University of Tampa president salary and executive pay
University of Tampa paid its president, Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, $503,840 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending May 2024, the president was Ronald L Vaughn, paid $2,170,143. Total revenue on that return was $493,753,503, up 9.5% from $450,882,955 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. University of Tampa ranks 130th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of Tampa has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 59-0624459, Tampa, FL.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$503,840
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$2,196,902Ronald L VaughnPres (thru May 2024) / Marketing Prof & Pres Emeritus (beg June 2024)
- Total revenue
- $493,753,503
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 29%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202630909349301818.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 93rd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.10% 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, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Ronald L VaughnPres (thru May 2024) / Marketing Prof & Pres Emeritus (beg June 2024) | $2,196,902 |
| Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg President University President and Trustee (beg June 2024) | $503,840 |
| W Michael HendricksVice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning | $482,027 |
| David S SternProvost, VP Academic Affairs | $464,175 |
| L Keith ToddVP Development & University Relations | $451,065 |
Also paid on the latest return: Farhad F Ghannadian (Dean), $401,946; T Kevin Lafferty (VP of Administration & Finance, Treasurer), $377,058; Donna B Popovich (VP, Human Resources, Secretary), $353,226; Paul Greenwood (Dean), $331,337; Rebecca J White (Professor), $326,122.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Charlotte Baker (Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Trustees), James W Eyer Jr (Chair of the Board of Trustees), Michael S Southard (Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees (thru Nov 2024)), Thilo D Best (Secretary of the Board of Trustees), Ade Adebisi (Trustee), Alan Randolph (Trustee), Benson Riseman (Trustee), Beth Cahill (Trustee), Casey Ellison (Trustee), Christina Hurley (Trustee), Douglas C Rothschild (Trustee), G Robert Blanchard Jr (Trustee), Helen Wesley (Trustee), Hon Jane Castor (Trustee), Jane Hernandez (Trustee), Jason Magee (Trustee), John D Jassy Jr (Trustee), Karen L Zaderej (Trustee), Keebler Straz (Trustee), Kristina Cordell (Trustee), Lowry Baldwin (Trustee), Michael Nursey (Trustee), Molly James (Trustee), Nipesh H Shah (Trustee), Patricia Clark (Trustee), and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg President University President and Trustee (beg June 2024) | $503,840 | $493,753,503 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Ronald L Vaughn President University President and Trustee | $2,170,143 | $450,882,955 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Ronald L Vaughn President University President and Trustee | $1,584,583 | $408,224,642 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Ronald L Vaughn President University President and Trustee | $1,527,577 | $426,783,303 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202630909349301818.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Ronald L VaughnPres (thru May 2024) / Marketing Prof & Pres Emeritus (beg June 2024) | $1,953,656 | $243,246 | $915,372 | $239,500 | $798,784 | $217,640 | $25,606 | $2,196,902 |
| Teresa Abi-Nader DahlbergUniversity President and Trustee (beg June 2024) | $482,041 | $21,799 | $374,129 | $0 | $107,912 | $6,500 | $15,299 | $503,840 |
| W Michael HendricksVice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning | $442,326 | $39,701 | $381,158 | $15,000 | $46,168 | $27,600 | $12,101 | $482,027 |
| David S SternProvost, VP Academic Affairs | $404,853 | $59,322 | $353,596 | $25,000 | $26,257 | $31,050 | $28,272 | $464,175 |
| L Keith ToddVP Development & University Relations | $411,199 | $39,866 | $366,831 | $32,500 | $11,868 | $27,600 | $12,266 | $451,065 |
These figures come from University of Tampa'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 Tampa compares
Ranked 130th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 129th, American University, $569,942
- Next in this ranking: 131st, Seton Hall University, $170,550
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Long Island University$1,496,104 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Colgate University$1,420,097 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brandeis University$1,371,189 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wellesley College$1,364,215 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
California Baptist University$2,296,028 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg (University President and Trustee (beg June 2024)) was paid $503,840 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $482,041 from University of Tampa and $21,799 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Ronald L Vaughn (Pres (thru May 2024) / Marketing Prof & Pres Emeritus (beg June 2024)), at $2,196,902. That is $1,693,062 more than the president, Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg.
University of Tampa paid its president, Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, $503,840 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending May 2024, the president was Ronald L Vaughn, paid $2,170,143. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the president was Ronald L Vaughn, paid $1,527,577. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $1,527,577 (Ronald L Vaughn); May 2023, $1,584,583; May 2024, $2,170,143; May 2025, $503,840 (Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg).
University of Tampa's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $430,264,406 and total revenue of $493,753,503 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $63,489,097. Expenses were $395,848,970 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 8.7%. The president's pay of $503,840 equals 0.12% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Tampa filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 31, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.