List of leaders of universities and colleges in the United States

This page contains a partial listing of leaders of American universities and colleges, who are usually given the title president or chancellor.

A

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• Abilene Christian University - Royce Money, Chancellor; Phil Schubert, President
• Adams State College - David Svaldi, President
• Adelphi University - Robert A. Scott, President
• Adrian College - Jeffrey Docking, President
• Agnes Scott College - Elizabeth Kiss, President
• Alaska Pacific University - Don Bantz, President
• Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - James J. Gozzo, President
• Albion College - Donna M. Randall, President
• Albright College - Lex O. McMillan, President
• Allegheny College - Jame H. Mullen, President
• Alma College - Jeffrey Abernathy, President
• Alvernia University - Thomas F. Flynn, President
• Alverno College - Mar J. Meehan, President
• The American College - Laurence Barton, President
• American InterContinental University - George P. Miller, Chancellor; Stephen J. Tober, CEO
• American University - Cornelius M. Kerwin, President
• Amherst College - Anthony Marx, President
• Andover Newton Theological School - Nick Carter, President
• Appalachian College of Pharmacy - Michael McGlothlin, President
• Appalachian School of Law - Clinton W. Shinn, Dean
• Appalachian State University - Sheri N. Everts, Chancellor
• Arizona State University - Michael Crow, President
• Arkansas Baptist College - Fritz Hill, President
• Art Institute of Atlanta - Janet S. Day, President
• The Art Institute of Virginia Beach - Marily Burstein, President
• Atlantic University - Kevin J. Todeschi, CEO
• Athens State University - Robert K. Glenn, President
• Auburn University - Jay Gogue, President
• Austin College - Marjorie Hass, President
• Averett University - Tiffany McKillip Franks, President
• Avila University - Ronald Slepitza, President

B

• Bacone College - Robert J. Duncan, President
• Barber-Scotia College - David Olah, President
• Baylor College of Medicine - Paul Klotman, President and CEO
• Baylor University - Kenneth Starr, President
• Beloit College - Scott Bierman, President
• Bemidji State University - Richard hanson, President
• Bennett College - Julianne Malveaux, President
• Bentley University - Gloria Cordes Larson, President
• Bishop College
• Bloomfield College - Richard Levao, President
• Boise State University - Robert W. Kustra, President
• Boston College - William P. Leahy, President
• Boston University - Robert A. Brown, President
• Brandeis University - Frederick M. Lawrence, President
• Bridgerland Applied Technology College - Richard L. Maughan, Director
• Brigham Young University - Cecil O. Samuelson, President
• Brigham Young University–Hawaii - Steven C. Wheelwright, President
• Brigham Young University–Idaho - Kim B. Clark, President
• Brown University - Ruth J. Simmons, President
• Bryn Mawr College - Jane Dammen McAuliffe, President

C

California

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Jean-Lou Chameau, President
• California State University (Cal State) - Timothy P. White, Chancellor^[1]
  • Bakersfield - Horace Mitchell, President
  • Channel Islands - Richard R. Rush, President
  • Chico - Paul Zingg, President
  • Dominguez Hills - Mildred Garcia, President
  • East Bay - Mohammad Qayoumi, President
  • Fresno - John Welty, President
  • Fullerton - Milton A. Gordon, President
  • Humboldt - Rollin C. Richmond, President
  • Long Beach - F. King Alexander, President
  • Los Angeles - James Rosser, President
  • Maritime Academy - William Eisenhardt, President
  • Monterey Bay - Eduardo M. Ochoa, President
  • Northridge - Dianne F. Harrison, President^[2]
  • Pomona - Soraya Coley, President
  • Sacramento - Alexander Gonzalez, President
  • San Bernardino - Albert Karnig, President
  • San Diego - Stephen Weber, President
  • San Francisco - Robert A. Corrigan, President
  • San Jose - Jon Whitmore, President
  • San Luis Obispo - Jeffrey D. Armstrong, President
  • San Marcos - Karen Haynes, President
  • Sonoma - Ruben Armiñana, President
  • Stanislaus - Hamid Shirvani, President

Cam-Cit

• Cameron University - Cindy Ross, President
• Cardinal Stritch University - Kent bergemann, Interim President
• Carnegie Mellon University - Jared Cohon, President
• Case Western Reserve University - Barbara A. Snyder, President
• The Catholic University of America - John H. Garvey, President; Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Chancellor
• Central College - Mark Putnam, President
• Chapman University - James L. Doti, President
• The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina - LTG John W. Rosa, President

