List of honorary degrees awarded to Bill Cosby

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American former comedian Bill Cosby has received 72 honorary degrees in recognition of his career in acting and comedy. 62 of these have since been revoked due to his now-overturned conviction on sexual assault charges. These include (listed in order of original awarding of degree):

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Rhode Island	1985	Brown University	Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)	Rescinded 28 September 2015 {{cite news\|title=Brown revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://www.browndailyherald.com/2015/09/28/brown-university-revokes-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/\|access-date=September 29, 2015\|work=Brown Daily Herald\|date=September 28, 2015}}
South Carolina	1986	University of South Carolina	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite news\|title= High Fees for Guest Lecturers Stir Argument at Carolina University\|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/12/us/high-fees-for-guest-lecturers-stir-argument-at-carolina-university.html\|work=The New York Times\|date= 12 November 1986\|access-date=May 4, 2018\|last1= Schmidt\|first1= William E.}}	Rescinded 22 June 2018 {{cite news\|title=USC joins other colleges in revoking Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article213660254.html \|work=The State\|access-date=June 22, 2018}}
Georgia	1986	Spelman College	Doctorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.spelman.edu/docs/presidents-office/past-honorary-degree-recipients.pdf\|title=Spelman College Honorary Degree Recipients List 1977 to Present as of July 2018\|date=July 2018\|publisher=Spelman College Board of Trustees\|access-date=February 18, 2019}}
Connecticut	1987	Wesleyan University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/rc2018/commencement/speakers.html#4\|title=Past Honorary Degree Recipients, Reunion & Commencement - Wesleyan University\|website=wesleyan.edu}}	Rescinded 25 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.wtnh.com/news/education/wesleyan-university-revokes-bill-cosby-s-honorary-degree/1198537130\|title=Wesleyan University revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|access-date=May 25, 2018}}
Pennsylvania	May 1987	Lehigh University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)	Rescinded 14 October 2015 {{cite news\|title=Lehigh rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://thebrownandwhite.com/2015/10/14/lehigh-rescinds-bill-cosby-honorary-degree/\|access-date=February 5, 2016\|work=The Brown and White\|date=October 15, 2015}}
District of Columbia	1989	Howard University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) {{cite web\|url=https://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/recipients-year.htm \|title=Recipients of Honorary Degrees (By Year) - Office of the Secretary - Howard University \|publisher=Howard.edu \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
Indiana	20 May 1990	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) {{cite web\|url=https://commencement.nd.edu/assets/230273/honorary_degrees_archive_by_date.pdf\|title=Honorary Degree Recipients\|publisher=University of Notre Dame\|year=2016\|access-date=April 30, 2018}}	Rescinded 26 April 2018 {{cite press release\|url=https://news.nd.edu/news/statement-from-father-jenkins-rescinding-notre-dames-1990-honorary-degree-to-bill-cosby/\|title=Statement from Father Jenkins rescinding Notre Dame's 1990 honorary degree to Bill Cosby\|website=Notre Dame News}}
Pennsylvania	1990	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) {{cite web \|title=Commencement: Honorary Degrees \|publisher=University of Pennsylvania \|url=http://www.upenn.edu/commencement/hist/hondegalph.html#C \|access-date=September 19, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820041441/http://www.upenn.edu/commencement/hist/hondegalph.html \|archive-date=August 20, 2007}}{{cite web \|title=Commencement: Speakers Since 1938 \|publisher=University of Pennsylvania \|url=http://www.upenn.edu/commencement/hist/speakers38.html \|access-date=September 19, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710043206/http://www.upenn.edu/commencement/hist/speakers38.html \|archive-date=July 10, 2009}}	Rescinded 1 February 2018 {{cite news\|last1=Snyder\|first1=Susan\|title=University of Pennsylvania strips Steve Wynn, Bill Cosby of honors\|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/penn-distances-itself-from-wynn-cosby-20180201.html\|access-date=February 1, 2018\|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer\|date=February 1, 2018}}
Missouri	1990	University of Missouri-Columbia	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 23 June 2017 {{Cite news\|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/26/mizzou-revokes-honorary-degree-awarded-cosby\|title=Mizzou Revokes Honorary Degree Awarded to Cosby {{!}} Inside Higher Ed\|access-date=July 4, 2017}}{{Cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/06/23/bill-cosby-loses-honorary-degree-university-missouri-after-mistrial/103137946/\|title=Bill Cosby loses honorary degree from University of Missouri after mistrial\|work=USA TODAY\|access-date=July 4, 2017\|language=en}}{{Cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/university-of-missouri-revokes-cosbys-honorary-degree/2017/06/23/9375f216-582f-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623191623/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/university-of-missouri-revokes-cosbys-honorary-degree/2017/06/23/9375f216-582f-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 23, 2017\|title=University of Missouri revokes Cosby's honorary degree\|date=June 23, 2017\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|access-date=July 4, 2017\|agency=Associated Press\|language=en-US\|issn=0190-8286}}
