Academia
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, William CaldwellWilliam Caldwell Anderson | 1824 !Jefferson 1824 | President of Miami University (1849–1854) | |
| Archibald, George D.George D. Archibald | 1847 !Jefferson 1847 | President of Hanover College (1868–1870); President of Wilson Female Seminary (1873–1874) | |
| Baird, Thomas D.Thomas D. Baird | 1842 !Jefferson 1842 | Principal of Baltimore City College (1857–1873); first Professor of Mathematics at Westminster College, Missouri | |
| Baker, Simon StrousseSimon Strousse Baker | 1892 | President of Washington & Jefferson College (1922–1931) | |
| Brownson, James I.James I. Brownson | 1836 !Washington 1836 | Longtime trustee of Washington College and Interim President (1852–1853); Chair of the Board of Trustees at Washington & Jefferson College (1870); Presbyterian minister at First Presbyterian Church in Washington, Pennsylvania for over 50 years | |
| Burnett, WilliamWilliam Burnett | 1832 !Jefferson 1832 | President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1839–1840); Associate Reformed Minister; gave up ministry to head West | |
| Grine, Frederick E.Frederick E. Grine | 1974 | Professor of Paleoanthropology at SUNY Stony Brook; expert in hominid taxonomy from the Pliocene era; led the research team that dated the Hofmeyr Skull | |
| Hays, George P.George P. Hays | 1857 !Jefferson 1857 | President of Washington & Jefferson College (1870–1881); Presbyterian minister | |
| Hepburn, Andrew DousaAndrew Dousa Hepburn | 1851 !Jefferson 1851 | President of University of Ohio (1871–1873); President of Davidson College (1877–1885); Professor of Metaphysics, Logic, and Rhetoric; Presbyterian minister | |
| Hetzel, Frederick A.Frederick A. Hetzel | 1952 | Editor of University of Pittsburgh Press (1963–1994); founded Drue Heinz Literature Prize and Pitt Poetry Series | |
| Junkin, GeorgeGeorge Junkin | 1813 !Jefferson 1813 | President of Lafayette College (1832–1841); President Miami University (1841–1844); President Washington College, Virginia (1848–1861); author of many theological books; Presbyterian minister | |
| Leavitt, John McDowellJohn McDowell Leavitt | 1841 !Jefferson 1841 | President of Lehigh University (1875–1880) and St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland (1880–1889); founder and editor of International Review; lawyer, poet, author, and Protestant Episcopal minister | |
| LeMoyne, Francis JuliusFrancis Julius LeMoyne | 1815 !Washington 1815 | Nationally known abolitionist, philanthropist, founder of the Washington Female Seminary, and benefactor of LeMoyne-Owen College, a Historically Black College in Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Lindley, JacobJacob Lindley | 1794 !Dod 1794 | First President of Ohio University (1809–1822) | |
| Lowes, John LivingstonJohn Livingston Lowes | 1888 | American scholar of English literature; wrote The Road to Xanadu: A Study in the Ways of the Imagination, in 1927, the definitive study of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Dean and Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (1909–1918) and Harvard University (1918–1939) | |
| McCormick, SamuelSamuel McCormick | 1880 | Chancellor of University of Pittsburgh (1904–1921), where he moved the University to its current location in Oakland and fortified its tradition of teacher liberal arts | |
| McGuffey, William HolmesWilliam Holmes McGuffey | 1826 !Washington 1826 | Author of McGuffey Readers; President of Cincinnati College, (1836–1839); President of Ohio University (1839–1843); Professor of Languages and Philosophy | |
| McMillan, WilliamWilliam McMillan | 1802 !Jefferson 1802 | President of Jefferson College (1817–1822); first President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1823–1832) | |
| Moffat, James D.James D. Moffat | 1869 | President of Washington & Jefferson College (1881–1915) | |
| Muhlenberg, Frederick AugustusFrederick Augustus Muhlenberg | 1836 !Jefferson 1836 | First President of Muhlenberg College (1867–1877); President of Thiel College (1891–1901) | |
| Munce, RobertRobert Munce | 1918 | President of Suffolk University (1954–1960) | |
| Nevin, Edwin HenryEdwin Henry Nevin | 1833 !Jefferson 1833 | President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1840–1845); Presbyterian minister; published several theological books | |
| Patterson, Boyd CrumrineBoyd Crumrine Patterson | 1923 | President of Washington & Jefferson College (1950–1970); Professor of Mathematics at Hamilton College and Washington & Jefferson College | |
| Riddle, David HunterDavid Hunter Riddle | 1823 !Jefferson 1823 | President of Jefferson College (1862–1866); Professor of Greek; Presbyterian minister | |
| Ryors, AlfredAlfred Ryors | 1835 !Jefferson 1835 | President of Ohio University (1848–1852); President of Indiana University (1852–1853); Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University, Ohio University, and Centre College | |
| Scott, John WorkJohn Work Scott | 1827 !Jefferson 1827 | President of Washington College (1853–1865), retired to facilitate union with Jefferson College; Vice president and Professor of West Virginia University (1867–1877); Presbyterian minister | |
| Sell, William EdwardWilliam Edward Sell | 1945 | Legal academic and professor; Dean of University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1966–1977); considered to be the father of Pennsylvania business corporation law; taught at University of Pittsburgh School of Law for over 50 years | |
| Smith, JosephJoseph Smith | 1815 !Jefferson 1815 | President of Franklin College, in New Athens, Ohio (1837–1838); Presbyterian minister; wrote two early histories of the Presbytery of Redstone and Jefferson College; grandson of college founder, Joseph Smith | |
| Stockton, JosephJoseph Stockton | 1798 !Canonsburg 1798 | Principal of Pittsburgh Academy (1810–1819); founder of Meadville Academy; | |
| Watson, JohnJohn Watson | 0 !Canonsburg ? | President of Jefferson College (1802); studied under college founder John McMillan; Professor of Moral Philosophy | |
| Wylie, AndrewAndrew Wylie | 1810 !Jefferson 1810 | President of Jefferson College (1812–1816); President of Washington College (1817–1829); first President of Indiana University (1829–1851); Protestant Episcopal minister |
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