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Perdoceo Education Executive Compensation (FY25)

PRDO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Todd Nelson
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Todd Nelson: $6,725,760 → $5,473,723 (18.6% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 96.5% → 97.9% (1.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Perdoceo Education's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Todd Nelson, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $5,473,723 in fiscal 2025. Nelson's total was 18.6% lower than the $6,725,760 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Perdoceo Education's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Perdoceo Education's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adtalem Global Education Inc., American Public Education, Inc., Chegg, Inc., Graham Holding Company and Grand Canyon Education, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Nelson
Executive Chairman; Former President and Chief Executive Officer(1)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Hurst
President and Chief Executive Officer (2)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ashish Ghia
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Kline
Senior Vice President—American InterContinental University
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Jansen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (4)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Elise Baskel
Senior Vice President – Colorado
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ashish Ghia
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Jansen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Elise Baskel
Senior Vice President – Colorado Technical University
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Kline
Senior Vice President—American InterContinental University System
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ashish Ghia
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Jansen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Kline
Senior Vice President—American InterContinental University System
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Elise Baskel
Senior Vice President – Colorado Technical University
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ashish Ghia
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Kline
Senior Vice President—American InterContinental University System
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Jansen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Elise Baskel
Senior Vice President – Colorado Technical University
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ashish R. GhiaRSU◇——◇——◇
Ashish R. GhiaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Elise L. BaskelRSU◇——◇——◇
Elise L. BaskelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Greg E. JansenRSU◇——◇——◇
Greg E. JansenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John R. KlineRSU◇——◇——◇
John R. KlinePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd S. NelsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd S. NelsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Todd NelsonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Ashish GhiaPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John KlinePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Greg JansenPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Elise BaskelPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Ashish Ghia
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Todd Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory L. Jackson
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Kenda B. Gonzales
◇◇———◇◇
Leslie T. Thornton
◇◇———◇◇
Patrick W. Gross
◇◇———◇◇
William D. Hansen
◇◇———◇◇
Hanna Skandera
◇◇————◇
Dennis H. Chookaszian
◇◇———◇◇
Alan D. Wheat
◇◇———◇◇
Todd S. Nelson served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adtalem Global Education Inc. ATGE
  • American Public Education, Inc. APEI
  • Chegg, Inc. CHGG
  • Graham Holding Company GHM
  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
  • Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. HSII
  • Huron Consulting Group, Inc. HURN
  • Kforce, Inc. KFRC
  • Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC
  • Skillsoft Corp. SKIL
  • Strategic Education, Inc. STRA
  • Stride, Inc. LRN
  • Universal Technical Institute, Inc. UTI
  • WW International, Inc. WW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 2, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 31, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 23, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 24, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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321 figures on this page: 310 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
310 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-241901
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-149814
    Compensation Tables · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Potential Payments upon Termination
  3. 0000950170-25-078475
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-053361
    Compensation Tables
  5. 0000950170-24-064642
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-23-025686
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-23-097819
    Compensation Tables
  8. 0001564590-22-021894
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-21-032121
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-20-027859
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-19-139730
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-181820
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-181674
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-605287
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Perdoceo Education discloses

The companies named in PRDO's own disclosed peer group.

American Public Education, Inc.Chegg, Inc.Graham Holding CompanyGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.Huron Consulting Group, Inc.Kforce, Inc.Lincoln Educational Services CorporationSkillsoft Corp.Strategic Education, Inc.Stride, Inc.Universal Technical Institute, Inc.WW International, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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