Last updated on: 3/31/2021 | Author: ProCon.org

College Educations of US Presidents

Of the 45 US presidents, 32 had college degrees and 13 did not. Eight presidents did not attend college; five attended college but did not earn a degree; 21 graduated college with undergraduate degrees only; and 11 earned graduate degrees.

Below is aslideshow showing each US president, the years of his term(s) in office, and any college education and degree(s) he received.

Image Credits

Sources

1.Biography.com, “Abraham Lincoln,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
2.Biography.com, “Andrew Jackson,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
3.Biography.com, “Andrew Johnson,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
4.Biography.com, “Barack Obama,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
5.Biography.com, “Benjamin Harrison,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
6.Biography.com, “Bill Clinton,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
7.Biography.com, “Calvin Coolidge,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
8.Biography.com, “Chester A. Arthur,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
9.Biography.com, “Donald Trump,” biography.com (accessed Nov. 30, 2016)
10.Biography.com, “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
11.Biography.com, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
12.Biography.com, “Franklin Pierce,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
13.Biography.com, “George H. W. Bush,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
14.Biography.com, “George W. Bush,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
15.Biography.com, “George Washington,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
16.Biography.com, “Gerald Ford,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
17.Biography.com, “Grover Cleveland,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
18.Biography.com, “Harry S. Truman,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
19.Biography.com, “Herbert Hoover,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
20.Biography.com, “James A. Garfield,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
21.Biography.com, “James Buchanan,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
22.Biography.com, “James Knox Polk,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
23.Biography.com, “James Madison,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
24.Biography.com, “James Monroe,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
25.Biography.com, “Jimmy Carter,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
26.Biography.com, “John Adams,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
27.Biography.com, “John F. Kennedy,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
28.Biography.com, “John Quincy Adams,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
29.Biography.com, “John Tyler,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
30.Biography.com, “Lyndon B. Johnson,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
31.Biography.com, “Martin Van Buren,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
32.Biography.com, “Millard Fillmore,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
33.Biography.com, “Richard M. Nixon,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
34.Biography.com, “Ronald Reagan,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
35.Biography.com, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
36.Biography.com, “Theodore Roosevelt,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
37.Biography.com, “Thomas Jefferson,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
38.Biography.com, “Ulysses S. Grant,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
39.Biography.com, “Warren G. Harding,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
40.Biography.com, “William Henry Harrison,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
41.Biography.com, “William Howard Taft,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
42.Biography.com, “William McKinley,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
43.Biography.com, “Woodrow Wilson,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
44.Biography.com, “Zachary Taylor,” biography.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
45.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Abraham Lincoln,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
46.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Andrew Jackson,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
47.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Andrew Johnson,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
48.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Barack Obama,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
49.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Benjamin Harrison,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
50.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Bill Clinton,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
51.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Calvin Coolidge,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
52.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Chester A. Arthur,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
53.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
54.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
55.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Franklin Pierce,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
56.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “George H. W. Bush,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
57.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “George W. Bush,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
58.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “George Washington,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
59.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Gerald Ford,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
60.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Grover Cleveland,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
61.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Harry S. Truman,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
62.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Herbert Hoover,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
63.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “James A. Garfield,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
64.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “James Buchanan,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
65.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “James Knox Polk,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
66.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “James Madison,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
67.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “James Monroe,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
68.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Jimmy Carter,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
69.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “John Adams,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
70.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “John F. Kennedy,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
71.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “John Quincy Adams,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
72.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “John Tyler,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
73.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Lyndon B. Johnson,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
74.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Martin Van Buren,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
75.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Millard Fillmore,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
76.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Richard M. Nixon,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
77.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Ronald Reagan,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
78.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
79.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Theodore Roosevelt,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
80.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Thomas Jefferson,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
81.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Ulysses S. Grant,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
82.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Warren G. Harding,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
83.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “William Henry Harrison,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
84.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “William Howard Taft,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
85.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “William McKinley,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
86.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Woodrow Wilson,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
87.Miller Center at the University of Virginia, “Zachary Taylor,” millercenter.org (accessed July 2, 2014)
88.NNDB, “Abraham Lincoln,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
89.NNDB, “Andrew Jackson,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
90.NNDB, “Andrew Johnson,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
91.NNDB, “Barack Obama,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
92.NNDB, “Benjamin Harrison,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
93.NNDB, “Bill Clinton,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
94.NNDB, “Calvin Coolidge,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
95.NNDB, “Chester A. Arthur,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
96.NNDB, “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
97.NNDB, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
98.NNDB, “Franklin Pierce,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
99.NNDB, “George H. W. Bush,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
100.NNDB, “George W. Bush,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
101.NNDB, “George Washington,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
102.NNDB, “Gerald Ford,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
103.NNDB, “Grover Cleveland,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
104.NNDB, “Harry S. Truman,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
105.NNDB, “Herbert Hoover,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
106.NNDB, “James A. Garfield,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
107.NNDB, “James Buchanan,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
108.NNDB, “James Knox Polk,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
109.NNDB, “James Madison,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
110.NNDB, “James Monroe,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
111.NNDB, “Jimmy Carter,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
112.NNDB, “John Adams,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
113.NNDB, “John F. Kennedy,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
114.NNDB, “John Quincy Adams,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
115.NNDB, “John Tyler,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
116.NNDB, “Joseph Biden,” nndb.com (accessed Mar. 31, 2021)
117.NNDB, “Lyndon B. Johnson,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
118.NNDB, “Martin Van Buren,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
119.NNDB, “Millard Fillmore,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
120.NNDB, “Richard M. Nixon,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
121.NNDB, “Ronald Reagan,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
122.NNDB, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
123.NNDB, “Theodore Roosevelt,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
124.NNDB, “Thomas Jefferson,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
125.NNDB, “Ulysses S. Grant,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
126.NNDB, “Warren G. Harding,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
127.NNDB, “William Henry Harrison,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
128.NNDB, “William Howard Taft,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
129.NNDB, “William McKinley,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
130.NNDB, “Woodrow Wilson,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)
131.NNDB, “Zachary Taylor,” nndb.com (accessed July 2, 2014)

