[grania]

Sorry about leaving out Washington...he was on the top of my list. Did a little more research. Did I leave anyone out?

US Presidents who did not finish college:

1. George Washingon

2. William Henry Harrison

3. James Monroe

4. Andrew Jackson

5. Martin Van Buren

6. Zachary Taylor

7. Millard Fillmore

8. Abraham Lincoln

9. Andrew Johnson

10. Grover Cleveland

11. Harry Truman

(in no particular order)

[riverdawg]

Some sources claim that James Monroe graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1776, but others state that he dropped out in 1775 to participate in the Revolution. In any case, Monroe later studied law (the phrase used then and now in Virginia is “read the law”) under his mentor Thomas Jefferson, passed the Virginia bar exam, and practiced law in Fredericksburg, VA while serving in Congress. Maybe some knowledgeable historian on FR can give us a definitive answer on Monroe’s degree status. He was, though, a very educated man for the times.