University of Notre Dame president salary and executive pay
University of Notre Dame paid its president, Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD, $1,017,760 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD, paid $1,841,672. Total revenue on that return was $3,418,676,076, up 2.9% from $3,322,133,874 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of Notre Dame ranks 103rd of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of Notre Dame has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 35-0868188, Notre Dame, IN.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,017,760
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$8,137,948Marcus L FreemanHead Coach, Football
- Total revenue
- $3,418,676,076
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 6%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601339349304655.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 123rd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.03% 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, 13 people were paid more than $1 million and no one else more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Marcus L FreemanHead Coach, Football | $8,137,948 |
| Michael D Donovan JD MBAVP & Chief Investment Officer (until 6/30/24) | $3,893,759 |
| Timothy W Dolezal CFAVP & Chief Investment Officer (as of 7/1/2024) | $3,302,187 |
| Michael F DenbrockOffensive Coordinator, Football | $2,491,462 |
| Peter Bevacqua JDVP & Director of Athletics (as of 3/25/24) | $2,375,006 |
Also paid on the latest return: Shannon B Cullinan MBA (Executive Vice President), $2,356,284; Alfred J Golden (Defensive Coordinator, Football), $2,331,882; Micah W Shrewsberry (Head Coach, Men's Basketball), $2,308,840; John B Swarbrick Jr JD (VP & Director of Athletics (until 3/24/24)), $2,019,897; Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD (Fellow & Trustee, Former President), $1,285,835; Marianne Corr JD (VP & General Counsel), $1,022,758; Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD (President, Fellow & Trustee), $1,017,760; John T McGreevy PhD (Provost), $1,003,452; Rev Daniel G Groody CSC MDiv PhD (VP & Associate Provost, Fellow & Trustee), $455,174; Rev Gregory P Haake CSC MDiv PhD (Associate Professor, Fellow & Trustee), $178,779.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Anne E Thompson (Trustee), Byron O Spruell (Trustee), Carlos J Betancourt (Trustee), Catherine A Molnar (Trustee), Clare Stack Richer (Trustee), J Christopher Reyes (Trustee), James C Parsons (Trustee), James F Flaherty III (Fellow & Trustee), James J Dunne III (Trustee), Jennifer F Scanlon (Trustee), John B Veihmeyer (Fellow & Trustee), John J Brennan (Fellow & Trustee), John J Coyle (Trustee), Justin R Liu (Trustee), Karen McCartan DeSantis (Trustee), Kathryn A Koch (Trustee), Kenneth C Ricci (Trustee), Lois K Folger (Trustee), Martin W Rodgers (Trustee), Michael G O'Grady (Trustee), Nathan O Hatch (Trustee), Paulita A Pike (Trustee), Phyllis W Stone (Trustee), Raul R Romero (Trustee), Rev Jose E Ahumada F CSC (Trustee), and 10 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 | Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD President President, Fellow & Trustee | $1,017,760 | $3,418,676,076 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD President President (until 5/31/24), Fellow & Trustee | $1,841,672 | $3,322,133,874 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD President President, Fellow & Trustee | $1,607,321 | $2,590,868,335 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD President President & Trustee | $1,365,613 | $3,495,548,499 | 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 202601339349304655.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Marcus L FreemanHead Coach, Football | $8,072,688 | $65,260 | $6,693,508 | $600,000 | $779,180 | $34,500 | $30,760 | $8,137,948 |
| Michael D Donovan JD MBAVP & Chief Investment Officer (until 6/30/24) | $3,849,508 | $44,251 | $413,811 | $3,412,312 | $23,385 | $34,500 | $9,751 | $3,893,759 |
| Timothy W Dolezal CFAVP & Chief Investment Officer (as of 7/1/2024) | $2,294,818 | $1,007,369 | $626,268 | $1,639,550 | $29,000 | $975,250 | $32,119 | $3,302,187 |
| Michael F DenbrockOffensive Coordinator, Football | $2,428,515 | $62,947 | $2,197,472 | $2,000 | $229,043 | $34,500 | $28,447 | $2,491,462 |
| Peter Bevacqua JDVP & Director of Athletics (as of 3/25/24) | $2,011,661 | $363,345 | $1,649,569 | $20,000 | $342,092 | $334,500 | $28,845 | $2,375,006 |
| Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhDPresident, Fellow & Trustee | $996,513 | $21,247 | $905,629 | $0 | $90,884 | $0 | $21,247 | $1,017,760 |
These figures come from University of Notre Dame'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 Notre Dame compares
Ranked 103rd of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 102nd, Bucknell University, $1,045,773
- Next in this ranking: 104th, Williams College, $992,690
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Caltech$1,753,140 (President), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
University of Pittsburgh$1,241,200 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Princeton University$1,657,737 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Northeastern University$3,045,428 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Vanderbilt University$3,416,810 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD (President, Fellow & Trustee) was paid $1,017,760 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $996,513 from University of Notre Dame and $21,247 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Marcus L Freeman (Head Coach, Football), at $8,137,948. That is $7,120,188 more than the president, Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD.
University of Notre Dame paid its president, Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD, $1,017,760 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD, paid $1,841,672. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD, paid $1,365,613. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,365,613 (Rev John I Jenkins CSC PhD); June 2023, $1,607,321; June 2024, $1,841,672; June 2025, $1,017,760 (Rev Robert A Dowd CSC MDiv PhD).
University of Notre Dame's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $2,370,240,201 and total revenue of $3,418,676,076 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $1,048,435,875. Expenses were $2,168,910,613 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 9.3%. The president's pay of $1,017,760 equals 0.04% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Notre Dame 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 6 people in the pay breakdown above.