Image Credits

1."Bill Clinton," wikipedia.org, Jan. 1, 1993
2."George H.W. Bush, President of the United States, 1989 Official Portrait," wikipedia.org, 1989
3."Ronald Reagan, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Front," Library of Congress website, 1981
4.Alexander Gardner, "Abraham Lincoln, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Front," loc.gov, Nov. 8, 1863
5.Alexander Hay Ritchie, "Zachary Taylor, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Slightly Left, in Uniform, Holding Telescope," loc.gov, 1848
6.Charles Fenderich, "Wm. H. Harrison, President of the United States / Drawn on Stone by Chas. Frenderich; From a Painting by Mr. Franquinet," loc.gov, Feb. 9, 1841
7.CM Bell, "Chester A. Arthur," loc.gov, 1882
8.Elias Goldensky, "Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Slightly Left," loc.gov, Dec. 27, 1933
9.Eric Draper, "President Bush Poses for His First Official Portrait in the Roosevelt Room (Blue Tie)," loc.gov, 2003
10.Fabian Bachrach, "[Dwight D. Eisenhower, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Slightly Left," loc.gov, 1952
11.Geo Prince, "Benjamin Harrison, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Left with Right Hand on Table," loc.gov, 1888
12.Gilbert Stuart, "George Washington, First President of the United States," loc.gov, 1828
13.Gilbert Stuart, "James Madison, Fourth President of the United States," loc.gov, 1828
14.Gilbert Stuart, "James Monroe, Half-Length Portrait, Seated at Desk, Facing Slightly Left," loc.gov, 1828
15.Gilbert Stuart, "John Adams, Second President of the United States," loc.gov, 1828
16.Gilbert Stuart, "Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States," loc.gov, 1825-1828
17.GPA Healy, "J.Q. Adams," loc.gov, 1898
18.James Barton Longacre, "Andrew Jackson / Drawn from Life and Engraved by J.B. Longacre," loc.gov, 1815-1845
19.Karl Schumacher, "[Jimmy Carter, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Front, Next to an American Flag]," loc.gov, Jan. 31, 1977
20.Library of Congess, "President James K. Polk, Half-Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Right," loc.gov, 1855-1865
21.Library of Congress, "[Calvin Coolidge, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Right]," loc.gov, Dec. 4, 1923
22.Library of Congress, "[Calvin Coolidge, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Right]," loc.gov, Dec. 4, 1923
23.Library of Congress, "[Former President Martin Van Buren, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Right]," loc.gov, 1840-1862
24.Library of Congress, "[Gerald R. Ford, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Front, with Arms Crossed]," loc.gov, Aug. 27, 1974
25.Library of Congress, "[Hon. Grover Cleveland, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Right," loc.gov, Aug. 9, 1892
26.Library of Congress, "[Hon. Grover Cleveland, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Right," loc.gov, Aug. 9, 1892
27.Library of Congress, "Harry Truman, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Front," loc.gove, June 27, 1945
28.Library of Congress, "Hon. Andrew Johnson, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Left," loc.gov, 1855-1865
29.Library of Congress, "James Buchanan," loc.gov, 1860
30.Library of Congress, "Lyndon B. Johnson, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Left," loc.gov, June 1964
31.Library of Congress, "Official Portrait of President-Elect Barack Obama," loc.gove, Jan. 13, 2009
32.Library of Congress, "President Franklin Pierce, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Right, with Left Hand inside Vest," loc.gov, 1855-1865
33.Library of Congress, "President James A. Garfield, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Right," loc.gov, 1870-1881
34.Library of Congress, "President John F. Kennedy, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Front," loc.gov, 1961
35.Library of Congress, "President John Tyler, Half-Length Portrait, Facing Right," loc.gov, 1860-1865
36.Library of Congress, "President Rutherford B. Hayes, Half-Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Left," loc.gov, 1877-1893
37.Library of Congress, "President Ulysses S. Grant, Half-Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Right," loc.gov, 1869-1885
38.Library of Congress, "Richard M. Nixon, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Front," loc.gov, 1969-1974
39.Library of Congress, "William McKinley, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Right," loc.gov, May 4, 1900
40.Library of Congress, "William Taft, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Left," loc.gov, Dec. 29, 1908
41.Matthew B. Brady, "[Millard Fillmore, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Left," loc.gov, 1850-1874
42.Pach Brothers, "Theodore Roosevelt, Three Quarter Length Portrait, Facing Front," loc.gov, May 11, 1904
43.Pach Brothers, "Woodrow Wilson, Head-and-Shoulders Portrait, Facing Left," loc.gov, Dec. 2, 1912
44.Shealah Craighead, "Official Portrait of President Donald J. Trump," loc.gov, Oct. 6, 2017
45.Underwood & Underwood, "Herbert Hoover, Head-and-Shoulders, Facing Slightly Right," loc.gov, 1928
46.White House, "Inaugural Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.," whitehouse.gov, Jan. 20, 2021