Howard University president salary and executive pay
Howard University paid its president, Ben Vinson III, $1,080,698 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $787,943 (269.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $1,433,002,000, up 5.1% from $1,362,844,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Howard University ranks 98th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Howard University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0204707, Washington, DC.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,080,698
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,520,238Wayne FrederickFORMER PRESIDENT, RET 9/1/23
- Total revenue
- $1,433,002,000
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 22%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621359349314452.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 103rd of 132 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, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Wayne FrederickFORMER PRESIDENT, RET 9/1/23 | $1,520,238 |
| Ben Vinson III President PRESIDENT | $1,080,698 |
| Andrea A Hayes DixonDEAN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | $1,028,967 |
| Kakra HughesVASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON | $957,028 |
| Alexander EvansTRAUMA MEDICAL DIRECTOR | $895,676 |
Also paid on the latest return: Damirez Fossett (CHAIR OF NEUROSURGERY), $891,461; Edward Cornwell (TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SURGEON), $889,366; Gal Levy (CHIEF DIVISION CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY), $854,242; Tashni-Ann Dubroy (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OP. OFFICER), $738,959; Florence Prioleau (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL), $694,281; Hugh Mighty (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH AFFAIRS), $673,070; Anthony Wutoh (PROVOST AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER), $522,299; Rashad Young (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND CHIEF), $498,321; Warren Petty (VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $480,162; David Bennett (VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $439,910; Bruce Jones (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH), $423,482; Christie Taylor (SECRETARY OF BOARD), $355,616; Cynthia Evers (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS), $319,915; Lydia Sermons (VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CHIEF COMMUNI), $307,627; Allison Bryant (VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RELATIONS), $287,323; and 3 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Ms Leslie D Hale (CHAIR), Mr Mark A L Mason (VICE CHAIR), Minnie V Baylor- Henry Esq (BOARD TRUSTEE), Dr Richard E Besser (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Chris Carr (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Donald B Christian (BOARD TRUSTEE), The Honorable Arne Duncan (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Godfrey Gill (BOARD TRUSTEE), Reverend Dr Michele V Hagans (BOARD TRUSTEE), Dr Lena Hill (BOARD TRUSTEE), Dr Danette G Howard (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Marc S Lampkin (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Kevin E Lofton (BOARD TRUSTEE), Ms Depelsha McGruder (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr James J Murren (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Ziad Ojakli (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Levoyd E Robinson (BOARD TRUSTEE), Ms Hilary Rosen (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Shelley Stewart Jr (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Bruce E Thompson (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Christopher J Tyson (BOARD TRUSTEE), Dr A Eugene Washington (BOARD TRUSTEE), Mr Chris Washington (BOARD TRUSTEE), Dr John E Jacob (CHAIRMAN EMERITUS), The Honorable Marie C Johns (TRUSTEE EMERITA), and 9 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 | Ben Vinson III President PRESIDENT | $1,080,698 | $1,433,002,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dr Ben Vinson III President PRESIDENT, START 9/1/23 | $292,755 | $1,362,844,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Wayne A I Frederick MD MBA President PRESIDENT | $1,823,097 | $1,269,450,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Wayne A I Frederick MD MBA President PRESIDENT | $1,296,104 | $1,401,205,000 | 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 202621359349314452.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Wayne FrederickFORMER PRESIDENT, RET 9/1/23 | $1,471,974 | $48,264 | $1,331,974 | $0 | $140,000 | $27,600 | $20,664 | $1,520,238 |
| Ben Vinson IIIPRESIDENT | $1,043,005 | $37,693 | $923,005 | $120,000 | $0 | $27,600 | $10,093 | $1,080,698 |
| Andrea A Hayes DixonDEAN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | $984,422 | $44,545 | $984,422 | $0 | $0 | $27,012 | $17,533 | $1,028,967 |
| Kakra HughesVASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON | $910,130 | $46,898 | $910,130 | $0 | $0 | $27,600 | $19,298 | $957,028 |
| Alexander EvansTRAUMA MEDICAL DIRECTOR | $855,301 | $40,375 | $855,301 | $0 | $0 | $26,371 | $14,004 | $895,676 |
These figures come from Howard 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 Howard University compares
Ranked 98th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 97th, Fairfield University, $1,095,361
- Next in this ranking: 99th, Southern New Hampshire University, $1,071,826
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Drexel University$1,880,879 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Albert Einstein College of Medicine$16,660,997 (President), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Tufts University$1,356,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Thomas Jefferson University$7,010,762 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Texas Christian University$3,499,401 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending May 2025
Common questions
Ben Vinson III (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,080,698 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,043,005 from Howard University and $37,693 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Wayne Frederick (FORMER PRESIDENT, RET 9/1/23), at $1,520,238. That is $439,540 more than the president, Ben Vinson III.
Howard University paid its president, Ben Vinson III, $1,080,698 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $787,943 (269.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Wayne A I Frederick MD MBA, paid $1,296,104. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,296,104 (Wayne A I Frederick MD MBA); June 2023, $1,823,097; June 2024, $292,755 (Dr Ben Vinson III); June 2025, $1,080,698.
Howard University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $1,412,020,000 and total revenue of $1,433,002,000 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $20,982,000. Expenses were $1,373,367,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 2.8%. The president's pay of $1,080,698 equals 0.08% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Howard University 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.