City

• The City University of New York (CUNY) - Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor
  • Baruch College - Stan Altman, President
  • Borough of Manhattan Community College - Antonio Pérez, President
  • Bronx Community College - Carolyn G. Williams, President
  • Brooklyn College - Karen L. Gould, President
  • City College - Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Interim President
  • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - Standford A. Roman, Jr., Dean
  • CUNY School of Law - Michelle Anderson, Dean
  • CUNY Graduate Center - Dr. William P. Kelly, President
  • CUNY Graduate School of Journalism - Stephen B. Shepard, Dean
  • Hostos Community College - Dr. Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, President
  • Hunter College - Jennifer Raab, President
  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Jeremy Travis, President
  • Kingsborough Community College - Dr. Regina s. Peruggi, President
  • LaGuardia Community College - Dr. Gail O. Mellow, President
  • Lehman College - Dr. Ricardo R. Fernández, President
  • Macaulay Honors College - Ann Kirschner, Dean
  • Medgar Evers College - William L. Pollard, President
  • New York City College of Technology - Russell K. Hotzler, President
  • Queens College - James L. Muyskens, President
  • Queensborough Community College - Eduardo J. Marti, President
  • CUNY School of Professional Studies - John Mogulescu, Dean
  • College of Staten Island - Tomas D. Morales, President
  • York College - Marcia V. Keizs, President

Ciu-Cok

• Claremont McKenna College - Pamela Gann, President
• Claremont Graduate University - Robert Klitgaard, President
• Clemson University - James F. Barker, President
• Coahoma Community College - Vivian Presley, President

Col-Czz

• College of New Jersey - R. Barbara Gitenstein, President
• College of William and Mary - W. Taylor Reveley III, President
• Colorado College - Dick Celeste, President
• Colorado School of Mines - Myles W. Scoggins, President
• Colorado State University - Tony Frank, President
• Columbia University - Lee C. Bollinger, President
• Cornell University - David J. Skorton, President

D

• Dartmouth College - Jim Yong Kim, President
• Davidson College - John Wells Kuykendall, Interim President
• Davis and Elkins College - G. T. Smith, President
• Delaware State University - Harry Lee Williams, President
• DePaul University - Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, President
• DePauw University - Brian Casey, President
• Dickinson College - William G. Durden, President
• Drew University - Robert Weisbuch, President
• Drexel University - John Anderson Fry, President
• Drury University - Timothy Cloyd, President
• Duke University - Richard H. Brodhead, President

E

• East Carolina University - Steve Ballard, Chancellor
• Eastern Michigan University - Susan Martin, President
• Edward Waters College - Nathaniel Glover, President
• Emily Griffith Opportunity School - Les Lindauer, Executive Director
• Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) - Janet Eisner, President
• Emory University - James W. Wagner, President

F

• Fairmont State University - Thomas Krepel, President
• Ferris State University - David L. Eisler, President
• Ferrum College - Jennifer Braatan, President
• Fisk University - Hazel R. O'Leary, President
• Florida A&M University - James H. Ammons, President
• Florida Atlantic University - Mary Jane Saunders, President
• Florida Gulf Coast University - Wilson G. Bradshaw, President
• Florida International University - Mark B. Rosenberg, President
• Florida Memorial University - Henry Lewis, President
• Florida Southern College - Anne B. Kerr, President
• Florida State University - Eric J. Barron, President
• Fordham University - Joseph M. McShane, President
• Fort Valley State University - Larry Rivers, President
• Franklin & Marshall College - Daniel R. Porterfield, President
• Furman University - Rodney A. Smolla, President

G

• Georgia Institute of Technology - George P. "Bud" Peterson, President
• George Washington University - Steven Knapp, President
• Georgetown University - John J. DeGioia, President
• Glenville State College - Peter B. Barr, President
• Grambling State University - Frank Pogue, President
• Grinnell College - Russell K. Osgood, President

H

• Hamline University - Linda N. Hanson, President
• Hampton University - William R. Harvey, President
• Harvard University - Drew Gilpin Faust, President
• Harvey Mudd College - Maria Klawe, President
• Haverford College - Stephen G. Emerson, President
• Howard University - Sidney A. Ribeau, President

