The Chronicle Of Higher Education

Mitchell Daniels Jr. , chief executive at the Purdue University at West Lafayette, earned $926,559 in total compensation last year, the 22nd highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.

Michael M. Crow, chief executive at the Arizona State University, earned $1,148,457 in total compensation last year, the 10th highest pay among executives at nearly 250 U.S. public universities and systems ranked in a Chronicle of Higher Education study.