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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 29 (tie) |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 03 | 03 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 02 | 03 | 01 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 01 | 01 | 02 |
| Harry S. Truman | – | 09 | 08 | 08 | 07 | 07 | 07 | 07 | 08 | 05 | 07 | 07 | 07 | 07 | 05 | 09 | 07 | 07 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | – | 22 | 11 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 09 | 09 | 10 | 08 | 06 | 08 | 10 | 10 | 08 (tie) |
| John F. Kennedy | – | – | 13 | 14 (tie) | 08 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 08 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 06 | 11 | 15 | 11 |