I

• Idaho State University - Arthur C. Vailas, President
• Illinois College - Barbara A. Farley, President
• Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago - John Balester Jenkins, President
• Illinois Institute of Technology - John L. Anderson, President
• Illinois State University - Al Bowman, President
• Indiana Institute of Technology - Arthur E. Snyder, President
• Indiana University - Michael McRobbie, President
  • Indiana University East - Nasser H. Paydar, Chancellor
  • Indiana University Kokomo - Michael Harris, Chancellor
  • Indiana University Northwest - William J. Lowe, Chancellor
  • Indiana University South Bend - Una Mae Reck, Chancellor
  • Indiana University Southeast - Sandra R. Patterson-Randles, Chancellor
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis - Charles R. Bantz, Chancellor
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne - Michael Wartell, Chancellor
  • Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus - Marwan Waffa, Vice-Chancellor
• Indiana State University - Daniel J. Barley, President
• Iowa State University - Gregory L. Geoffroy, President
• Ithaca College - Thomas R. Rochon, President

J

• Jackson State University - Carolyn Meyers, President
• Jarvis Christian College - Cornell Thomas, President
• Jewish Theological Seminary - Arnold Eisen, Chancellor
• Johns Hopkins University - Ron Daniels, President
• Johnson C. Smith University - Ronald L. Carter, President

K

• Kansas State University - Kirk Schulz, President
• Kean University - Dawood Farahi, President
• Kent State University - Lester Lefton, President
• Kentucky State University - Mary Evans Sias, President
  • Kent State University Stark Campus - Betsy Vogel Boze, CEO and Dean
• Kettering University - Stanley R. Liberty, President

L

• Lane College - Wesley C. McClure, President
• Langston University - JoAnn W. Haysbert, President
• Lawrence Technological University - Lewis N. Walker, President
• Lawrence University - Jill Beck, President
• Lehigh University - Alice P. Gast, President
• Liberty University - Jerry Falwell Jr., Chancellor and President
• Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) - Ivory V. Nelson, President
• Lincoln University of Missouri - Carolyn R. Mahoney, President
• LDS Business College - J. Lawrence Richards, President
• Louisiana State University - F. King Alexander, Chancellor
• Loyola Marymount University - Rev. Robert B. Lawton, President
• Lubbock Christian University - L. Ken Jones, Chancellor

M

• Manhattan College - Brennan O'Donnell, President
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Susan Hockfield, President
• Miami Dade College - Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President
• Michigan State University - Lou Anna K. Simon, President
• Miles College - George French, President
• Mississippi State University - Mark E. Keenum, President
• Morehouse College - Robert Michael Franklin, President
• Morgan State University - David Wilson, President

N

• New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, ID - Roy Alden Atwood, Ph.D., President
• New York University - Andrew D. Hamilton, President
• Niagara University - Rev. Joseph Levesque, President
• North Carolina Central University - Charlie Nelms, Chancellor
• Northeastern University - Joseph Aoun, President
• Northeastern State University - Don Betz, President
• Northwest Nazarene University - David Alexander, President
• Northwestern University - Morton O. Schapiro, President

O

• Oakland University - Gary Russi, President
• Oberlin College - Marvin Krislov, President
• Occidental College - Jonathan Veitch, President
• Oglethorpe University - Lawrence Schall, President
• Ohio State University - E. Gordon Gee, President
  • Ohio State University, Marion Campus - Gregory Rose, Dean/Director
  • Ohio State University, Lima Center - John Snyder, Dean/Director
  • Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus - Evelyn Freeman, Dean/Director
  • Ohio State University, Newark Campus - William L. MacDonald, Dean/Director
• Ohio University - Roderick J. McDavis, President
• Oklahoma Baptist University - David W. Whitlock, President
• Oklahoma City University - Robert Harlan Henry, President
• Otterbein University - Kathy Krendl, President

P

• Pace University - Stephen J. Friedman, President
• Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education - John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor
  • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania - David L. Soltz, President
  • California University of Pennsylvania - Angelo Armenti, President
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania - Michelle L. Howard-Vidal, President
  • Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Keren Whitney, President
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania - Robert J. Dillman, President
  • Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - Jeremy D. Brown, President
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania - David J. Werner, Interim President
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - F. Javier Cevallos, President
  • Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - Barbara D. Dixon, Interim President
  • Mansfield University of Pennsylvania - Maravene Loeschke, President
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Francine G. McNairy, President
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania - William Ruud, President
  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania - Robert M. Smith, President
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania - Greg M. Weisenstein, President
• Pennsylvania State University - Graham Spanier, President
• Pepperdine University - Andrew K. Benton, President
• Pitzer College - Laura Skandera Trombley, President
• Pomona College - David W. Oxtoby, President
• Prairie View A&M University - George C. Wright, President
• Princeton University - Shirley M. Tilghman, President
• Purdue University - France A. Córdova, President

