This article contains a partial listing of leaders of American universities and colleges, who are usually given the title president or chancellor.
Universities with a President
A Adams State University – David A. Tandberg Adelphi University – Christopher Storm, Jr., Interim Adrian College – Jeffrey R. Docking, Agnes Scott College – Leocadia I. Zak Alabama A&M University – Daniel K. Wims Alabama State University – Quinton T. Ross Jr Alaska Pacific University – Janelle Vanasse Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Toyin Tofade Albion College – Wayne Webster Albright College – Debra Townsley, Interim President Alfred University – Mark Zupan Allegheny College – Ron Cole Alma College – Joseph L. Odenwald Alvernia University – Glynis Fitzgerald Alverno College – Christy L. Brown The American College – George Nichols III American University – Jonathan Alger Amherst College – Michael A. Elliott Anderson University – Evans P. Whitaker Antioch College – Jane Fernandes Antioch University – Lori E. Varlotta Appalachian College of Pharmacy – Michael McGlothlin Arizona State University – Michael M. Crow Arkansas Baptist College – Leslie Rodriguez-McClellon Atlantic University – Kevin J. Todeschi, CEO Athens State University – Catherine Wehlburg Auburn University – Christopher B. Roberts Augustana College – Andrea Talentino Austin College – Steven O'Day Averett University – Venita Mitchell, Acting Avila University – James Burkee
B Ball State University – Geoffrey Mearns Baptist Health Sciences University – Hampton Hopkins Bard College – Leon Botstein Bates College - Garry Jenkins Batten University – Scott D. Miller Baylor College of Medicine – Paul Klotman, President and CEO Baylor University – Linda Livingstone Belmont Abbey College – Joseph Wysocki, Interim Beloit College – Eric Boynton Bemidji State University – John Hoffman Bennett College – Suzanne Elise Walsh Bentley University – E. LaBrent Chrite Berea College – Cheryl L. Nixon Bethany College (Kansas) – Laura Crawley Bethany College (West Virginia) – Jamie Caridi Bloomfield College – Marcheta P. Evans Bluefield University – Steven Peterson Bluefield State University – Darrin Martin Blue Mountain Christian University – Barbara McMillin Boise State University – Jeremiah Shinn, Interim Boston College – William P. Leahy Boston University – Melissa L. Gilliam Brandeis University – Arthur E. Levine Bridgerland Technical College – Chad K. Campbell Brigham Young University – C. Shane Reese Brigham Young University–Hawaii – John S. K. Kauwe III Brigham Young University–Idaho – Alvin F. Meredith III Brown University – Christina Paxson Bryn Mawr College – Wendy Cadge Bucknell University – John C. Bravman Butler University – James Danko
C California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – Thomas Felix Rosenbaum Cameron University – C. Shane Hunt Carnegie Mellon University – Farnam Jahanian, Interim Case Western Reserve University – Eric Kaler The Catholic University of America – Peter Kilpatrick Central College (Iowa) – Mark Putnam Centre College – Milton C. Moreland Chaminade University - Lynn Babington Chapman University – Daniele C. Struppa The Citadel– Glenn M. Walters Claremont McKenna College – Hiram Chodosh Claremont Graduate University – Len Jessup Clarkson University – Michelle Larson Clayton State University – Kerry L. Heyward, Interim Clemson University – Robert H. Jones, Interim Coahoma Community College – Valmadge Towner Coastal Carolina University – James J. Winebrake Colby College – David Greene The College of New Jersey – Michael Bernstein College of Charleston – Andrew Hsu College of William and Mary – Katherine Rowe Colorado College – Manya Whitaker Colorado School of Mines – Paul C. Johnson Colorado State University – Amy Parsons Community College of Rhode Island - Dr. Rosemary Costigan Concord University – Bethany Meighen Connecticut College – Andrea Chapdelaine Connecticut State University System – O. John Maduko Central Connecticut State University – Zulma R. Toro Ramos Eastern Connecticut State University – Karim Ismaili Southern Connecticut State University – Sandra Bulmer, Interim Western Connecticut State University – Jesse M. Bernal Cornell University – Michael Kotlikoff Curry College – Jay Gonzalez
