University of Dayton president salary and executive pay
University of Dayton paid its president, ERIC F SPINA PHD, $2,681,214 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,375,882 (105.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of Dayton ranks 19th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. University of Dayton has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 31-0536715, Dayton, OH.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,681,214
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,767,651ANTHONY D GRANTHEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Total revenue
- $947,238,621
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 91%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349308762.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 9th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.28% 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, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY D GRANTHEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $2,767,651 |
| ERIC F SPINA PHD President PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $2,681,214 |
| ANDREW T HORNEREXE VP BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | $803,975 |
| TAMIKA D JETERHEAD COACH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | $610,118 |
| CHRISTOPHER J MORRISONVICE PRESIDENT ADVANCEMENT | $578,299 |
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 | ERIC F SPINA PHD President PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $2,681,214 | $947,238,621 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | ERIC F SPINA PHD President PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $1,305,332 | $958,129,377 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | ERIC F SPINA PHD President PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $1,281,455 | $887,642,083 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | ERIC F SPINA PHD President PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $1,218,805 | $911,432,367 | 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 202621349349308762.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| ANTHONY D GRANTHEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $2,715,236 | $52,415 | $312,628 | $2,346,500 | $56,108 | $23,538 | $28,877 | $2,767,651 |
| ERIC F SPINA PHDPRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | $2,321,333 | $359,881 | $910,786 | $0 | $1,410,547 | $321,150 | $38,731 | $2,681,214 |
| ANDREW T HORNEREXE VP BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | $746,872 | $57,103 | $489,223 | $125,000 | $132,649 | $24,150 | $32,953 | $803,975 |
| TAMIKA D JETERHEAD COACH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | $565,305 | $44,813 | $329,265 | $221,250 | $14,790 | $16,812 | $28,001 | $610,118 |
| CHRISTOPHER J MORRISONVICE PRESIDENT ADVANCEMENT | $492,843 | $85,456 | $345,884 | $60,000 | $86,959 | $54,375 | $31,081 | $578,299 |
These figures come from University of Dayton'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 University of Dayton compares
Ranked 19th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Savannah College of Art and Design$5,736,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Bard College$689,293 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
American University$569,942 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
DePaul University$1,189,697 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Denver$1,209,539 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
ERIC F SPINA PHD (PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD) was paid $2,681,214 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,321,333 from University of Dayton and $359,881 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). University of Dayton ranks 19th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was ANTHONY D GRANT (HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL), at $2,767,651. That is $86,437 more than the president, ERIC F SPINA PHD. Next was ANDREW T HORNER (EXE VP BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES), at $803,975. On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
University of Dayton paid its president, ERIC F SPINA PHD, $2,681,214 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,375,882 (105.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was ERIC F SPINA PHD, paid $1,218,805. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,218,805 (ERIC F SPINA PHD); June 2023, $1,281,455; June 2024, $1,305,332; June 2025, $2,681,214.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Dayton 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.