Mississippi	20 November 1990	Rust College	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-20-ca-5213-story.html\|title=Short Takes: Cosby Passes On His Doctorate\|date=November 20, 1990\|via=LA Times}}
Pennsylvania	1991	Temple University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)	Rescinded 27 April 2018 {{Cite news \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/us/bill-cosby-temple-degree/index.html \|title=Temple University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree \|last=Levenson \|first=Eric \|date=April 27, 2018 \|work=CNN \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
Pennsylvania	1992	Drexel University	Doctorate	Rescinded 12 November 2015 {{cite web\|url=http://drexel.edu/president/messages/message/2015/November/cosby-revocation/ \|title=Drexel Has Revoked Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree \| Office of the President \| Drexel University \|publisher=Drexel.edu \|date=November 12, 2015 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
California	1992	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)	Rescinded 18 November 2015 {{cite web \|title=Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree at Cal Poly Pomona Revoked \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bill-Cosby-s-honorary-degree-at-Cal-Poly-Pomona-6647546.php \|access-date=November 20, 2015}}
California	1992	Occidental College	Doctorate	Rescinded 12 December 2015 {{cite web\|title=Occidental College is the latest to revoke Cosby honorary degree \|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-occidental-college-is-the-latest-to-revoke-cosby-honor-20151215-story.html\|date=December 15, 2015\|work=Los Angeles Times\|access-date=December 15, 2015}}
Maine	1992	Colby College	Doctor of Performing Arts	Rescinded 2 May 2018 {{cite news\|url=http://mainepublic.org/post/colby-college-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree\|title=Colby College Rescinds Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|first=Jacqueline\|last=Arma\|agency=Associated Press\|date=May 3, 2018\|access-date=May 3, 2018}}
Maryland	Spring 1992	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctorate	Rescinded 22 June 2018 {{cite web\|last1=Condon\|first1=Christine\|last2=Brennan\|first2=Leah\|title=UMD wants to rescind Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://www.dbknews.com/2018/05/10/bill-cosby-umd-honorary-degree-sexual-assault-trial/\|publisher=The Diamondback\|date=May 10, 2018\|access-date=June 27, 2018}}
Virginia	1993	College of William & Mary	Master of Arts (MA)	Rescinded 8 August 2018 {{cite news\|title=William & Mary rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=https://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/08/10/william-mary-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/ \|work=WY Daily Staff\|access-date=August 10, 2018}}
Rhode Island	May 1994	Bryant University	Doctorate	Rescinded 12 November 2015 {{cite web \|url=https://www.bryant.edu/news/news-articles/2015/11/12/university-revokes-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/ \|title=University revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree \| Bryant University \|publisher=Bryant.edu \|date=November 13, 2015 \|access-date=April 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183816/https://www.bryant.edu/news/news-articles/2015/11/12/university-revokes-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/ \|archive-date=April 27, 2018 \|url-status=dead }}
Pennsylvania	1995	Muhlenberg College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 23 October 2015 {{cite web\|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/campus_inq/Muhlenberg-College-rescinds-Cosby-honorary-doctorate.html \|title=Muhlenberg College rescinds Cosby honorary degree\|publisher=The Inquirer \|access-date=October 27, 2015}}
Pennsylvania	1995	Swarthmore College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 20 November 2015 {{cite web \|title=Past Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients \|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/past-commencement/past-speakers-and-honorary-degree-recipients-(1888-2013).xml \|access-date=May 20, 2014}}{{cite news\|title=Swarthmore Rescinds Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/swarthmore-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree\|access-date=July 20, 2016\|work=Swarthmore College: News and Events\|date=December 7, 2015}}
Texas	20 May 1995	Southern Methodist University	Doctor of Arts (D.Arts)	Rescinded 31 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://sites.smu.edu/des/registrar/HonoraryDegrees/?a=bio&pid=281&name=William%20(Bill)%20Cosby \|title=Honorary Degrees: William (Bill) H. Cosby , Jr. \|publisher=Southern Methodist University \|accessdate=2021-05-28}}
New York	1 June 1995	John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/bill-cosby-raises-his-hat-to-the-audience-during-the-news-photo/918188448\|title=Bill Cosby Received an Honory [sic] Degree from John Jay College\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527104633/https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/bill-cosby-raises-his-hat-to-the-audience-during-the-news-photo/918188448\|archive-date=27 May 2019}}	Rescinded 23 November 2015 {{cite web\|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2015/11/cuny-trustees-to-revoke-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree-000000\|title=CUNY trustees to revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|website=Politico}}
