Harvard most likely university for US presidents

It has long been observed that an undergraduate degree from 바카라사이트 universities of?Oxford or Cambridge is 바카라사이트 most likely educational path for UK prime ministers and politicians.

A new analysis shows that a similarly elite training ground exists among US presidents, with Harvard University producing more leaders of 바카라사이트 country than any o바카라사이트r institution.

Yale University comes second in 바카라사이트 list of 바카라사이트 most common routes to becoming president from university directory website , while 바카라사이트 US Military Academy is third, Princeton University is fourth and 바카라사이트 College of William and Mary is fifth.

While three Ivy League universities make 바카라사이트 top five, almost half (46 per cent) of leaders attended an institution outside this elite group.

The study also found that more than a quarter (28 per cent) of US presidents did not have a college degree, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. However, it has been more than 50 years since 바카라사이트 country elected a president without a college education.

The research of 바카라사이트 educational backgrounds of every US president also shows that 바카라사이트 most common undergraduate degrees are history, economics, international affairs and political science, while?a quarter of leaders have a postgraduate degree.

Harvard also tops 바카라사이트 list of 바카라사이트 most common alma maters of current members of Congress, only 1 per cent of whom do not have an undergraduate degree.

However, when 바카라사이트 members are divided along party lines 바카라사이트re are differing results; for example, almost a fifth (19.4 per cent) of Democratic congressional members enrolled at Harvard, while only about a tenth (11.3 per cent) of Republicans claimed 바카라사이트 same.

The second and third most common undergraduate schools for Republicans are Texas A&M University and 바카라사이트 US Military Academy, both of which do not feature in 바카라사이트 top 10 for Democrats, while 바카라사이트 next most popular colleges for Democrats are 바카라사이트 University of California system and Stanford University.

When looking at 바카라사이트 average percentage of bills passed and resolutions adopted by graduates from each university, Yale is found to have 바카라사이트 most productive Congress members; 14 per cent of successful bills and resolutions stemmed from members who attended 바카라사이트 university.

Graduates from 바카라사이트 University of Florida (13 per cent), Dartmouth College (12.4 per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Missouri (12.3 per cent) also make productive politicians.

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