National University president salary and executive pay
National University paid its president, MARK MILLIRON, $1,053,175 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $31,228 (3.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. National University ranks 78th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. National University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 23-7172306, San Diego, CA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,053,175
- Total revenue
- $555,848,700
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 77%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349311416.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 22nd of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.19% 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, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| MARK MILLIRON President PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,053,175 |
| CAREY HILDERBRANDEVP, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | $511,677 |
| KAREN WHITNEYEVP, SSS&ADMIN/CFO | $510,378 |
| DAVE LAWRENCEFORMER CFO THRU 4/24 | $467,655 |
| THOMAS STEWARTEVP, CAUSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | $441,999 |
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 | MARK MILLIRON President PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,053,175 | $555,848,700 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | DR MARK MILLIRON President PRESIDENT & CEO | $1,021,947 | $544,171,192 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | DR MARK MILLIRON President PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $397,607 | $400,167,179 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | RANDY FRISCH President INTERIM PRESIDENT | $621,977 | $352,936,286 | 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 202611349349311416.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| MARK MILLIRONPRESIDENT/CEO | $992,000 | $61,175 | $800,000 | $84,000 | $108,000 | $24,150 | $37,025 | $1,053,175 |
| CAREY HILDERBRANDEVP, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | $448,500 | $63,177 | $409,500 | $39,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $39,027 | $511,677 |
| KAREN WHITNEYEVP, SSS&ADMIN/CFO | $448,500 | $61,878 | $409,500 | $39,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $37,728 | $510,378 |
| DAVE LAWRENCEFORMER CFO THRU 4/24 | $419,271 | $48,384 | $419,271 | $0 | $0 | $21,387 | $26,997 | $467,655 |
| THOMAS STEWARTEVP, CAUSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | $379,858 | $62,141 | $346,112 | $33,746 | $0 | $24,150 | $37,991 | $441,999 |
These figures come from National 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 National University compares
Ranked 78th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Midwestern University$1,968,182 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Fairfield University$1,095,361 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Sacred Heart University$1,524,281 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Richmond$2,553,560 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Duquesne University$906,757 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
MARK MILLIRON (PRESIDENT/CEO) was paid $1,053,175 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $992,000 from National University and $61,175 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). National University ranks 78th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, MARK MILLIRON, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,053,175. Next was CAREY HILDERBRAND (EVP, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER), at $511,677. On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
National University paid its president, MARK MILLIRON, $1,053,175 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $31,228 (3.1%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was RANDY FRISCH, paid $621,977. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $621,977 (RANDY FRISCH); June 2023, $397,607 (DR MARK MILLIRON); June 2024, $1,021,947; June 2025, $1,053,175.
From the 4 Form 990 returns National 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.