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 A. Garfield | – | – | – | 33 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 30 | – | 29 | – | 33 | – | 34 | 28 | 27 | – | 29 (tie) |
| Chester A. Arthur | 17 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 28 |
| Grover Cleveland | 08 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Benjamin Harrison | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| William McKinley | 18 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 20 (tie) |