D Dartmouth College – Sian Beilock Davidson College – Douglas A. Hicks Davis & Elkins College – Chris Wood Delaware State University – Tony Allen DePaul University – Robert L. Manuel DePauw University – Lori White Dickinson College – John E. Jones III Drew University – Hilary L. Link Drexel University – Antonio Merlo Drury University – Jeff Frederick Duke University – Vincent Price Duquesne University – Ken Gormley
E Eastern Michigan University – James M. Smith Eastern New Mexico University – James N. Johnston Eastern Oregon University – Kelly Ryan Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Dixie Tooke-Rawlins Edward Waters University – A. Zachary Faison, Jr. Elizabethtown College – Elizabeth A. Rider Elmhurst University - Troy VanAken Elon University – Connie Ledoux Book Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) – E. Elizabeth Rosst Emory University – Gregory L. Fenves Ensign College - Bruce Kusch
F Fairmont State University – Michael K. Davis Ferris State University – Bill Pink Ferrum College – Mirta Martin Fisk University – Agenia Walker Clark Florida A&M University – Marva Johnson Florida Atlantic University – Adam Hasner Florida Gulf Coast University – Aysegul Timur Florida International University – Jeanette Nuñez, Interim Florida Memorial University – Jaffus Hardrick Florida Southern College – Jeremy P. Martin Florida State University – Richard D. McCullough Fordham University – Tania Tetlow Fort Hays State University – Tisa Mason Fort Valley State University – Paul Jones Franklin & Marshall College – Andrew Rich Furman University – Elizabeth Davis
G Georgia Institute of Technology – Ángel Cabrera George Mason University – Gregory Washington George Washington University – Ellen Granberg Georgia State University – M. Brian Blake Georgetown University – Robert Groves, Interim Gettysburg College – Robert Iuliano Glenville State University – Mark Manchin Grambling State University – Martin Lemelle Grinnell College – Anne F. Harris Goucher College – Kent Devereaux
H Hamline University – Mayme Hostetter Hampshire College – Jennifer Chrisler Hampton University –Darrell K. Williams Harris–Stowe State University – LaTonia Collins-Smith Harrisburg University of Science and Technology – David A. Schankweiler, Harvard University – Alan Garber Harvey Mudd College – Harriet Nembhard Haverford College – Wendy Raymond Hawaii Pacific University – John Y. Gotanda High Point University – Nido Qubein Hobart and William Smith Colleges – Mark Gearan Hollins University – Mary Hinton Howard University – Wayne A. I. Frederick, Interim Huston–Tillotson University – Melva K. Wallace
I Idaho State University – Robert W. Wagner Illinois College – Barbara Farley Illinois Institute of Technology – Raj Echambadi Illinois State University – Aondover Tarhule Illinois Wesleyan University – Sheahon Zenger Indiana Institute of Technology – Karl Einolf Indiana State University – Michael Godard Iowa State University – Wendy Wintersteen Ithaca College – La Jerne Terry Cornish
J Jackson State University – Denise Jones Gregory, Interim James Madison University – James C. Schmidt Jarvis Christian University – Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt Johns Hopkins University – Ronald J. Daniels Johnson C. Smith University – Valerie Kinloch
K Kalamazoo College – Jorge Gonzalez Kansas State University – Richard Linton Kean University – Lamont Repollet Kent State University – Todd Diacon Kent State University at Stark – Denise Seachrist, Dean Kentucky State University – Koffi C. Akakpo Kenyon College – Julie Kornfeld Kettering University – Robert McMahan
