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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tyler | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| James K. Polk | 10 | 08 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 09 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 09 | 09 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| Zachary Taylor | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| Millard Fillmore | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 38 (tie) |
| Franklin Pierce | 27 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 |