Nipissing University Ranking, Programs & ROI (2026)

Performance Overview

8.4x ROI Ratio

97.0% Employment (2yr Post-Grad)

#13 Ontario Rank

+4.2 ↑ Employment Trend

Employment (2yr)

97.0%

Employment (6mo)

96.0%

Cost & Investment

$6,200 Annual Tuition

$24,800 4-Year Total Cost

$54,000 Est. Grad Salary

About

A small primarily undergraduate university in North Bay with one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in Ontario.

1992Founded

5,000Students

$6,200Annual Tuition

Staff Compensation (2024 Sunshine List)

165 Staff Earning $100K+

$148,424 Average Salary

$149,979 Median Salary

$262,000 Highest Salary

Total compensation for all 165 employees: $24,599,766

Staff Salary by Role

Role	Count	% of Staff	Avg Salary
Faculty / Professor	128	77.6%	$150,605
Manager / Director	18	10.9%	$126,745
Senior Leadership	12	7.3%	$177,713
Other	4	2.4%	$116,824
Professional Staff	3	1.8%	$110,436

Complete Sunshine List — Nipissing University (2024)

All 165 employees earning $100,000 or more in 2024.

165 employees

#	Name	Title	Salary	Benefits	Total
1	Wamsley, Kevin	President and Vice-Chancellor	$262,000	$1,186	$263,186
2	Mady, Callie	Professor	$223,909	$856	$224,766
3	Ravi, Prasad	Professor	$197,211	$256	$197,467
4	Graff, Ann-Barbara	Provost and Vice President, Academic	$195,000	$937	$195,937
5	Jarvis, Daniel	Professor	$193,748	$923	$194,671
6	Zhu, Haibin	Professor	$192,033	$915	$192,948
7	Vanderlee, Richard	Professor	$191,453	$409	$191,862
8	Kovacs, John	Professor	$190,941	$916	$191,857
9	Walters, Daniel	Associate Dean, Graduate Studies	$190,491	$891	$191,382
10	Hemsworth, David	Professor	$190,101	$916	$191,017
11	Mcauliffe, Jim	Professor	$190,101	$916	$191,017
12	Valov, Vesko	Professor	$190,941	$40	$190,980
13	Ryan, Thomas	Professor	$189,933	$915	$190,848
14	Raymer, Graydon	Interim Dean of Education and Professional Studies	$187,295	$858	$188,153
15	Karassev, Alexandre	Professor	$187,031	$859	$187,891
16	Parr, Michelann	Professor	$185,298	$877	$186,176
17	Law, Barbi	Associate Vice-President, Research	$182,305	$854	$183,159
18	Ricci, Carlo	Professor	$182,168	$877	$183,046
19	Clausen, Kurt	Professor	$181,748	$877	$182,626
20	Mcconnell-Mackie, Jenny	Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion	$180,555	$883	$181,438
21	Black, Nancy	Executive Director â Library Services	$180,555	$307	$180,863
22	Maynes, Nancy	Professor	$179,163	$36	$179,199
23	Tabachnick, David	Professor	$177,656	$859	$178,515
24	Hacquard, Renee	Vice-President, Finance and Administration	$175,357	$877	$176,235
25	Jha, Mukund	Professor	$175,243	$841	$176,085
26	Chow, Peter	Professor	$175,648	$40	$175,688
27	Breton, Rob	Professor	$173,563	$841	$174,405
28	Gendron, Robin	Professor	$173,563	$841	$174,405
29	Sullivan, Mary Pat	Professor	$173,563	$841	$174,405
30	Tedesco, Stephen	Director, Institutional Planning and Analysis	$172,892	$959	$173,851
31	Renshaw, Sal	Professor	$172,282	$804	$173,085
32	Erfani, Amir	Professor	$172,118	$804	$172,922
33	Srigley, Katrina	Professor	$170,896	$823	$171,719
