I'm curious, which colleges have produced the most US presidents? An interesting fact I'd like to know!
Harvard University holds the record for producing the most U.S. presidents, with eight presidents having attended the school. Here's a quick rundown:
1. John Adams (Harvard College)
2. John Quincy Adams (Harvard College)
3. Rutherford B. Hayes (Harvard Law School)
4. Theodore Roosevelt (Harvard College)
5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Harvard College)
6. John F. Kennedy (Harvard College)
7. George W. Bush (Harvard Business School)
8. Barack Obama (Harvard Law School)
After Harvard, Yale University and The College of William & Mary have each given the United States three Presidents:
Yale
1. William Howard Taft (undergraduate)
2. George H.W. Bush (undergraduate)
3. George W. Bush (Yale college)
The College of William & Mary
1. Thomas Jefferson (undergraduate)
2. James Monroe (undergraduate)
3. John Tyler (undergraduate)
So, if we're talking purely numbers, Harvard takes the top spot, followed by Yale and The College of William & Mary.
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