OCAD University Ranking, Programs & ROI (2026)

Performance Overview

6.7x ROI Ratio

89.9% Employment (2yr Post-Grad)

#21 Ontario Rank

-1.8 ↓ Employment Trend

Employment (2yr)

89.9%

Employment (6mo)

65.0%

Cost & Investment

$7,500 Annual Tuition

$30,000 4-Year Total Cost

$56,000 Est. Grad Salary

About

Canada's oldest and largest university dedicated exclusively to art, design, and digital media education.

1876Founded

5,000Students

$7,500Annual Tuition

Staff Compensation (2024 Sunshine List)

220 Staff Earning $100K+

$127,792 Average Salary

$120,461 Median Salary

$257,500 Highest Salary

Total compensation for all 220 employees: $28,213,029

Staff Salary by Role

Role	Count	% of Staff	Avg Salary
Faculty / Professor	124	56.4%	$127,056
Manager / Director	48	21.8%	$131,147
Other	23	10.5%	$113,361
Professional Staff	7	3.2%	$115,806
Research / Library	7	3.2%	$114,781
Senior Leadership	6	2.7%	$221,197
Technical Staff	4	1.8%	$101,290
Administrative	1	0.5%	$110,528

Complete Sunshine List — Ontario College Of Art And Design University (2024)

All 220 employees earning $100,000 or more in 2024.

