Angela Selden is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Public Education Inc (APEI). The company reported total compensation of $5,063,608 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $838,846 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,103,874 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,045,315 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $75,573 |
| Total | $5,063,608 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure American Public Education Inc filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-013996.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $838,846 | $0 | $3,103,874 | $0 | $1,045,315 | $0 | $75,573 | $5,063,608 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $795,000 | $0 | $1,296,791 | $0 | $757,055 | $0 | $60,456 | $2,909,301 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $795,000 | $0 | $2,908,441 | $0 | $423,997 | $0 | $48,636 | $4,176,075 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $825,577 | $0 | $2,327,339 | $0 | $125,613 | $0 | $80,644 | $3,359,173 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for American Public Education Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,410,666 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-347,057 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 6 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group American Public Education Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Selden this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,063,608 |
| Richard Sunderland, Jr. | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $1,479,205 |
| Nuno Fernandes | President, American Public University System | $1,319,325 |
| Mark Arnold | President, Rasmussen University | $1,217,650 |
| Thomas Beckett | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $1,180,621 |
| Edward Codispoti | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $482,230 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full American Public Education Inc compensation brief.
Angela Selden's compensation sits inside American Public Education Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.