Honorary Degrees Since 1702
| Name | Degree | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell, Jr., Richard Mervin | Master of Arts | 1949 | |
| Canham, Erwin Dain | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1949 | |
| Clay, Lucius DuBignon | Doctor of Laws | 1949 | |
| Coe, William Robertson | Master of Arts | 1949 | |
| Dodge, Bayard | Doctor of Laws | 1949 | |
| McCloy, John Jay | Doctor of Laws | 1949 | |
| Morison, Samuel Eliot | Doctor of Letters | 1949 | |
| Nash, Norman Burdett | Doctor of Divinity | 1949 | |
| Rollins, Carl Purington | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1949 | |
| Rous, Peyton | Doctor of Science | 1949 | |
| Saarinen, Eero | Master of Arts | 1949 | |
| Wright, Sewall | Doctor of Science | 1949 |