University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) president salary and executive pay
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) paid its president, Robert Vischer, $821,274 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $67,507 (9.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $602,630,236, up 17.3% from $513,572,567 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) ranks 114th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 41-0693970, St Paul, MN.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$821,274
- Total revenue
- $602,630,236
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 41%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349311061.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 77th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% 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, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Robert Vischer President PRESIDENT | $821,274 |
| Sonali DalalVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $734,504 |
| Eddy RojasEVP & PROVOST | $559,007 |
| Phillip EstenVICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | $513,318 |
| Erik ThurmanVP FOR DEVELOPMENT, ALUMNI RELATIONS & UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $500,730 |
Also paid on the latest return: MayKao Hang (DEAN AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF MORRISON FAMILY COLLEGE OF HEALTH), $472,922; Glenn Caruso (FOOTBALL COACH), $448,542; Michael Paulsen (LAW PROFESSOR), $436,780; James Brummer (Vice President for Facilities Management), $431,602; Laura Dunham (DEAN OPUS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS), $421,891; Mark Vangsgard (CFO), $385,914; Abigail Crouse (GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY), $298,717; Kathleen Arnold (VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $230,432; Father Dennis Dease (PRESIDENT EMERITUS/TRUSTEE), $50,167.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: James Kolar (BOARD VICE CHAIR), Jodee Kozlak (BOARD CHAIR), Phil Soran (BOARD VICE CHAIR), Andrew Cecere (TRUSTEE), Andrew Duff (TRUSTEE), Ann Winblad (TRUSTEE), Anne Sempowski Ward (TRUSTEE), Archie Black (TRUSTEE), Ashley Bailey-Chang (TRUSTEE), Brian Wenger (TRUSTEE), Carol Frey Wolfe (TRUSTEE), David John (TRUSTEE), David Juran (TRUSTEE), Debbra Schoneman (TRUSTEE), Doctor Amy Goldman (TRUSTEE), Doctor John Morrison (TRUSTEE), Geoffrey Gage (TRUSTEE), James Gearen (TRUSTEE), John Allen (TRUSTEE), Katharine Anderson Groethe (TRUSTEE), Kathlene Campbell (TRUSTEE), Lisa Anderson (TRUSTEE), Mark Dienhart (TRUSTEE), Mark Zesbaugh (TRUSTEE), Mary Haddad (TRUSTEE), and 12 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 | Robert Vischer President PRESIDENT | $821,274 | $602,630,236 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Robert Vischer President PRESIDENT | $753,767 | $513,572,567 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | ROBERT VISCHER President PRESIDENT | $570,638 | $537,075,956 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | JULIE SULLIVAN President PRESIDENT | $1,077,577 | $513,833,802 | 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 202611349349311061.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Robert VischerPRESIDENT | $730,449 | $90,825 | $658,781 | $65,200 | $6,468 | $55,430 | $35,395 | $821,274 |
| Sonali DalalVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $687,667 | $46,837 | $407,253 | $280,000 | $414 | $32,430 | $14,407 | $734,504 |
| Eddy RojasEVP & PROVOST | $499,988 | $59,019 | $406,814 | $92,024 | $1,150 | $32,430 | $26,589 | $559,007 |
| Phillip EstenVICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | $445,869 | $67,449 | $385,077 | $60,002 | $790 | $32,430 | $35,019 | $513,318 |
| Erik ThurmanVP FOR DEVELOPMENT, ALUMNI RELATIONS & UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $433,840 | $66,890 | $354,102 | $69,500 | $10,238 | $32,430 | $34,460 | $500,730 |
These figures come from University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)'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 St. Thomas (Minnesota) compares
Ranked 114th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 113th, Amherst College, $846,242
- Next in this ranking: 115th, University of the Pacific, $816,167
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
University of the Pacific$816,167 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Belmont University$1,135,264 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Stevens Institute of Technology$1,296,964 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
The New School$766,385 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Quinnipiac University$1,313,227 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Robert Vischer (PRESIDENT) was paid $821,274 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $730,449 from University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) and $90,825 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Robert Vischer, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $821,274.
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) paid its president, Robert Vischer, $821,274 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $67,507 (9.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was JULIE SULLIVAN, paid $1,077,577. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,077,577 (JULIE SULLIVAN); June 2023, $570,638 (ROBERT VISCHER); June 2024, $753,767; June 2025, $821,274.
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)'s return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $548,068,300 and total revenue of $602,630,236 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $54,561,936. Expenses were $502,030,131 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 9.2%. The president's pay of $821,274 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 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.