34	Earl, Hilary	Professor	$170,781	$804	$171,585
35	Zarifa, David	Professor	$170,773	$767	$171,540
36	Chen, Lanyan	Professor	$169,891	$823	$170,714
37	Murton, James	Professor	$169,471	$823	$170,294
38	Mccabe, Mike	Professor	$168,320	$795	$169,115
39	Vassilev, Tzvetalin	Professor	$168,178	$804	$168,982
40	Weeks, Andrew	Professor	$167,822	$776	$168,598
41	Mantas, Kathy	Professor	$167,728	$804	$168,532
42	Phillips, Ron	Associate Professor	$167,731	$33	$167,764
43	Phillips, Gillian	Professor	$166,878	$804	$167,682
44	Black, Glenda	Professor	$166,986	$567	$167,552
45	Dech, Jeff	Professor	$166,460	$767	$167,227
46	James, April	Professor	$166,328	$748	$167,076
47	Barker, Jane	Interim Associate Dean, Arts and Science	$164,763	$864	$165,627
48	Colborne, Nathan	Dean of Arts and Science	$164,559	$801	$165,360
49	Drenth, David	Director, Facilities	$164,146	$810	$164,957
50	Srigley, Susan	Professor	$164,131	$804	$164,935
51	Nosko, Peter	Associate Professor	$164,651	$33	$164,684
52	Muterera, Jonathan	Associate Professor	$162,459	$733	$163,192
53	Hay, Dean	Director, School of Physical and Health Education	$161,706	$785	$162,491
54	Ferguson, Kristen	Professor	$161,286	$785	$162,071
55	Bruner, Brenda	Professor	$160,933	$767	$161,700
56	Allison, John	Professor	$160,745	$761	$161,506
57	Murphy, Dana	Associate Professor	$158,951	$765	$159,716
58	Parkes, Tony	Associate Professor	$158,951	$765	$159,716
59	Kozuskanich, Nathan	Professor	$158,143	$767	$158,910
60	Koivukoski, Toivo	Associate Professor	$156,684	$763	$157,447
61	Winters, Sarah	Associate Professor	$156,431	$765	$157,196
62	Sharpe, Glynn	Associate Professor	$156,264	$763	$157,027
63	Arnocky, Steven	Professor	$156,220	$749	$156,970
64	Mccullough, Karey	Interim Associate Dean, School of Nursing	$156,207	$762	$156,969
65	Kariuki, Stephen	Associate Professor	$156,431	$357	$156,789
66	Smith, Trevor	Associate Professor	$156,431	$357	$156,789
67	Hatt, Blaine	Professor	$156,564	$35	$156,599
68	Iafrate, Debra	Registrar	$154,612	$781	$155,393
69	Corkett, Julie	Professor	$154,500	$694	$155,194
70	Brown, Natalya	Associate Professor	$154,444	$677	$155,122
71	Mccann, Gillian	Associate Professor	$154,172	$692	$154,864
72	Maher, Patrick	Professor	$153,637	$819	$154,456
73	Bruner, Mark	Professor	$153,405	$679	$154,084
74	Carre, Justin	Professor	$153,348	$730	$154,077
75	Armenakyan, Anahit	Associate Professor	$153,249	$677	$153,927
76	Wachowiak, Mark	Professor	$153,169	$728	$153,897
77	Peturson, Laura	Associate Professor	$153,111	$717	$153,828
78	Hachkowski, Chris	Assistant Professor	$153,185	$631	$153,817
79	Neal, Derek	Associate Professor	$152,912	$692	$153,604
80	Cho, Christine	Professor	$152,168	$731	$152,899
81	Gosse, Douglas	Professor	$151,876	$777	$152,654
82	Vitale, John	Professor	$150,940	$728	$151,668
83	Wenghofer, Richard	Associate Professor	$149,979	$733	$150,712
84	Ackerman, Andrew	Associate Professor	$149,559	$733	$150,292
85	Horton, Todd	Associate Professor	$149,559	$677	$150,237
86	Khorakian, Alireza	Professor	$149,428	$730	$150,157