R

• Ralston College - Stephen J. Blackwood, President
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Shirley Ann Jackson, President
• Rice University - David W. Leebron, President

S

• Saint Francis University - Gabriel Zeis, President
• Saint Louis University - Lawrence Biondi, President
• St. Mary's College of Maryland - Jane "Maggie" O'Brien, President
• Santa Clara University - Paul Locatelli, President
• Savannah State University - Earl G. Yarbrough, President
• Scripps College - Nancy Y. Bekavac, President
• Seattle University - Stephen Sundborg, President
• Seton Hall University - A. Gabriel Esteban, President
• Shimer College - Susan Henking, President
• Southeastern Louisiana University - John L. Crain, President
• Southern Illinois University - Glenn Poshard, President
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Rita Hartung Cheng, Chancellor
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Vaughn Vandergrift, Chancellor
• Southern Utah University - Scott L. Wyatt, President
• Southern Virginia University - Rodney K. Smith, President
• Southwest Baptist University - C. Pat Taylor, President
• Stanford University - John L. Hennessy, President
• State University of New York System - Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor
  • University at Albany (UA) - Robert J. Jones, President
  • Binghamton University (BU) - Lois B. DeFleur, President
  • University at Buffalo (UB) - John B. Simpson, President
  • Stony Brook University (SB) - Samuel Stanley, President
• Stevens Institute of Technology - Nariman Farvardin, President
• Syracuse University - Nancy Cantor, Chancellor

T

• Taylor University - Eugene Habecker, President
• Temple University - Ann Weaver Hart, President
• Tennessee State University - John Morgan, Chancellor; Porita Sheilds, President
• Tennessee Technological University - Robert Bell, President
• Tennessee Temple University - Danny Lovett, President
• Texas Christian University - Victor J. Boschini, Chancellor
• Texas State University System - Brian McCall, Chancellor
  • Lamar University - James Simmons, President
  • Sam Houston State University - Dana L. Gibson, President
  • Sul Ross State University - Ricardo Maestas, President
  • Texas State University - Denise Trauth, President
• Texas Tech University System - Kent Hance, Chancellor
  • Angelo State University - Joseph Rallo, President
  • Texas Tech University - Guy Bailey, President
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Tedd Mitchell, President
• Trevecca Nazarene University - Dan Boone, President
• Trine University - Earl D. Brooks, President
• Trinity International University - Craig Williford, President
• Trinity Washington University - Patricia McGuire, President
• Truman State University - Troy Paino, President
• Tulane University - Scott Cowen, President

U

University A

• University of Akron - Rex Ramsier (Interim)
• University of Alabama System - Malcolm Portera, Chancellor
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) - Carol Z. Garrison, President
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) - Frank Franz, President
  • University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - Robert E. Witt, President
• University of Alaska - Patrick K. Gamble, President
  • University of Alaska Anchorage - Tom Case, Chancellor
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks - Brian D. Rogers, Chancellor
  • University of Alaska Southeast - John Pugh, Chancellor
• The University of Arizona - Robert N. Shelton, President
• University of Arkansas System - Donald R. Bobbitt, President
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - G. David Gearhart, Chancellor
  • University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff - Dr. Laurence Alexander, Chancellor

University C

• University of California - Mark Yudof, President
  • Berkeley - Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor
  • Davis - Linda P.B. Katehi, Chancellor
  • Irvine - Michael V. Drake, M.D., Chancellor
  • Los Angeles - Gene D. Block, Chancellor
  • Merced - Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Chancellor
  • Riverside - Timothy P. White, Chancellor
  • San Diego - Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor
  • San Francisco - J. Michael Bishop, Chancellor
  • Santa Barbara - Henry T. Yang, Chancellor
  • Santa Cruz - George Blumenthal, Chancellor
• University of Central Florida - John C. Hitt, President
• University of Central Missouri - Charles M. Ambrose, President
• University of Chicago - Robert J. Zimmer, President
• University of Colorado - Bruce D. Benson, President
  • Boulder - George "Bud" Peterson, Chancellor
  • Colorado Springs - Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Chancellor
  • Denver - M. Roy Wilson, Chancellor
• University of Connecticut - Philip Austin, President

University D

• University of Dallas - Kevin J. Farrell, Chancellor; Thomas W. Keefe, President

