<blockquote>College presidents on average earn $377,261 annually, or more than twice the average pay for CEOs, who take home about $176,840 on average each year, according to <a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/newsroom-and-events/publications/economic-trends/2016-economic-trends/et-20160224-salaries-of-private-college-presidents.aspx" target="_blank">new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland</a>.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-ceos-overpaid-not-compared-with-college-presidents/">Are CEOs overpaid? Not compared with college presidents - CBS News</a>.
<blockquote>Previous research indicates that there may be a link between a college president's high pay and a student's debt load. Graduates of state universities with the highest-paid presidents typically <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-students-should-be-wary-of-college-leaders-high-pay/" target="_blank">end up with higher debt loads</a> than the average state university graduate, the Institute for Policy Studies found in 2014.</blockquote>