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. Total revenue on that return was $947,238,621, down 1.1% from $958,129,377 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of Dayton ranks 18th of 137 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 80%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349308762.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 26th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Darlene F Weaver PhD (PROVOST & EXE VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS), $538,837; Ricardo Greer (ASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH), $538,075; Neil G Sullivan (VP AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS), $509,895; Sukhjinder Sidhu (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE), $505,066; Molly C Wilson (VP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS), $401,314; Jason K Reinoehl PhD (VP STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MGT), $393,901; Andrew L Strauss JD (FACULTY (FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE)), $390,882; Gul S Kremer PhD (DEAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING), $389,372; Trevor C Collier (DEAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS), $385,140; Mary Ann P Recker JD (VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL), $384,293; William M Fischer JD (VP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT), $354,453; Danielle M Poe (DEAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES), $348,990; Taylor Renner (ASSOCIATE VP UDRI), $344,926; Gurvinder S Rekhi (VP & CIO), $342,865; Troy W Washington (VP HUMAN RESOURCES), $339,395; and 16 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Rev James F Fitz Sm (VP FOR MISSION AND RECTOR), Rev Oscar Vasquez Sm (VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD), Richard J Omlor (CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD), Brenton Ahrens (DIRECTOR), Bro Bernard J Ploeger Sm (DIRECTOR), Bro Edward Violett Sm (DIRECTOR), Bro Francisco T Gonzalez Sm (DIRECTOR), Bro Jesse Oneill Sm (DIRECTOR), Bro Timothy Driscoll Sm (DIRECTOR), Bro William J Campbell Sm (DIRECTOR), Cary J Stier (DIRECTOR), Deborah Tobias (DIRECTOR), Debra Plousha Moore (DIRECTOR), Denise E Palmer (DIRECTOR), George P Hanley (DIRECTOR), Hailee M Rennels Gabbert (DIRECTOR), Jenell R Ross (DIRECTOR), John M Foy (DIRECTOR), John R Beran (DIRECTOR), Joseph L Weidenbach (DIRECTOR), Khristian Santiago (DIRECTOR), Lawrence W Woerner (DIRECTOR), Lisa Payne Wansley (DIRECTOR), Lisa Rich-Milan (DIRECTOR), Margaret A Cavanaugh PhD (DIRECTOR), and 9 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 | 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 18th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 17th, Tulane University, $2,851,000
- Next in this ranking: 19th, Gonzaga University, $2,570,058
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Savannah College of Art and Design$5,736,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Villanova University$0 (President), fiscal year ending May 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
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).
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.
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.
University of Dayton's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $897,643,780 and total revenue of $947,238,621 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $49,594,841. Expenses were $906,753,193 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 1.0%. The president's pay of $2,681,214 equals 0.30% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Dayton 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.