Executive Compensation at Columbia University (2024)
Columbia University (Columbia) reported a very different year in 2023: after coming off a record year in 2022 when revenue reached an all time high ($7.1 billion) with expenses of $5.9 billion (including $300 million of depreciation), Columbia reported total revenue of $6.7 billion and expenses of $6.4 billion (including $300 million in depreciation) in 2023, which was topped in 2024 when Columbia reported total revenue of $7.3 billion and $6.8 billion in expenses (including $327 million in depreciation). As a result and because of unrealized gains on investments, Columbia reported an increase of net assets from $18.4 billion in 2022 to $19.8 billion in 2024.
In terms of compensation, 41,227 employees (up by 4,000 since 2022) were compensated $4.2 billion, which equates to an average compensation of $102,000. The 24 most highly compensated individuals (listed below) received $45 million in 2024 which equates to an average compensation package of $1.9 million: Read more 
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