In the same fiscal year that Duke began its cost-cutting measures, most top administrators received a salary increase.
Information about the compensation of the University’s highest-paid officers and employees becomes publicly available after Duke files its Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service, which it is required to do annually as a nonprofit organization. The latest form covers fiscal year 2025, which lasted from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Duke’s cost-cutting efforts began in March of that year.
Many of Duke’s highest earners in FY 2025 were either administrators, held prominent positions within DUMAC — the firm that manages Duke’s endowment — or were top athletic coaches. Most saw sizable increases in base and total compensation…