220 employees

#	Name	Title	Salary	Benefits	Total
1	Serrano, Ana	President	$257,500	$434	$257,934
2	Simms, Alan	Vice-President, Finance and Administration	$244,601	$170	$244,772
3	Langill, Caroline	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$226,483	$1,370	$227,853
4	Treviranus, Jutta	Professor	$213,091	$147	$213,238
5	Mathur, Ashok	Vice-President, Research and Dean, School of Graduate Studies	$210,000	$434	$210,434
6	Fisher, Deanne	Vice-Provost, Students and International	$206,654	$434	$207,088
7	Diamond, Sara	Professor	$201,851	$89	$201,940
8	Fraser, Peter	Director, Finance	$185,472	$1,370	$186,842
9	Srivastava, Sarita	Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science	$185,338	$434	$185,772
10	Robinson, Jennifer	Dean of Students	$181,946	$1,634	$183,581
11	Koutsoubos, Mary	Executive Director, Advancement	$182,254	$434	$182,688
12	Foster, Stephen	Dean, Faculty of Art	$173,000	$434	$173,434
13	Peto, Ben	University Registrar and Director, Enrolment Services	$171,177	$1,184	$172,362
14	Manu, Alexander	Professor	$170,716	$6	$170,722
15	Bowes, Tanya	Board Secretariat and Chief of Staff	$168,116	$1,634	$169,750
16	Wiendels, Adam	Executive Director, Marketing and Communications	$167,201	$1,784	$168,985
17	Wood, Laura	Executive Director, Institutional Analysis and Budget Planning	$164,573	$1,934	$166,507
18	Hooper, Nick	Director, Facilities and Studio Services	$164,573	$1,634	$166,207
19	Macleod, Alastair	Chief Information Officer	$164,573	$1,634	$166,207
20	Spicanovic, Vladimir	Professor	$164,659	$166	$164,825
21	Dallas, Paul	Professor	$164,659	$110	$164,769
22	Kramer, Miriam	Executive Director, Government and Community Relations and Public Policy	$162,292	$1,634	$163,927
23	Kun, Susan	Acting University Librarian	$161,958	$1,200	$163,157
24	Arezes-Reis, Connie	Executive Director, People and Culture	$160,383	$1,778	$162,161
25	Yael, Bh	Professor	$160,426	$91	$160,517
26	Moscou, Kathy	Associate Professor	$159,751	$63	$159,814
27	Toromoreno, Louis	Director, Safety, Security and Campus Operations	$157,109	$434	$157,544
28	Reeve, Charles	Professor; Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science	$156,596	$166	$156,762
29	Drobnick, Jim	Professor; Chair, Visual and Critical Studies, Criticism and Curatorial Practice	$156,116	$100	$156,216
30	Rutgers, Job	Professor	$154,646	$166	$154,813
31	Mitchell, Jess	Senior Manager, Design Research and Development	$153,566	$434	$154,001
32	Jones, Simone	Professor; Graduate Program Director, Digital Futures Program	$153,332	$166	$153,499
33	Reid, Colleen	Professor	$152,115	$166	$152,282
34	Rushton, Keith	Professor	$151,508	$0	$151,508
35	Meirelles, Isabel	Professor	$150,157	$166	$150,324
36	Allen, Lillian	Professor	$149,307	$0	$149,307
37	Nind, Sarah	Professor	$148,982	$91	$149,073
38	Tuer, Dot	Professor	$148,193	$91	$148,284
39	Rice, Ryan	Executive Director, Onsite Gallery	$146,792	$1,316	$148,108
40	Sellen, Kate	Professor	$146,732	$166	$146,899
41	Van Alstyne, Greg	Associate Professor	$144,279	$166	$144,446
42	Taxali, Gary	Professor	$143,884	$166	$144,050
43	Bowes, Jeremy	Professor	$143,880	$18	$143,898
44	Clark, Herman	Professor	$143,492	$166	$143,658
45	Clarke, Ian	Associate Professor	$141,929	$166	$142,096
46	Zhang, Yong	Director, Information Technology Infrastructure	$138,899	$1,934	$140,834
47	Ferguson, Susan	Director, Teaching and Learning	$140,192	$434	$140,627
48	Baker, Sean	Director, Learning Pathways	$138,976	$1,184	$140,161
49	Currie, Sarah	Director, Creative and Brand	$138,622	$1,370	$139,993
50	Prokopow, Michael	Associate Professor	$139,577	$166	$139,743
51	Kubis, Anda	Associate Professor	$138,793	$166	$138,960
52	Lebouthillier, Francis	Associate Professor	$138,793	$166	$138,960
53	Fatona, Andrea	Associate Professor	$137,322	$166	$137,489
54	Whitton, Sylvia	Associate Professor	$137,225	$91	$137,316
55	Hinds, Bruce	Associate Professor	$137,225	$0	$137,225
56	Kerr, Anthony	Associate Professor	$137,225	$0	$137,225
57	Farber, Zev	Director, Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers	$135,888	$1,033	$136,921
58	Mcallister, Andrew	Director, Academic Computing and Innovation	$135,185	$1,634	$136,820
59	Nay, Eric	Associate Professor	$136,441	$166	$136,607
60	Glass, Simon	Professor	$135,651	$91	$135,743
