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Princeton University 4th largest producer of U.S. presidents, vice presidents

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Princeton University 4th largest producer of U.S. presidents, vice presidents

Princeton is the fourth largest producer of U.S. presidents and vice presidents. The campus is seen in this file photo.

Two U.S. presidents and three vice presidents have graduated from Princeton University, making it the fourth largest producer of commander-in-chiefs and veeps.

James Madison and Woodrow Wilson are the two presidents to graduate from Princeton University. John F. Kennedy also attended Princeton for a brief period before he withdrew due to illness. Kennedy later graduated from Harvard, ranked first on the list, in the class of 1940.

The three vice presidents to graduate from Princeton are George M. Dallas (serving under James K. Polk), John C. Breckinridge (serving under James Buchanan) and Aaron Burr (serving under Thomas Jefferson).

Princeton ranks higher than West Point, but is below Yale University, College of William and Mary and Harvard University.

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