsdale College has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 38-1374230, Hillsdale, MI.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,325,414
- Total revenue
- $423,688,130
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 83%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631359349308808.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 22nd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.31% 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 |
|---|---|
| Larry P Arnn President PRESIDENT | $1,325,414 |
| John CerviniEVP FOR INST. ADVANCEMENT | $617,108 |
| Robert NortonVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | $454,620 |
| Doug BanburyVP FOR ADMISSIONS & BUS DEVELOPMENT | $403,837 |
| Matthew SpaldingVP FOR DC OPS & DEAN OF VASOG | $401,886 |
Also paid on the latest return: Bill Gray (VP FOR INST. ADVANCEMENT), $399,447; Christopher Van Orman (PROVOST), $373,429; Richard P Pewe (VP OF ADMIN. AFFAIRS & SECRETARY), $364,976; David Whalen (ASSOCIATE VP FOR CURRICULUM), $328,519; Matt Schlientz (ASSOCIATE VP OF PROGRAMS), $327,299; Diane Philipp (VP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS), $320,752; Patrick H Flannery (VP FOR FINANCE & TREASURER-PART YEAR), $307,299.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Patrick L Sajak (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD), Stephen A Van Andel (VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD), William J Brodbeck (TRUSTEE, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS), Alice H Hanley (TRUSTEE), Bruce C Sanborn (TRUSTEE), Brian S Wesbury (TRUSTEE), Chris Chocola (TRUSTEE), Christopher F Bachelder (TRUSTEE), Cleves R Delp (TRUSTEE), Daniel S Peters (TRUSTEE), David A Durell (TRUSTEE), David R Hough (TRUSTEE), Donna R Ecton (TRUSTEE), Gregory C Schuler (TRUSTEE), James J Meeks (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey H Coors (TRUSTEE), Jessica A Faubert (TRUSTEE), Kurt D Grindstaff (TRUSTEE), Mark L Johnson (TRUSTEE), Nena C Moss (TRUSTEE), Nersi H Nazari (TRUSTEE), R Mark Hamlin Jr (TRUSTEE), Richard E Hunter (TRUSTEE), Ronald C Nolan (TRUSTEE), Ronald D Robson (TRUSTEE), and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Larry P Arnn President PRESIDENT | $1,325,414 | $423,688,130 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Larry P Arnn President PRESIDENT | $1,291,057 | $394,153,037 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Larry P Arnn President PRESIDENT | $1,135,881 | $320,784,822 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Larry P Arnn President PRESIDENT | $1,166,144 | $366,213,645 | 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 202631359349308808.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Larry P ArnnPRESIDENT | $1,226,266 | $99,148 | $610,037 | $611,406 | $4,823 | $34,500 | $64,648 | $1,325,414 |
| John CerviniEVP FOR INST. ADVANCEMENT | $550,844 | $66,264 | $478,626 | $71,000 | $1,218 | $34,500 | $31,764 | $617,108 |
| Robert NortonVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | $389,870 | $64,750 | $321,565 | $62,500 | $5,805 | $33,511 | $31,239 | $454,620 |
| Doug BanburyVP FOR ADMISSIONS & BUS DEVELOPMENT | $341,943 | $61,894 | $272,343 | $68,807 | $793 | $28,682 | $33,212 | $403,837 |
| Matthew SpaldingVP FOR DC OPS & DEAN OF VASOG | $333,787 | $68,099 | $326,740 | $3,000 | $4,047 | $34,176 | $33,923 | $401,886 |
These figures come from Hillsdale College'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 Hillsdale College compares
Ranked 77th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 76th, Hofstra University, $1,339,336
- Next in this ranking: 78th, Pepperdine University, $1,323,005
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Providence College$63,959 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Catholic University of America$681,341 (President), fiscal year ending Apr 2025
Bucknell University$1,045,773 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Saint Joseph's University$807,197 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Bentley University$1,148,725 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Larry P Arnn (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,325,414 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,226,266 from Hillsdale College and $99,148 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Larry P Arnn, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,325,414.
Hillsdale College paid its president, Larry P Arnn, $1,325,414 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $34,357 (2.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Larry P Arnn, paid $1,166,144. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,166,144 (Larry P Arnn); June 2023, $1,135,881; June 2024, $1,291,057; June 2025, $1,325,414.
Hillsdale College's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $292,735,155 and total revenue of $423,688,130 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $130,952,975. Expenses were $270,721,431 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 8.1%. The president's pay of $1,325,414 equals 0.45% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Hillsdale College filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.