61	Courtney, Neil	Director, Enterprise Applications	$135,168	$434	$135,603
62	Westecott, Emma	Associate Professor; Chair, Digital Futures Initiative	$134,635	$166	$134,801
63	Stevenson, Janet	Director, Student Wellness Centre	$133,417	$1,173	$134,589
64	Rostoks, Emily	Director, Student Information Systems and Process Optimization	$133,311	$1,034	$134,346
65	Robson, Heather	Director, Research Services	$133,312	$540	$133,852
66	Mile, Kathy	Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations	$133,311	$434	$133,746
67	Blanchard, Philippe	Associate Professor; Chair, Experimental Animation	$133,498	$166	$133,665
68	Hunt, Richard	Professor	$133,299	$91	$133,390
69	Waldburger, Natalie	Associate Professor; Chair, Criticism and Curatorial Practice, Cross-Disciplinary Art Practices and Art and Social Change	$132,675	$166	$132,841
70	Weston, Alia	Associate Professor; Chair, Liberal Studies	$132,109	$166	$132,276
71	Brunet, Claire	Professor	$131,419	$91	$131,510
72	Mitchell, Robert	Associate Professor; Chair, Material Art and Design	$131,107	$166	$131,273
73	Hezekiah, Gabrielle	Associate Dean, Faculty of Art	$130,900	$166	$131,067
74	Desai, Maya	Associate Professor; Chair, Environmental Design	$130,753	$166	$130,919
75	Mccarthy, Karen	Director, Communications and Media	$129,054	$1,784	$130,838
76	Millard, Laura	Associate Professor	$129,851	$166	$130,018
77	Gray, Carly	Director, Marketing	$127,681	$1,104	$128,785
78	Bains, Angela	Associate Professor; Chair, Advertising	$128,615	$154	$128,769
79	Knaff, Jean-Christian	Associate Professor	$128,520	$0	$128,520
80	Coppin, Peter	Associate Professor; Chair, Industrial Design	$127,969	$166	$128,135
81	Snow, Nancy	Associate Professor; Chair, Graphic Design	$127,223	$166	$127,389
82	Rauch, Barbara	Associate Professor	$127,027	$166	$127,193
83	Hickox, April	Associate Professor	$126,952	$91	$127,043
84	Lee, Jj	Associate Professor; Chair, Drawing and Painting	$126,831	$166	$126,997
85	Stein, Suzanne	Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, Strategic Foresight and Innovation	$126,792	$166	$126,959
86	Mastroeni, Michele	Associate Professor	$126,634	$166	$126,801
87	Page, Michael	Associate Professor	$126,242	$0	$126,242
88	Douglas-Powell, Kerry-Ann	Director, Workplace Culture	$124,924	$434	$125,358
89	Black, Catherine	Associate Professor; Chair, Creative Writing Program	$124,831	$166	$124,998
90	Hartman, Kate	Associate Professor	$124,714	$166	$124,881
91	Morris, Alexis	Associate Professor	$124,674	$166	$124,841
92	Goss, Jules	Professor	$124,674	$166	$124,840
93	Millerson, Dorie	Associate Professor	$124,282	$166	$124,449
94	Dominguez-Tejo, Julio	Solutions Architect, Information Systems	$123,326	$410	$123,735
95	Morin, Peter	Associate Professor	$123,537	$166	$123,704
96	Plavsa, Stevan	Manager, Strategic Planning and Technology Deployment (Information Technology)	$121,571	$2,106	$123,677
97	Seeschaaf-Veres, Angelika	Associate Professor	$123,498	$166	$123,665
98	Tranum, Sarah	Associate Professor	$123,280	$166	$123,446
99	Araya, Alvaro	Associate Director, Cyber Security Initiatives	$121,398	$1,933	$123,331
100	Painter, Luke	Associate Professor	$122,714	$166	$122,881
101	Smith, Darren	Manager, Information Technology Computing Infrastructure	$121,089	$1,777	$122,867
102	Li, Cindy	Senior Inclusive Developer	$122,129	$560	$122,688
103	Nanton, Natalie	Director, Academic Affairs and Senate Secretary	$121,464	$734	$122,198
104	Sullivan, Derek	Associate Professor; Chair, Integrated Media/Sculpture and Installation/Life Studies	$122,008	$166	$122,174
105	Gaur, Sugandha	Associate Professor	$121,773	$166	$121,940
106	Park, Soyang	Associate Professor	$121,684	$166	$121,851
107	Grant, Roderick	Associate Professor	$121,538	$166	$121,704
108	Tindale, Adam	Associate Professor	$121,538	$166	$121,704
109	Forsyth, Michelle	Associate Professor	$121,145	$166	$121,312
110	Roushan, Ala	Associate Professor	$120,753	$166	$120,920
111	Reid, Lauchlan	Associate Professor; Chair, Illustration	$120,168	$166	$120,335
112	Chu, Sarah	Manager, Teaching Support and Curriculum Enhancement	$119,723	$583	$120,306
113	Dell'Anno, Leonardo	Ontario College of Art and Design University Live Executive Producer	$119,431	$379	$119,810