L Lafayette College - Nicole Hurd Lane College – Dr. Donald W. Comer, Interim Langston University – Ruth Ray Jackson Lawrence Technological University – Tarek Sobh Lawrence University – Laurie Carter Lehigh University – Joseph J. Helble Lewis & Clark College – Robin Holmes-Sullivan Liberty University – Jonathan Falwell, Chancellor, Dondi E. Costin, President Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) – Brenda Allen Lincoln University of Missouri – John B. Moseley Louisiana State University – Matt Lee, Interim Loyola Marymount University – Thomas Poon Lubbock Christian University – Scott McDowell
M Manhattan University – Frederick Bonato, Interim Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sally Kornbluth Merced College – Chris Vitelli Miami Dade College – Madeline Pumariega Michigan State University – Kevin Guskiewicz, Michigan Technological University – Richard J. Koubek Miles College – Bobbie Knight Mississippi State University – Mark E. Keenum Missouri State University - Richard B. "Biff" Williams Montana State University – Brock Tessman Morehouse College – F. DuBois Bowman Morgan State University – David Wilson Mount Holyoke College – Danielle Holley-Walker
N New Saint Andrews College – Benjamin R. Merkle The New School - Joel Towers New York University – Linda G. Mills New Mexico Tech - Mahyar Amouzegar Niagara University – James J. Maher North Dakota State University – David J. Cook Northern Arizona University – José Luis Cruz Rivera Northeastern University – Joseph E. Aoun Northeastern State University – Rodney Hanley Northwest Nazarene University – Mark DeMichael Northwestern University – Henry Bienen, Interim
O Oakland University – Ora Hirsch Pescovitz Oberlin College – Carmen Twillie Ambar Occidental College – Tom Stritikus Oglethorpe University – Kathryn McClymond Ohio State University – Vacant Ohio State University, Marion Campus – Jennifer Schlueter, Dean/Director Ohio State University, Lima Campus – Margaret Young, Dean/Director Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus – Jason Opal, Dean/Director Ohio State University, Newark Campus – William MacDonald, Dean/Director Ohio University – Lori Stewart Gonzalez Oklahoma Baptist University – Heath Thomas Oklahoma City University – Kenneth R. Evans Oklahoma State University System Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City – Jim Hess Oklahoma State University - Stillwater – Jim Hess Oklahoma State University - Tulsa – Johnny Stephens Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Olin College - R. May Lee Oral Roberts University – William Wilson Oregon Health & Science University – Shereef Elnahal Oregon State University – Jayathi Murthy Otterbein University – John Comerford
P Pace University – Marvin Krislov Pennsylvania State University – Neeli Bendapudi Pepperdine University – Jim Gash Pitzer College – Strom C. Thacker Pomona College – G. Gabrielle Starr Portland State University – Ann Cudd Prairie View A&M University – Tomikia P. LeGrande Presbyterian College – Anita Gustafson Princeton University – Christopher L. Eisgruber Purdue University – Mung Chiang
Q Quinnipiac University – Marie Hardin
R Reed College – Audrey Bilger Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Martin A. Schmidt Rhode Island College – Jack R. Warner Rhodes College – Jennifer Collins Rice University – Reginald DesRoches Rutgers University - William F. Tate IV Rochester Institute of Technology – William H. Sanders
S Saint Francis University – Malachi Van Tassell St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) – Susan Paalman, Annapolis President; J. Walter Sterling, Santa Fe President St. Lawrence University – Kathryn A. Morris Saint Louis University – Edward J. Feser St. Mary's College of Maryland – Rhonda Phillips Santa Clara University – Julie Sullivan Savannah State University – Jermaine Whirl Scripps College – Amy Marcus-Newhall Seattle University – Eduardo Peñalver Seton Hall University – Joseph R. Reilly Shippensburg University – Charles E. Patterson Skidmore College - Marc Cameron Conner South Dakota State University – Barry Dunn Southeastern Louisiana University – William S. Wainwright