University F

• University of Florida - J. Bernard Machen, President

University G

• University of Georgia - Jere W. Morehead, President

University H

• University of Hawaii
• University of Houston System - Renu Khator, Chancellor
  • University of Houston - Renu Khator, President
  • University of Houston–Clear Lake - William A. Staples, President
  • University of Houston–Downtown - William Flores, President
  • University of Houston–Victoria - Don Smith, Interim President

University I

• University of Illinois - Timothy Killeen, President
  • Chicago - Sylvia Manning, Chancellor
  • Springfield - Richard Ringeisen, Chancellor
  • Urbana-Champaign - Barbara J. Wilson, Interim Chancellor; Robert J. Jones, Chancellor-elect
• University of Iowa - Sally Mason, President

University K

• University of Kansas - Bernadette Gray-Little, Chancellor
• University of Kentucky - Eli Capilouto, President

University L

• University of Louisiana System - Sandra Woodley, President
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette - E. Joseph Savoie, President
  • University of Louisiana at Monroe - Nick Bruno, President
• University of Louisville - James R. Ramsey, President

University M

• University of Maine System - Richard L. Pattenaude, Chancellor
  • University of Maine - Robert A. Kennedy, President
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Thelma B. Thompson, President
• University of Massachusetts Amherst - Robert L. Caret, President
  • Amherst - Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor
  • Boston - J. Keith Motley, Chancellor
  • Dartmouth - Divina Grossman, Chancellor
  • Lowell - Marty Meehan, Chancellor
  • Worcester Medical - TBA, Chancellor
• University of Memphis - Shirley C. Raines, President
• University of Miami - Julio Frenk, President
• University of Michigan - Mark Schlissel, President
  • University of Michigan–Dearborn - Daniel Little, Chancellor
  • University of Michigan–Flint - Ruth J. Person, Chancellor
• University of Minnesota - Robert H. Bruininks, President
  • Crookston - Charles Casey, Chancellor
  • Duluth - Kathryn A. Martin, Chancellor
  • Morris - Samuel Schuman, Chancellor
  • Rochester - Stephen Lehmkuhle, Chancellor
• University of Mississippi - Robert Khayat, Chancellor
• University of Missouri - R. Bowen Loftin, Chancellor

University N

• University of Nebraska - James B. Milliken, President
  • Kearney - Douglas Kristensen, Chancellor
  • Lincoln - Harvey Perlman, Chancellor
  • Medical Center - Harold Maurer, Chancellor
  • Omaha - John Christensen (Academic administrator)|John Christensen, Interim Chancellor
• University of New Orleans - John Nicklow, President

University P

• University of the Pacific - Pamela Eibeck, President
• University of Pennsylvania - Amy Gutmann, President
• University of Pittsburgh - Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor

University R

• University of Rochester - Joel Seligman, President
• University of Rhode Island - David M. Dooley, President and

University S

• University of South Carolina - Harris Pastides, President
• University of Southern California - Steven B. Sample, President
• University of Southern Mississippi - Martha Dunagin Saunders, President

University T

• University of Tennessee System - Joe DiPietro, President
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Jimmy Cheek, Chancellor
• University of Texas System - William H. McRaven, Chancellor
  • University of Texas at Austin - Gregory L. Fenves, President

University W

• University of Washington - Ana Mari Cauce, Interim President
• University of Wisconsin - Kevin P. Reilly, President
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison - Rebecca Blank, Chancellor
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee - Michael Lovell, Chancellor

V

• Vanderbilt University - Nicholas S. Zeppos, Chancellor

W

• Wake Forest University - Nathan Hatch, President
• Washington and Lee University - Kenneth P. Ruscio, President
• Wayne State University - Allan Gilmore, President
• Wentworth Institute of Technology - Zorica Pantic, President
• West Virginia State University - Hazo W. Carter, President
• West Virginia University at Parkersburg - Fletcher M. Lamkin, President
• Wheaton College - Philip Ryken, President
• Whittier College - Sharon D. Herzberger, President
• Wilberforce University - Patrcia Hardaway, President
• Wichita State University - John William Bardo, President
• William Woods University - Jahnae H. Barnett, President
• Winston-Salem State University - Donald J. Reaves, Chancellor

X

• Xavier University of Louisiana - Norman Francis, President

Y

• Yale University - Richard C. Levin, President
• Yeshiva University - Richard Joel, President; Norman Lamm, Chancellor

See also

• Lists of university leaders

References