114	Kiloh, Kathy	Associate Professor	$119,513	$166	$119,679
115	Suddick, Jennie	Manager, International Programs and Collaboration	$118,532	$1,147	$119,679
116	Puckett, Nicholas	Associate Professor	$118,792	$166	$118,959
117	Ernst, Raelene	Associate Registrar, Curriculum, Scheduling and Registration	$118,409	$537	$118,946
118	Joseph, Kirstie	Manager, Safety and Security Services	$117,944	$714	$118,658
119	Porter, Craig	Senior Manager, Academic Planning	$118,193	$433	$118,626
120	Judd, Alison	Associate Professor	$118,400	$166	$118,566
121	Seguin, Dana	Manager, Campus Planning and Projects	$117,585	$417	$118,003
122	Wyndham-West, Michelle	Assistant Professor; Graduate Program Director, Design for Health and Inclusive Design	$117,626	$166	$117,793
123	Isaacs, Camille	Associate Professor	$117,616	$166	$117,782
124	Whyte, Ryan	Associate Professor	$117,616	$166	$117,782
125	Obara, Justin	Senior Inclusive Developer	$117,198	$560	$117,757
126	Dunn, Matt	Manager, Service Management (Information Technology)	$115,923	$1,627	$117,550
127	Scheuhammer, Joseph	Senior Inclusive Developer	$117,198	$158	$117,355
128	Hung, Jonathan	Senior Inclusive Design Collaborator/Researcher	$116,620	$560	$117,179
129	Mead, Wrik	Associate Professor	$116,831	$166	$116,997
130	Salem, Nashwa	Associate Registrar, Student Advising and Special Projects	$115,923	$427	$116,350
131	Cappon, Cathy	Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity and Sustainability Initiatives	$115,220	$1,114	$116,334
132	Moghaddasi Sarabi, Shahin	English Language Learning Specialist	$115,551	$494	$116,045
133	Kelly, Donald	Director, Admissions	$115,042	$1,000	$116,042
134	Lee, Ranee	Associate Professor	$115,480	$166	$115,646
135	Roseborough, James	Senior Institutional Analyst	$115,101	$379	$115,480
136	Goso, Nick	Associate Professor	$115,263	$166	$115,430
137	Men, Immony	Associate Professor	$115,263	$166	$115,430
138	Sova, Ilene	Associate Professor	$115,263	$166	$115,430
139	Werle, Stuart	Associate Professor	$115,423	$0	$115,423
140	Munroe, Howard	Associate Professor	$115,263	$147	$115,410
141	Liskovoi, Lisa	Senior Inclusive Designer and Accessibility Specialist	$114,639	$552	$115,191
142	Nimkulrat, Nithikul	Professor	$114,807	$166	$114,974
143	Singh, Meera Margaret	Associate Professor; Chair, Photography Printmaking and Publications	$114,559	$166	$114,726
144	Coffey, Heather	Assistant Professor	$114,478	$166	$114,644
145	Collins, Nicole	Associate Professor	$114,403	$166	$114,569
146	Baerg, Jason	Associate Professor	$114,252	$166	$114,419
147	Irizawa, Jay	Assistant Professor; Graduate Program Director, Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design	$114,093	$166	$114,259
148	Thompson, Chris	Manager, Enterprise Applications, Architecture and Security	$113,784	$404	$114,188
149	Mcouat, Karen	Manager, Faculty of Design Office	$113,634	$273	$113,907
150	Prabhu, Neal	Associate Professor	$113,697	$166	$113,863
151	Leeming, Bill	Associate Professor	$113,544	$36	$113,580
152	Brooks, Myra	Manager, Human Resource Information System/Payroll	$112,228	$1,200	$113,428
153	Straun, Lance	Manager, Campus Operations	$112,219	$414	$112,633
154	Astrug, Michelle	Associate Professor	$112,129	$166	$112,295
155	Mikhael, Diane	Associate Professor	$112,129	$166	$112,295
156	Mirshahidi, Shahriar	Manager, Student Writing, Communication and Learning Support	$111,563	$517	$112,080
157	Cornwall, Kestin	Assistant Professor	$111,520	$166	$111,687
158	Blight, Susan	Assistant Professor; Delaney Chair, Indigenous Visual Culture	$111,503	$166	$111,670
159	Nishimura, Emma	Assistant Professor	$111,424	$166	$111,590
160	Yang, Lili	Senior Database Administrator	$110,528	$529	$111,057
161	Freeman, Travis	Curriculum Specialist, Quality Assurance and Enhancement	$110,577	$373	$110,950
162	Qadeer, Ali	Associate Professor	$110,559	$166	$110,726
163	Brancato, Emilie	Manager, Curricular Innovation Initiatives	$109,857	$374	$110,231
164	Good, Chelsea	Senior Accessibility Advisor	$109,146	$679	$109,825
165	Lee Poy, Michael	Assistant Professor	$109,600	$166	$109,767
166	Allen, Gale	Director and Associate Registrar, Graduate Studies	$108,682	$1,000	$109,683
167	Poremba, Cindy	Associate Professor	$109,462	$166	$109,629
168	Gayed, Andrew	Assistant Professor	$109,384	$166	$109,550
