Honorary Degrees Since 1702
| Name | Degree | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seldin, Donald W. | Doctor of Science | 1988 | |
| Shapiro, Harold Tafler | Doctor of Laws | 1988 | |
| Townes, Charles H. | Doctor of Science | 1988 | |
| Wilson, August | Doctor of Letters | 1988 | |
| Brennan, Jr., William J. | Doctor of Laws | 1987 | |
| Debreu, Gerard | Doctor of Social Science | 1987 | |
| Fisher, Michael E. | Doctor of Science | 1987 | |
| Geertz, Clifford | Doctor of Social Science | 1987 | |
| Gilbert, Felix | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1987 | |
| Lin, Maya Ying | Doctor of Fine Arts | 1987 | |
| Ma, Yo-yo | Doctor of Music | 1987 | |
| Mathias, Jr., Charles McC. | Doctor of Laws | 1987 | |
| McCord, James I. | Doctor of Divinity | 1987 | |
| Meselson, Matthew | Doctor of Science | 1987 | |
| Motley, Constance Baker | Doctor of Laws | 1987 | |
| Beinecke, William S. | Doctor of Laws | 1986 | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Doctor of Music | 1986 | |
| Giamatti, A. Bartlett | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1986 | |
| Gordimer, Nadine | Doctor of Letters | 1986 | |
| Henderson, Donald Ainslie | Doctor of Science | 1986 | |
| Lawrence, Jacob | Doctor of Fine Arts | 1986 | |
| Nathans, Daniel | Doctor of Science | 1986 | |
| North, Helen F. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1986 | |
| Oduber, Daniel | Doctor of Laws | 1986 | |
| Peterson, Roger T. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1986 | |
| Polotsky, H.J. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1986 | |
| Sin, Cardinal Jaime L. | Doctor of Divinity | 1986 | |
| Solow, Robert M. | Doctor of Social Science | 1986 | |
| Baker, Jr., Howard H. | Doctor of Laws | 1985 | |
| Edelman, Marian Wright | Doctor of Laws | 1985 | |
| Kasemann, Ernest | Doctor of Divinity | 1985 | |
| Momigliano, Arnaldo | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1985 | |
| Morrison, Toni | Doctor of Letters | 1985 | |
| Panofsky, Wolfgang K.H. | Doctor of Science | 1985 | |
| Peters, Ellen Ash | Doctor of Laws | 1985 | |
| Ramphal, Shridath S. | Doctor of Laws | 1985 | |
| Ranney, Austin | Doctor of Social Science | 1985 | |
| Turowicz, Jerzy | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1985 | |
| von Stade, Frederica | Doctor of Music | 1985 | |
| Wood, Joe | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1985 | |
| Boesak, Allan A. | Doctor of Divinity | 1984 | |
| Broder, David S. | Doctor of Humane Letters | 1984 | |
| Cohen, Gerson D. | Doctor of Divinity | 1984 | |
| Hersey, John | Doctor of Letters | 1984 | |
| Koh, Tommy T.B. | Doctor of Laws | 1984 | |
| Leder, Philip | Doctor of Science | 1984 | |
| Opel, John R. | Doctor of Laws | 1984 | |
| Rivlin, Alice M. | Doctor of Social Science | 1984 | |
| Rustin, Bayard | Doctor of Laws | 1984 | |
| Tallchief, Maria | Doctor of Fine Arts | 1984 |