Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States Scholar survey results Scholar survey results

| President | Schl_1948 | Schl_1962 | M_B_1982 | CT_1982 | Siena_1982 | Siena_1990 | Siena_1994 | R_McI_1996 | Schl_1996 | C_SPAN_1999 | WSJ_2000 | Siena_2002 | WSJ_2005 | Times_2008_ | C_SPAN_2009 | Siena_2010 | USPC_2011 | Aggr_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buchanan | 26 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 42 |
| Abraham Lincoln | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 03 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 03 | 02 | 01 |
| Andrew Johnson | 19 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 41 |
| Ulysses S. Grant | 28 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 37 |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 13 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 25 |