87	Hersemeyer, Heather	Director, University Technology Services	$149,219	$739	$149,958
88	Millar, Paul	Associate Professor	$149,559	$356	$149,915
89	Karvinen, Kristina	Professor	$149,008	$730	$149,737
90	Sibbald, Timothy	Professor	$149,008	$730	$149,737
91	Kruk, Laurie	Professor	$148,673	$701	$149,373
92	Rickwood, Greg	Associate Professor	$148,455	$703	$149,158
93	Campbell, Darren	Associate Professor	$146,207	$717	$146,924
94	Borman, David	Associate Professor	$146,140	$688	$146,828
95	Greer, Kirsten	Associate Professor	$146,151	$672	$146,822
96	Hansen, Steven	Professor	$145,593	$695	$146,288
97	Zou, Ping	Professor	$144,915	$712	$145,627
98	O'Hagan, Sean	Associate Professor	$144,541	$765	$145,306
99	Owens, Margaret	Associate Professor	$144,374	$763	$145,137
100	Williams, Veronika	Professor	$143,730	$675	$144,406
101	Kelly, Benjamin	Associate Professor	$143,573	$688	$144,260
102	Sutton, Cheryl	Vice-President, Finance and Administration	$143,059	$886	$143,945
103	Litalien, Manuel	Associate Professor	$142,353	$688	$143,040
104	Dokis, Carly	Associate Professor	$141,768	$688	$142,455
105	Adler, Adam	Associate Professor	$141,750	$616	$142,367
106	Mcparland, Tammie	Associate Professor	$140,351	$672	$141,022
107	Hatef, Ali	Professor	$140,082	$667	$140,749
108	Hoehn, Logan	Associate Professor	$139,696	$672	$140,367
109	Baregheh, Anahita	Associate Professor	$139,420	$672	$140,092
110	Lucas, Kristin	Associate Professor	$138,176	$733	$138,909
111	Peters, Wendy	Associate Professor	$138,176	$677	$138,853
112	Curwen, Tracey	Associate Professor	$137,591	$765	$138,356
113	Venasse, Meghan	Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications	$137,205	$588	$137,793
114	Nagy, Rosemary	Professor	$136,100	$823	$136,923
115	Lafrance-Horning, Denyse	Associate Professor	$133,766	$637	$134,403
116	Taylor, Sarah	Assistant Vice-President, Students	$130,961	$684	$131,645
117	Tuncali, Murat	Professor	$130,619	$628	$131,246
118	Cairns, Steven	Assistant Professor	$129,349	$626	$129,975
119	Davis, Reade	Associate Professor	$128,879	$688	$129,567
120	Teixeira, Herminio	Assistant Professor	$127,604	$626	$128,230
121	Peachey, Laurie	Associate Professor	$127,383	$596	$127,980
122	Abbott, James	Assistant Professor	$126,874	$626	$127,500
123	Anyinam, Charles	Associate Professor	$126,263	$571	$126,834
124	Thielen-Wilson, Leslie	Assistant Professor	$125,924	$429	$126,353
125	Irwin, Corina	Lab Instructor	$124,279	$1,126	$125,406
126	Fournier, Romeo	Director, Indigenous Initiatives	$124,325	$706	$125,031
127	Schinkel-Ivy, Alison	Associate Professor	$124,142	$611	$124,753
128	Connor, Stephen	Associate Professor	$124,051	$657	$124,708
129	Hoffman, Ron	Associate Professor	$123,416	$25	$123,441
130	Mansurov, Alisher	Assistant Professor	$122,843	$596	$123,440
131	Ghartey, Karla	Assistant Professor	$122,620	$611	$123,231
132	Richardson, Carole	Professor	$121,445	$936	$122,381
133	Mccarter, Colin	Assistant Professor	$120,547	$498	$121,045
