University of the Cumberlands president salary and executive pay
University of the Cumberlands paid its president, Dr Larry Cockrum, $1,974,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $124,790 (6.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $229,487,179, down 4.2% from $239,581,568 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of the Cumberlands ranks 35th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of the Cumberlands has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 61-0470593, Williamsburg, KY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,974,823
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Dr Jerry Jackson (CHANCELLOR), $293,550.
- Total revenue
- $229,487,179
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 96%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601349349305930.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 6th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.86% 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, 1 person was paid more than $1 million and no one else more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dr Larry Cockrum President PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE | $1,974,823 |
| Dr Jerry JacksonCHANCELLOR | $293,550 |
| Dr Quentin YoungEXECUTIVE VP FINANCE/CFO | $285,921 |
| Dr Jonathan Shores JrEXECUTIVE VP ENROLLMENT | $265,711 |
| Dr Chris LeskiwASSOC PROVOST ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $253,847 |
Also paid on the latest return: Dr Donnie Grimes (EXECUTIVE VP WORKFORCE DEV), $246,691.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Mr David Lewis (TRUSTEE), Dr John Mark Toby (TRUSTEE), Mr Bill Gullett (TRUSTEE), Mrs Lori Lewis (SECRETARY), Mrs Cookie Henson (TRUSTEE), Mr Michael Mountjoy (TRUSTEE), Mr Phillip Armstrong (TRUSTEE), Dr Tony Hancock (TRUSTEE), Dr Joseph Joe Ellison (VICE CHAIR), Dr French Harmon (TRUSTEE), Ms Amanda Walton (TRUSTEE), Dr Connie Hauser (TRUSTEE), Dr Charles Dye (TRUSTEE), Dr Marion Forcht (TRUSTEE), Mr Rufus Friday (TRUSTEE), Mr David Knock (TRUSTEE), Mr Lee Bryant (TRUSTEE), Mr Larry Brandstetter (TRUSTEE), Mr Donnie Patrick (TRUSTEE), Mr Scott Thompson (CHAIR), Mr Winston Griffin (TRUSTEE), Mr John Stewart (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 | Dr Larry Cockrum President PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE | $1,974,823 | $229,487,179 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dr Larry Cockrum President PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE | $1,850,033 | $239,581,568 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dr Larry Cockrum President PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,701,225 | $177,508,210 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dr Larry Cockrum President PRESIDENT | $1,605,038 | $181,639,633 | 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 202601349349305930.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dr Larry CockrumPRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE | $1,920,978 | $53,845 | $1,920,978 | $0 | $0 | $30,500 | $23,345 | $1,974,823 |
| Dr Jerry JacksonCHANCELLOR | $273,378 | $20,172 | $273,378 | $0 | $0 | $12,434 | $7,738 | $293,550 |
| Dr Quentin YoungEXECUTIVE VP FINANCE/CFO | $250,204 | $35,717 | $250,204 | $0 | $0 | $13,834 | $21,883 | $285,921 |
| Dr Jonathan Shores JrEXECUTIVE VP ENROLLMENT | $239,789 | $25,922 | $239,789 | $0 | $0 | $10,569 | $15,353 | $265,711 |
| Dr Chris LeskiwASSOC PROVOST ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $222,364 | $31,483 | $222,364 | $0 | $0 | $9,583 | $21,900 | $253,847 |
These figures come from University of the Cumberlands' 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 University of the Cumberlands compares
Ranked 35th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 34th, Spelman College, $2,028,496
- Next in this ranking: 36th, Midwestern University, $1,968,182
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine$1,609,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Trinity College$2,418,290 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Spelman College$2,028,496 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Maryville University$1,656,133 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Morehouse School of Medicine$2,259,716 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Dr Larry Cockrum (PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE) was paid $1,974,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,920,978 from University of the Cumberlands and $53,845 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Dr Larry Cockrum, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,974,823.
University of the Cumberlands paid its president, Dr Larry Cockrum, $1,974,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $124,790 (6.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dr Larry Cockrum, paid $1,605,038. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,605,038 (Dr Larry Cockrum); June 2023, $1,701,225; June 2024, $1,850,033; June 2025, $1,974,823.
University of the Cumberlands' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $179,649,717 and total revenue of $229,487,179 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $49,837,462. Expenses were $153,644,055 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 16.9%. The president's pay of $1,974,823 equals 1.10% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of the Cumberlands 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.