Ohio State president’s pay in top 10

Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake was one of the 10 highestpaid leaders of public colleges in the nation last year, taking home $1.2 million in total compensation.

He ranked ninth in the country among nearly 250 public universities and systems, according to data collected by the Chronicle of Higher Education’s presidential salary report. The trade publication released the results Sunday.

Drake’s base pay was $856,041. His base pay was ranked eighth nationwide. He also received $212,242 in bonuses and other financial benefits. In 2016-17, the previous year recorded by the Chronicle, he was No. 10 with about $1,070,000 in total compensation.

Drake’s compensation last year was second in the Big Ten behind Penn State University President Eric Barron’s $1.8 million. Barron’s base pay was $834,364 and he received $1 million in bonus pay.

The Chronicle of Higher Education report shows that 17 executives across the country received $1 million or more in annual compensation, led by William Mcraven, former University of Texas chancellor, who took home nearly $2.5 million. Mcraven resigned in May 2018.

Other Ohio public college presidents, their compensation and where they ranked nationally were:

• University of Cincinnati — Neville Pinto, $788,268, 43rd.

• Ohio University — M. Duane Nellis, $708,113, 56th.

• Cleveland State University — Ronald Berkman, $639,8644, 68th (retired in May 2018); Harland Sand, $466,744, 144th (took over in June 2018).

• University of Toledo — Sharon Gaber, $605,746, 80th.

• Kent State University — Beverly Warren $600,812, 82nd (retired in December).

• Bowling Green State University — Rodney Rogers, $431,204, 166th.

• University of Akron — Matthew Wilson, $377,996, 192nd (retired in July 2018); Interim President John Green, $292,168, 230th.

Youngstown State University and Miami University weren’t included in this year’s survey.

To read the full Chronicle of Higher Education report and see the rankings, go to: www. chronicle.com/interactives/ executive-compensation.