134	Managhan, Sandra	Admissions and Enrollment Services Coordinator	$118,664	$329	$118,993
135	Kociolek, Aaron	Associate Professor	$118,215	$583	$118,797
136	Vernescu, Roxana	Assistant Professor	$118,024	$626	$118,650
137	Manankil-Rankin, Louela	Associate Professor	$117,859	$688	$118,546
138	Cantin, Sarah	Director, Student Wellness	$114,556	$595	$115,150
139	Hartley, Geoff	Associate Professor	$114,528	$556	$115,083
140	Horwood, Jennifer	Manager, Recruitment and Staff Relations, Administrative and Support Staff	$113,816	$435	$114,251
141	Mcfarlane, Cameron	Assistant Professor	$113,166	$571	$113,737
142	Ferguson, Greg	Manager, Application Development and Support	$111,520	$583	$112,103
143	Castiglione, Vito	Director, Athletics	$111,520	$568	$112,088
144	Kirkby, Terry	Manager, Facility Contracts and Projects	$111,520	$568	$112,088
145	Charles, Karen	Director, Finance (Interim)	$110,711	$563	$111,274
146	Pilon, Marc	Associate Professor	$110,748	$484	$111,232
147	Przednowek, Anna	Assistant Professor	$110,674	$503	$111,176
148	Greco, Christopher	Assistant Professor	$110,074	$553	$110,627
149	Komakech, Morris	Assistant Professor	$110,074	$553	$110,627
150	Talentino, Cristin	Director, Advancement and External Relations	$108,700	$613	$109,314
151	Gilchrist, Mary-Ann	Admissions and Enrollment Services Coordinator	$107,875	$273	$108,148
152	Mcparland, Michael	Men's Hockey Coach	$106,845	$310	$107,155
153	Vainio-Mattila, Arja	Professor	$105,986	$451	$106,437
154	Rossi, Laura	Lab Instructor	$105,039	$558	$105,597
155	Mclellan, Meagan	Student Recruitment Coordinator	$104,768	$364	$105,131
156	Benevides, Tina	Assistant Professor	$103,800	$526	$104,327
157	Thornborrow, Jeffery	Assistant Professor	$103,800	$526	$104,327
158	Stewart, Tyson	Assistant Professor	$103,800	$471	$104,271
159	Yung, Eric	Men's Volleyball Coach	$103,586	$585	$104,172
160	Driedger, Edward	Manager, Archives and Special Collections	$102,253	$537	$102,790
161	Tedesco, Sarah	Manager, Education and Professional Studies	$102,253	$531	$102,784
162	Mcmillan, Jessica	Manager, Human Resources	$102,253	$526	$102,779
163	Shail, Margarida	Manager, Education and Professional Studies	$102,253	$526	$102,779
164	Brown, Heather	Associate Registrar â Admissions	$102,253	$471	$102,724
165	Atkinson, Daniel	Assistant Professor	$100,664	$430	$101,094

Source: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act — 2024 Data

Employment Rate History

Year	6-Month Rate	2-Year Rate
2010	86.9%	92.8%
2011	89.1%	93.4%
2012	91.7%	95.9%
2013	90.8%	95.7%
2014	89.8%	94.7%
2015	92.2%	97.0%
2016	93.7%	95.5%
2017	96.0%	97.5%
2018	96.0%	96.8%
2019	96.6%	97.9%
2020	96.0%	97.0%

Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities — Graduate Satisfaction Survey

School Information

Founded: 1992
Students: ~5,000
Campus: North Bay · Bracebridge
Website: https://www.nipissingu.ca

Data Sources

Employment Data: Common University Data Ontario (CUDO) — Council of Ontario Universities
Salary Data: Public Sector Salary Disclosure (Sunshine List)
Licence: Open Government Licence – Ontario