# List of honorary degrees awarded to Bill Cosby

American former comedian Bill Cosby has received 72 honorary degrees in recognition of his career in acting and comedy. 62 of these have since been revoked due to his now-overturned conviction on sexual assault charges. These include (listed in order of original awarding of degree):
| Location | Date | School | Degree | Status |
| Rhode Island | 1985 | Brown University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | Rescinded 28 September 2015 |
| South Carolina | 1986 | University of South Carolina | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 22 June 2018 |
| Georgia | 1986 | Spelman College | Doctorate | |
| Connecticut | 1987 | Wesleyan University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 25 May 2018 |
| Pennsylvania | May 1987 | Lehigh University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded 14 October 2015 |
| District of Columbia | 1989 | Howard University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | |
| Indiana | 20 May 1990 | University of Notre Dame | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded 26 April 2018 |
| Pennsylvania | 1990 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded 1 February 2018 |
| Missouri | 1990 | University of Missouri-Columbia | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 23 June 2017 |
| Mississippi | 20 November 1990 | Rust College | Doctorate | |
| Pennsylvania | 1991 | Temple University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded 27 April 2018 |
| Pennsylvania | 1992 | Drexel University | Doctorate | Rescinded 12 November 2015 |
| California | 1992 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | Rescinded 18 November 2015 |
| California | 1992 | Occidental College | Doctorate | Rescinded 12 December 2015 |
| Maine | 1992 | Colby College | Doctor of Performing Arts | Rescinded 2 May 2018 |
| Maryland | Spring 1992 | University of Maryland, College Park | Doctorate | Rescinded 22 June 2018 |
| Virginia | 1993 | College of William & Mary | Master of Arts (MA) | Rescinded 8 August 2018 |
| Rhode Island | May 1994 | Bryant University | Doctorate | Rescinded 12 November 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | 1995 | Muhlenberg College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 23 October 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | 1995 | Swarthmore College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 20 November 2015 |
| Texas | 20 May 1995 | Southern Methodist University | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) | Rescinded 31 May 2018 |
| New York | 1 June 1995 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Doctorate | Rescinded 23 November 2015 |
| Massachusetts | 1996 | Boston College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 27 April 2018 |
| Pennsylvania | May 1996 | Lafayette College | Doctorate | Rescinded 28 April 2018 |
| Connecticut | 18 May 1996 | University of Connecticut | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | Rescinded 29 June 2016 |
| Pennsylvania | 1997 | Gettysburg College | Doctorate | Rescinded 4 May 2018 |
| District of Columbia | 1997 | George Washington University | Doctor of Humanities | Rescinded 11 January 2016 |
| Illinois | 1997 | Northwestern University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 18 June 2018 |
| New York | 1997 | New York University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | Rescinded 21 June 2018 |
| California | 8 May 1998 | University of Southern California | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | Rescinded 1 May 2018 |
| Virginia | 9 May 1998 | Old Dominion University | Doctorate | |
| Maryland | 17 May 1998 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 22 June 2018 |
| California | 1998 | Pepperdine University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded (unannounced date) |
| South Carolina | May 1999 | Claflin University | Doctorate | Rescinded 22 June 2018 |
| New York | 22 May 1999 | Colgate University | Doctorate | Rescinded 1 October 2016 |
| Massachusetts | 1999 | Amherst College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 17 October 2015 |
| Massachusetts | 2000 | Tufts University | Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) | Rescinded 15 October 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | May 2000 | Franklin & Marshall College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 19 October 2015 |
| New York | 2000 | Fashion Institute of Technology | Doctorate | Rescinded 2 May 2018 |
| South Carolina | 2000 | Medical University of South Carolina | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 18 May 2018 |
| New York | 2001 | Fordham University | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | Rescinded 24 September 2015 |
| Maryland | 2001 | Goucher College | Doctorate | Rescinded 15 October 2015 |
| Ohio | 2001 | Ohio State University | Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) | Rescinded 6 April 2018 |
| Ohio | 2001 | University of Cincinnati | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 8 May 2018 |
| Delaware | 2001 | Delaware State University | Doctorate | |
| New York | 12 May 2001 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Doctorate | Rescinded 18 May 2018 |
| New Jersey | May 2002 | Drew University | Doctorate | Rescinded 23 October 2015 |
| Massachusetts | 2002 | Springfield College | Doctorate | Rescinded 25 October 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | 2002 | University of Pittsburgh | Doctorate | Rescinded 13 November 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | May 2002 | Haverford College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 6 February 2016 |
| New York | 2002 | Cooper Union | Doctorate | Rescinded 28 April 2018 |
| New York | 2002 | Juilliard School | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 28 April 2018 |
| North Carolina | 19 May 2003 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) | Rescinded 30 May 2018 |
| Connecticut | 26 May 2003 | Yale University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 1 May 2018 |
| Georgia | 2003 | Paine College | Doctorate | |
| South Dakota | 2003 | Sisseton Wahpeton College | Doctorate | |
| Virginia | 2003 | Hampton University | Doctorate | |
| Texas | 4 September 2003 | Baylor University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 8 October 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | 2003 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Doctorate | Rescinded 30 April 2018 |
| Massachusetts | 8 May 2004 | Berklee College of Music | Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) | Rescinded 24 March 2016 |
| Maryland | 2004 | Johns Hopkins University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 26 April 2018 |
| Pennsylvania | May 2004 | Wilkes University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 2 October 2015 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 May 2007 | Carnegie Mellon University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 26 April 2018 |
| North Carolina | 2008 | North Carolina A&T State University | Doctor of Humanities | Rescinded 27 April 2018 |
| Virginia | 5 December 2008 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 7 December 2018 |
| Ohio | 1 May 2010 | Oberlin College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 4 December 2015 |
| Alabama | 7 May 2011 | Miles College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | |
| California | 18 May 2012 | University of San Francisco | Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | Rescinded 25 September 2015 |
| Texas | 5 May 2013 | Paul Quinn College | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | |
| Wisconsin | 19 May 2013 | Marquette University | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | Rescinded 24 September 2015 |
| Maryland | 21 May 2013 | University of Baltimore | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 22 June 2018 |
| Massachusetts | 18 May 2014 | Boston University | Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) | Rescinded 10 December 2015 |