This is a complete list of Philippine presidents by college education that consists of the 17 heads of state in the history of the Philippines.
Almost all presidents (except Emilio Aguinaldo, Joseph Estrada, and Bongbong Marcos) completed a college degree program. [1] College and postgraduate education have prepared presidents in their future roles as heads of state, architects of foreign policy, commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and managers of the entire government bureaucracy.
By law, under the Constitution of the Philippines, any Filipino citizen aged forty and above who can read and write and can meet residency requirements is eligible to run as president. However, in practice, popularity, political machinery, and financial resources are the key elements leading to a successful presidential candidate.
This section lists presidents according to schools from which they earned degrees. Schools that presidents attended but did not earn degrees from are not included.
The J.D. was first conferred in the Philippines in lieu of the LL.B. by the Ateneo Law School in 1990, [13] with the model program later adopted by most schools now offering the J.D. [14] [15] [16] However, no president as of yet has graduated with the J.D., as all have earned the LL.B. prior to 1990. [1]
School | Location | President(s) |
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Ateneo de Manila University | Makati, Metro Manila | |
Quezon City, Metro Manila | ||
Escuela de Derecho de Manila | Manila, Metro Manila | |
National Defense College of the Philippines | Quezon City, Metro Manila | |
University of Illinois | Urbana, United States | |
University of Santo Tomas | Manila, Metro Manila |
School | Location | President(s) |
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University of Santo Tomas | Manila, Metro Manila | |
University of the Philippines Diliman | Quezon City, Metro Manila | |
Yale University | New Haven, United States |
Some presidents attended more than one institution, though only those from which they earned undergraduate degrees are included here. Two presidents never earned undergraduate degrees: Emilio Aguinaldo never attended college, [2] while Joseph Estrada dropped out from both colleges that he attended. [3] One, Bongbong Marcos, did not finish his special diploma course at the Center for Research and Communication [4] and received only a special diploma in social studies from the University of Oxford as he failed two components of his program of study, making him ineligible to receive an undergraduate degree. [8] Marcos still falsely claims that he obtained a degree from Oxford despite Oxford confirming in 2015 and 2021 that Marcos did not finish his degree. [11] [17] [18] [6]
Three presidents attended foreign colleges at the undergraduate level: Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, and Bongbong Marcos. One president attended a United States service academy: Fidel Ramos graduated from the United States Military Academy as part of his professional education as a career soldier.
School | Location | President(s) |
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Ateneo Graduate School of Business | Makati, Metro Manila |
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Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, United States |
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School | Location | President(s) |
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Escuela de Derecho de Manila | Manila, Metro Manila |
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Far Eastern University Institute of Law | Manila, Metro Manila |
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Philippine Law School | Pasay, Metro Manila [lower-alpha 1] |
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San Beda College of Law | Manila, Metro Manila |
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Silliman University College of Law | Dumaguete, Negros Oriental |
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University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law | Manila, Metro Manila |
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University of the Philippines College of Law | Quezon City, Metro Manila [lower-alpha 2] |
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Yale Law School | New Haven, United States |
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President(s) | School | Position | Years |
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José P. Laurel [24] | University of the Philippines College of Law | Professor of Law | N/A |
Philippine Law School | Professor of Law | N/A | |
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law | Professor of Law | N/A | |
University of Manila | Professor of Law | N/A | |
Far Eastern University Institute of Law | Professor of Law | N/A | |
Central University | Professor of Law | N/A | |
Adamson University College of Law | Professor of Law | N/A | |
Manuel Roxas [26] | Philippine Law School | Professor of Law | 1916 |
Elpidio Quirino [27] [44] | Adamson University College of Law | Dean | 1941–1946 |
Carlos P. Garcia [30] | Bohol Provincial High School | Teacher | 1923 |
Diosdado Macapagal [31] | University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law | Professor of Law | 1941–1957 |
San Beda College of Law | Professor of Law | 1948 | |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [36] [45] | Assumption College San Lorenzo | Professor of Economics | 1977–1987 |
Ateneo de Manila University | Assistant Professor | 1977–1987 | |
University of the Philippines Diliman | Senior Lecturer | 1977–1987 | |
President(s) | School | Position | Years |
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José P. Laurel [24] [46] [47] | Lyceum of the Philippines | Founder/President | 1952–1959 |
President(s) | School | Position | Years |
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José P. Laurel [47] [48] | Lyceum of the Philippines | Chairman, Board of Trustees | 1952–1959 |
National Teachers College | Chancellor | 1928–1952 | |
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