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Just because a college is private doesn't mean its president's salary is.

The average pay for presidents at private colleges was about $560,000 in 2016, a nearly 4 percent increase from 2015, according to an analysis by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The data comes from tax forms filed by colleges, which have to list the compensation for their highest-paid employees,

There were 61 private college presidents paid more than $1 million, including one in New Jersey. The highest paid was Kenneth Starr, who collected nearly $5 million as part of a severance package following athletics scandal at Baylor University.

Check out the list below to see the state's highest-paid presidents at private colleges.

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8) Georgian Court University: Joseph Marbach

Total compensation: $354,062

Base pay: $314,488

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7. Rider University: Gregory G. Dell'Omo

Total compensation: $536,414

Base pay: $466,548

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6. Fairleigh Dickinson University: Sheldon Drucker

Total compensation: $545,310

Base pay: $353,117

(Retired at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.)

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5) Drew University: MaryAnn Baenninger

Total compensation: $615,953

Base pay: $547,685

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4. Monmouth University: Paul Brown

Total compensation: $807,521

Base pay: $665,296

(Stepped down in March 2017)

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3) Seton Hall University: A. Gabriel Esteban

Total compensation: $868,579

Base pay: $550,640

(Stepped down in 2017 to become president of DePaul University)

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2) Princeton University: Christopher Eisgruber

Total compensation: $959,762

Base pay: $793,724

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1) Stevens Institute of Technology: Nariman Farvardin

Total compensation: $1,583,817

Base pay: $734,013

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What public colleges presidents make

The Chronicle also analyzes pay for public college presidents, and New Jersey has one of the 25 highest paid.

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