Syracuse University president salary and executive pay
Syracuse University paid its president, Kent Syverud, $1,845,442 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $84,548 (4.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $1,968,534,790, up 5.6% from $1,864,892,391 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Syracuse University ranks 45th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Syracuse University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 15-0532081, Syracuse, NY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,845,442
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,136,244Francis BrownFOOTBALL HEAD COACH
- Total revenue
- $1,968,534,790
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 26%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601339349308535.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 97th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.09% 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, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Francis BrownFOOTBALL HEAD COACH | $3,136,244 |
| Adrian AutryBASKETBALL HEAD COACH | $2,199,650 |
| Kent Syverud President CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,845,442 |
| Elijah RobinsonFOOTBALL DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | $1,582,204 |
| Candace Campbell JacksonSVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF | $1,194,169 |
Also paid on the latest return: J Michael Haynie (VC STRAT. INITIATIVES & INNOVATION), $1,012,137; Felisha Legette-Jack (BASKETBALL HEAD COACH), $990,099; Gabe Nugent (SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL), $912,772; Gretchen Ritter (FMR VC, PROVOST & CHF ACADEMIC OFF.), $899,194; Brett Padgett (SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $894,906; Allen Groves (SVP & CHIEF STUDENT EXPERIENCE OFF.), $542,202; Mary Opperman (SVP & UNIVERSITY SECRETARY), $518,511; Behzad Mortazavi (DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCE), $476,850; Lois Agnew (INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR & PROVOST), $441,189; Michele Wheatly (FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR & PROVOST), $388,371; Lisa Dolak (FORMER SVP & UNIV SEC/PROF), $264,121; Karin Ruhlandt (FORMER DEAN OF ARTS & SCI), $174,686.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Patrick J Ahearn (TRUSTEE), Richard M Alexander (VICE CHAIR), Steven W Ballentine (TRUSTEE), Sharon R Barner (TRUSTEE), Steven W Barnes (VICE CHAIR), Steven R Becker (TRUSTEE), Naomi Bergman (TRUSTEE), Andrew T Berlin (TRUSTEE), Alonna Berry (TRUSTEE), Michael E Blackshear (TRUSTEE), Christine A Carona (TRUSTEE), Vincent H Cohen Jr (TRUSTEE), Steven L Einhorn (TRUSTEE), Clifford J Ensley (TRUSTEE), Harold A Fetner (TRUSTEE), Shelly L Fisher (TRUSTEE), Elisabeth Fontenelli (TRUSTEE), Peter Gianesini Jr (TRUSTEE), Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill (TRUSTEE), Neil A Gold (TRUSTEE), Brian D Grossman (TRUSTEE), Stephen H Hagerty (TRUSTEE), Deborah A Henretta (TRUSTEE), Allegra F Ivey (TRUSTEE), Richard M Jones (TRUSTEE), and 26 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 | Kent Syverud President CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,845,442 | $1,968,534,790 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Kent Syverud President CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,760,894 | $1,864,892,391 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Kent Syverud President CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,625,913 | $1,739,194,343 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Kent Syverud President CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,475,228 | $1,729,445,030 | 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 202601339349308535.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Francis BrownFOOTBALL HEAD COACH | $3,073,809 | $62,435 | $2,990,779 | $0 | $83,030 | $34,500 | $27,935 | $3,136,244 |
| Adrian AutryBASKETBALL HEAD COACH | $2,136,694 | $62,956 | $2,089,549 | $0 | $47,145 | $34,500 | $28,456 | $2,199,650 |
| Kent SyverudCHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | $1,268,926 | $576,516 | $1,092,571 | $150,000 | $26,355 | $534,500 | $42,016 | $1,845,442 |
| Elijah RobinsonFOOTBALL DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | $1,519,716 | $62,488 | $1,490,726 | $0 | $28,990 | $34,500 | $27,988 | $1,582,204 |
| Candace Campbell JacksonSVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF | $1,035,992 | $158,177 | $481,165 | $72,900 | $481,927 | $134,500 | $23,677 | $1,194,169 |
These figures come from Syracuse 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 Syracuse University compares
Ranked 45th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 44th, Fordham University, $1,846,798
- Next in this ranking: 46th, Saint Louis University, $1,841,355
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Tulane University$2,851,000 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Liberty University$1,127,660 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grand Canyon University$799,495 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
George Washington University$1,907,439 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Kent Syverud (CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT) was paid $1,845,442 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,268,926 from Syracuse University and $576,516 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Francis Brown (FOOTBALL HEAD COACH), at $3,136,244. That is $1,290,802 more than the president, Kent Syverud.
Syracuse University paid its president, Kent Syverud, $1,845,442 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $84,548 (4.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Kent Syverud, paid $1,475,228. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,475,228 (Kent Syverud); June 2023, $1,625,913; June 2024, $1,760,894; June 2025, $1,845,442.
Syracuse University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $1,753,093,865 and total revenue of $1,968,534,790 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $215,440,925. Expenses were $1,732,103,097 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 1.2%. The president's pay of $1,845,442 equals 0.11% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Syracuse University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.