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. Total revenue on that return was $555,848,700, up 2.1% from $544,171,192 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. National University ranks 100th of 137 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 62%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349311416.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 50th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Chris Russo (EVP, CHIEF OF STAFF), $405,778; John Cicero (PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER), $394,519; Michelle Bello (SVP, ADMIN & FINANCE/ASST SECRETARY), $393,450; Pat Pendleton (CHIEF INFO OFFICER), $369,601; Scott Page (SVP, NU ACADEMIES), $357,948; Sandi Best (SVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOUCES OFFICER), $351,559; Nancy Rohland (EVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT), $348,461; Christopher Graham (EVP, WORKFORCE & COMMUNITY EDUCATION), $333,834; Joseph Hoey (VP, ACCREDITATION & ASSESS. THRU 8/24), $313,639; Ian Cooper (SVP, STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICES), $300,877; Angela Baldasare (DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/SVP RESEARCH), $299,787; Daren Upham (SVP, ENROLLMENT), $293,043; Steve Johnson (ED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THRU 6/24), $278,674.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dr Ruthann Heinrich (CHAIR), E Lee Rice Do (VICE CHAIR), Richard Chisholm (TREASURER THRU 4/25), Hiep Quach (TREASURER AS OF 4/25), Lee Wills-Irvine (SECRETARY), Maria L Aguayo (TRUSTEE AS OF 6/25), Stacy Allison (TRUSTEE), Jennifer Buckner (TRUSTEE AS OF 6/25), Tom Clevinger (TRUSTEE), Jeanne Connelly (TRUSTEE), Kim Folsom (TRUSTEE THRU 8/24), Dr Virginia Fraire (TRUSTEE AS OF 1/25), Harold Greenberg (TRUSTEE), Dr Erlinda Martinez (TRUSTEE), Michael R McGill (TRUSTEE), Joanne Pastula (TRUSTEE), Dan Pittard (TRUSTEE), Richard Rhodes (TRUSTEE AS OF 1/25), Carlos Rodriguez (TRUSTEE), Thomas Topuzes (TRUSTEE).
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 100th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 99th, Southern New Hampshire University, $1,071,826
- Next in this ranking: 101st, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, $1,048,438
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Midwestern University$1,968,182 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of San Francisco$0 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Fairfield University$1,095,361 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Sacred Heart University$1,524,281 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Chapman University$1,897,658 (President), fiscal year ending May 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).
The president, Mark Milliron, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,053,175.
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.
National University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $574,114,741 and total revenue of $555,848,700 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $18,266,041. Expenses were $609,351,264 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 5.8%. The president's pay of $1,053,175 equals 0.18% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns National University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.