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Eliphalet Nott, longest serving college president in US history.
Norman Francis, longest serving surviving college president and longest serving president still in office.

The longest serving president of a United States institution of higher education is Eliphalet Nott, who served at Union College in Schenectady, NY for 62 years, from 1805-1866. The longest living college or university president is Norman Francis, who continues at Xavier University of Louisiana as president after 45 years of service.

According to a 2007 report from the American Council on Education, only about 5% of all in-office college presidents had served longer than 20 years.[1] The table below considers candidates who can be demonstrated to have served for 25 years or longer unless another distinguishing factor warrants inclusion. Records for the longest serving college or university presidents are usually kept by the respective institutions themselves.

Name Term College Location Notes
Eliphalet Nott 62 years (1805-1866) Union College Schenectady, NY Longest serving college president in U.S. history.
Norman Francis 45 years (1968-2013) Xavier University of Louisiana Lafayette, LA The longest serving living college president in the U.S.[2] Still in office.
Richard I. Gouse 42 years (1971-2013) New England Institute of Technology Warwick, RI Only 24 at the time of assuming his position. Still in office.
Joseph M. Hankin 40 years (1971-2013)[3] Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY Longest serving community college president in the US.[4] Still in office.
Leon Botstein 38 years (1975-2013) Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Still in office.
James Burrill Angell 38 years (1871-1909) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI UM's longest serving president.
David L. Eubanks 37 years (1969-2007) Johnson Bible College Knoxville, TN
Daniel R. Chamberlain 30 years (1976-2006 Houghton College Houghton, NY
Jack L. Stark 29 years (1970-1999) Claremont McKenna College Claremont,CA Longest serving president in the state of California.
David Lieber 29 years (1964-1993) University of Judaism Bel-air, Los Angeles, CA
John A. Hannah 28 years (1941-1969) Michigan State College East Lansing, MI
Charles E. Young 27 years (1968-1997)[5] UCLA Los Angeles, CA Was also the president of the University of Florida from 1999-2003.
Benjamin Labaree 26 years (1840-1866) Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
Alfred Bryan Bonds 26 years (1955-1981) Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
Walter Washington 25 years (1969-1994)[6] Alcorn State University Lorman, MI
Jonathan DeFelice 24 years (1989-2013) Saint Anselm College Golfstown, NH Retired June, 2013.
Rick Levin 20 years (1993-2013 Yale University New Haven, CT The longest serving Ivy League president.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.ctmirror.org/sites/default/files/ACP%20report_0.pdf
  2. ^ Mangan, Katherine. "The Chronicle of Higher Education". America's Longest Serving President has More to Do. The Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.sunywcc.edu/aboutwcc/whats_new/drhankin.htm
  4. ^ Sarina, Trangle (09-24-11). "President Joseph Hankin Celebrates 40 Years at WCC". Greenburgh Daily Voice. The Greenburgh Daily Voice. Retrieved 2012-10-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Chambers, Veronica. "College Presidents in the Spotlight". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Alcorn State University: Past Presidents". Alcorn State University. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
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