Vassar College president salary and executive pay
Vassar College paid its president, Elizabeth Howe Bradley, $854,501 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $34,343 (4.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $371,090,212, up 13.3% from $327,504,520 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Vassar College ranks 112th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Vassar College has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 14-1338587, Poughkeepsie, NY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$854,501
- Total revenue
- $371,090,212
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 72%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202602679349300915.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 37th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.23% 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, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Howe Bradley President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $854,501 |
| Timothy KaneVP FOR ADVANCEMENT | $458,061 |
| Bryan A SwarthoutVP FOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | $401,704 |
| Carlos AlamoDEAN OF COLLEGE | $361,731 |
| William HoynesPROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY | $359,260 |
Also paid on the latest return: Carlos Leoncio Garcia - Vp For (TECH. & HR / CHIEF INFO. OFFICER), $354,549; Robert K Brigham (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY), $340,505; Shay Humphrey (GENERAL COUNSEL), $336,736; Sonya Smith - Dean Of Admin (& STUDENT FIN. SERVICES), $305,661; Robert Demaria (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH), $305,235; Victoria Grantham (VP FOR COMMUNICATIONS), $300,635; Marianne Begemann - Dean Of (STRAT. PLANNING & ACADEMIC RESOURCES), $296,417; David A Kennett (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS), $279,933; Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (PROFESSOR OF HISPANIC STUDIES), $262,728; Brian Daly (INT. DEAN OF FACULTY (AS OF 07/2024)), $235,253; Angelique Crump (CONTROLLER (THRU 06/2025)), $226,875; Wesley Dixon (SECRETARY OF THE BOARD), $212,880; Gladwyn Lopez - Avp Deputy (TO THE VP FOR COMMUNICATIONS), $200,831.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Francesca Amann (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Eric Beringause (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Jason Blum (TRUSTEE), Ernie Ceberio (TRUSTEE), Sharon Chang (TRUSTEE AND BOARD CHAIR), Delia Cheung Hom (TRUSTEE), Winston Clement (TRUSTEE), Eve Derosa (TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)), Patrick Deyoung (TRUSTEE), Brian Farkas (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Lee Feinstein (TRUSTEE), Robyn Field (TRUSTEE), Tyrone Forman (TRUSTEE), Anne Green (TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)), Amy Guerly (TRUSTEE), Jennifer Haas (TRUSTEE), Leslie Jackson Chihuly (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Eric Liu (TRUSTEE), Susanne Lyons (TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)), John McCormick (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Carol S Ostrow (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Cynthia Patton (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), Kathy Putnam (TRUSTEE), Alexandra Shiva (TRUSTEE), Kerry Tatlock (TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR), and 1 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 Amended | Elizabeth Howe Bradley President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $854,501 | $371,090,212 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 Amended | Elizabeth Howe Bradley President President and Trustee | $820,158 | $327,504,520 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Elizabeth Howe Bradley President President and Trustee | $779,952 | $284,446,069 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Elizabeth Howe Bradley President President and Trustee | $717,833 | $307,212,205 | 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 202602679349300915.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Elizabeth Howe BradleyPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $699,725 | $154,776 | $693,655 | $0 | $6,070 | $41,400 | $113,376 | $854,501 |
| Timothy KaneVP FOR ADVANCEMENT | $377,996 | $80,065 | $376,808 | $0 | $1,188 | $41,400 | $38,665 | $458,061 |
| Bryan A SwarthoutVP FOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | $326,311 | $75,393 | $302,701 | $0 | $23,610 | $40,424 | $34,969 | $401,704 |
| Carlos AlamoDEAN OF COLLEGE | $299,234 | $62,497 | $289,714 | $0 | $9,520 | $35,686 | $26,811 | $361,731 |
| William HoynesPROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY | $294,280 | $64,980 | $293,092 | $0 | $1,188 | $36,418 | $28,562 | $359,260 |
These figures come from Vassar College'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 Vassar College compares
Ranked 112th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 111th, Seattle University, $857,322
- Next in this ranking: 113th, Amherst College, $846,242
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Samford University$750,671 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Loyola University Maryland$600,783 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Adelphi University$1,381,449 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
New York Institute of Technology$1,586,183 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Swarthmore College$1,414,844 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Elizabeth Howe Bradley (PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE) was paid $854,501 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $699,725 from Vassar College and $154,776 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Elizabeth Howe Bradley, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $854,501.
Vassar College paid its president, Elizabeth Howe Bradley, $854,501 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $34,343 (4.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Elizabeth Howe Bradley, paid $717,833. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $717,833 (Elizabeth Howe Bradley); June 2023, $779,952; June 2024, $820,158; June 2025, $854,501.
Vassar College's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $352,948,624 and total revenue of $371,090,212 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $18,141,588. Expenses were $321,644,155 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 9.7%. The president's pay of $854,501 equals 0.24% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Vassar College filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on September 24, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.