– George Washington – The first U.S. president had no formal college education but was highly self-educated. –
– Andrew Jackson – Did not attend college, though he became a lawyer through apprenticeships and self-study. –
– Martin Van Buren – The 8th president did not attend college but trained as a lawyer by apprenticing under a prominent attorney. –
– Zachary Taylor – A career military officer, Taylor had no formal education beyond basic schooling. –
– Millard Fillmore – Grew up in poverty and never attended college, but worked his way up as a lawyer through self-study. – v
– Abraham Lincoln – Self-educated, Lincoln had less than a year of formal schooling but became a successful lawyer. –
– Andrew Johnson – Never attended college and had no formal schooling, learning reading and writing later in life. –
– Grover Cleveland – Did not go to college, but became a lawyer through an apprenticeship. –
– Harry S. Truman – The 33rd president attended some business school and night classes but never earned a degree. –
James Monroe – Attended the College of William & Mary briefly, but left to fight in the Revolutionary War, never finishing a degree.