169	Lujan, Jason	Assistant Professor	$109,384	$166	$109,550
170	Kwasnicki, Matthew	Lead Developer, Enterprise Architecture	$108,306	$979	$109,285
171	Robinson, Marton	Assistant Professor	$108,992	$166	$109,158
172	Morrissette, Suzanne	Assistant Professor	$108,973	$166	$109,139
173	Antoncic, Eleanor	Manager, Faculty and Employee Relations	$108,734	$400	$109,135
174	He, Ling	Systems Librarian	$108,339	$520	$108,859
175	Pineiro, Ana	Senior Procurement Officer	$108,306	$529	$108,835
176	Ho, Victoria	Advisor, Strategic Sustainability	$107,699	$1,089	$108,788
177	Vella, Nicole	Senior Web Developer	$108,182	$529	$108,711
178	Thrasher, Laura	Educational Developer	$107,938	$529	$108,467
179	Reynolds, Adrienne	Education Developer, Teaching Support and Multilingual Pedagogies	$107,826	$529	$108,355
180	Mondesir, Esery	Assistant Professor	$107,424	$166	$107,590
181	Bailey, Kieren	Discovery and E-Collections Librarian	$106,845	$529	$107,374
182	Szkudlarek, Veronika	Assistant Professor	$107,032	$166	$107,199
183	Chang, Shea	Associate Professor	$107,031	$166	$107,198
184	Ayotte, Dana	Senior Inclusive Designer	$106,285	$524	$106,809
185	Stott, Cameron	Computing and Systems Specialist	$105,886	$505	$106,391
186	Dayes, Stephanie	Lead, Co-Curricular and Peer Learning Programs	$105,780	$523	$106,303
187	Reichenbacher, Helmut	Associate Professor	$106,015	$166	$106,182
188	Bhatt, Parantap	Assistant Professor	$105,855	$166	$106,022
189	Tung, Annie	Assistant Professor	$105,855	$166	$106,022
190	Bresnahan, Keith	Associate Professor	$105,776	$166	$105,942
191	Leenhouts, Simon	Senior Information Technology Systems Engineer	$104,126	$1,696	$105,822
192	Swartz, Amy	Assistant Professor; Chair, First Year Experience	$105,208	$166	$105,375
193	Gerard, Shannon	Associate Professor	$105,069	$166	$105,236
194	Staunton, Kristen	Senior People and Culture Advisor	$104,658	$522	$105,180
195	Iskander, Martin	Senior Media Producer	$104,563	$602	$105,164
196	Johns, Scott	Assistant University Librarian	$104,498	$381	$104,879
197	Mansur, Omita	Manager, Budget Planning	$103,620	$1,132	$104,752
198	Bastien, Tairone	Assistant Professor	$104,288	$166	$104,454
199	Gowan, Emily	Manager, Studio Services	$102,709	$1,714	$104,422
200	D'Souza, Michelle	Senior Inclusive Developer	$103,889	$369	$104,258
201	Leo, Nina	Associate Professor	$103,658	$166	$103,825
202	Butterill, Sarah	Cataloguing Librarian	$103,047	$529	$103,576
203	Hussain, Shazia	Employee Wellness Specialist	$102,974	$522	$103,496
204	Handleigh, Ursula	Assistant Professor	$103,111	$166	$103,277
205	Sutherland, Julia	Assistant Professor	$102,720	$166	$102,886
206	Chun, Sojin	Assistant Professor	$102,718	$166	$102,885
207	Harry, Colin	Assistant Professor	$102,718	$166	$102,885
208	Taichman, Marsha	Art and Design Librarian	$102,161	$512	$102,673
209	Wiggs, Chris	User Experience Design Lead	$102,176	$326	$102,502
210	Von Ompteda, Karin	Associate Professor	$102,091	$166	$102,258
211	General, Melissa	Manager, Indigenous Student Centre	$101,774	$364	$102,139
212	Navarro, Patrick	Manager, Digital Services	$101,585	$498	$102,083
213	Nicholls, Alison	Senior Accessibility Advisor	$101,161	$524	$101,685
214	Powell, Anik	Associate Registrar, Financial Aid and Awards	$101,001	$522	$101,523
215	Griffin, David	Assistant Professor	$101,037	$166	$101,203
216	OrdÃ³Ã±ez, Maria-BelÃ©n	Assistant Professor	$101,037	$166	$101,203
217	Hotrum, Amanda	Director, Diversity, Equity and Sustainability Initiatives	$100,016	$725	$100,742
218	Bennell, Christopher	Permanent Information Technology Technician	$100,345	$166	$100,511
219	Mullin, Derek	Permanent Information Technology Technician	$100,345	$166	$100,511
220	Wassink, Laurie	Permanent Technician	$100,345	$166	$100,511

Source: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act — 2024 Data

Employment Rate History

Year	6-Month Rate	2-Year Rate
2010	82.0%	91.7%
2011	82.4%	88.0%
2012	79.2%	89.7%
2013	78.9%	91.1%
2014	85.5%	93.1%
2015	81.6%	93.4%
2016	78.9%	90.4%
2017	84.4%	91.6%
2018	79.7%	84.4%
2019	77.9%	85.5%
2020	65.0%	89.9%

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

School Information

Founded: 1876
Students: ~5,000
Campus: Toronto
Website: https://www.ocadu.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