Trump Team’s Alma Maters
President Donald Trump hasn’t offered many details about his ideas for higher education and student loans.
One thing, however, is clear: Members of the new administration are no strangers to academia, boasting credentials from colleges and universities around the country.
Here’s a look at where Trump and his team got their undergraduate degrees.
Donald Trump
Position: President
Alma mater: University of Pennsylvania
U.S. News rank: 8 (tie), National Universities
Mike Pence
Position: Vice President
Alma mater: Hanover College (IN)
U.S. News rank: 122 (tie), National Liberal Arts Colleges
Reince Priebus
Position: White House Chief of Staff
Alma mater: University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
U.S. News rank: 49 (tie), Regional Universities Midwest
Sean Spicer
Position: White House Press Secretary
Alma mater: Connecticut College
U.S. News rank: 50, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Kellyanne Conway
Position: Counselor to the President of the United States
Alma mater: Trinity Washington University (DC)
U.S. News rank: Rank Not Published, Regional Universities North
Jared Kushner
Position: Senior Adviser
Alma mater: Harvard University (MA)
U.S. News rank: 2, National Universities
Rex Tillerson
Position: Secretary of State nominee
Alma mater: University of Texas–Austin
U.S. News rank: 56 (tie), National Universities
Dr. Ben Carson
Position: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development nominee
Alma mater: Yale University (CT)
U.S. News rank: 3 (tie), National Universities
Wilbur Ross
Position: Secretary of Commerce nominee
Alma mater: Yale University (CT)
U.S. News rank: 3 (tie), National Universities
Elaine Chao
Position: Secretary of Transportation nominee
Alma mater: Mount Holyoke College (MA)
U.S. News rank: 36 (tie), National Liberal Arts Colleges
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