Massachusetts	1996	Boston College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|url=https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/publications/factbook/pdf/98_99/fb99-degree-conf-hondgr.pdf\|title=FB99 Honorary Degree Recipients\|publisher=Boston College\|year=1999\|access-date=April 30, 2018}}	Rescinded 27 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/04/27/boston-college-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/\|title=Boston College Rescinds Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|publisher=Boston College\|date=April 27, 2018\|access-date=April 30, 2018}}
Pennsylvania	May 1996	Lafayette College	Doctorate	Rescinded 28 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2018/04/lafayette_college_revokes_bill.html\|title=Lafayette College revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|first=Sara\|last=Satullo\|publisher=LehighValleyLive\|date=April 28, 2018\|access-date=April 28, 2018}}
Connecticut	18 May 1996	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) {{cite web \|date=May 18, 1996 \|title=Commencement: Speakers \|publisher=University of Connecticut \|url=http://commencement.uconn.edu/history/speakers/1990s.html \|access-date=August 12, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330161341/http://commencement.uconn.edu/history/speakers/1990s.html \|archive-date=30 March 2012 \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|date=May 18, 1996 \|title=Commencement: Honorary Degrees \|publisher=University of Connecticut \|url=http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=upub_commence \|access-date=August 12, 2011}}	Rescinded 29 June 2016 {{cite news\|title=UConn Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-uconn-cosby-revocation-0630-20160629-story.html\|access-date=July 20, 2016\|work=Hartford Courant\|date=June 29, 2016}}
Pennsylvania	1997	Gettysburg College	Doctorate	Rescinded 4 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2018/05/07/gettysburg-college-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/587327002/ \|title=Gettysburg College rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree \|publisher=EveningSun \|access-date=May 7, 2018}}
District of Columbia	1997	George Washington University	Doctor of Humanities{{cite web\|url=https://provost.gwu.edu/honorary-degree-recipients\|title=Honorary Degree Recipients - Office of the Provost - The George Washington University\|website=provost.gwu.edu}}	Rescinded 11 January 2016 {{cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/01/11/george-washington-university-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/\|title=George Washington University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|first=Susan\|last=Svrluga\|date=January 11, 2016\|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}{{cite web\|url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/update-president-knapp-sexual-assault\|title=Update from President Knapp on Sexual Assault\|work=GW Today\|publisher=The George Washington University\|date=January 11, 2016}}
Illinois	1997	Northwestern University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2015/10/09/campus/northwestern-remains-silent-on-bill-cosbys-1997-honors/\|title=Northwestern remains silent on Bill Cosby's 1997 honors\|first=Peter\|last=Kotecki\|website=dailynorthwestern.com\|date=9 October 2015 }}	Rescinded 18 June 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-northwestern-university-bill-cosby-honorary-degree-20180618-story.html\|title=Northwestern revokes honorary degree given to Bill Cosby\|website=Chicago Tribune\|access-date=June 18, 2018}}
New York	1997	New York University	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	Rescinded 21 June 2018 {{cite web\|title=NYU's Board of Trustees Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|url=https://www.nyunews.com/2018/06/21/06-21-news-bill-cosby-honorary-degree-revoked-by-nyu/\|first=Jackson\|last=Sarah\|website=nyunews.com\|date=21 June 2018 }}
California	8 May 1998	University of Southern California	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) {{cite web\|date=May 8, 1998 \|title=A Joyous Day of Academic Celebration – USC's 115th Commencement, May 8, 1998 \|publisher=USC News \|url=http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/3677.html \|access-date=March 27, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816100615/http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/3677.html \|archive-date=August 16, 2012 }}	Rescinded 1 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://dailytrojan.com/2018/05/01/usc-revokes-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree-after-assault-conviction/\|title=USC revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree after assault conviction\|first=Karan\|last=Nevatia\|publisher=Daily Trojan\|date=May 1, 2018\|access-date=May 2, 2018}}
Virginia	9 May 1998	Old Dominion University	Doctorate {{cite web \|url=http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/instadv/archive/issue17/getready.htm \|title=Honorary degrees will go to Cosby, alumnus Mark Strome and local journalist George Tucker \|publisher=Ww2.odu.edu \|access-date=April 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183750/http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/instadv/archive/issue17/getready.htm \|archive-date=April 27, 2018 \|url-status=dead }}
Maryland	17 May 1998	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite news\|last=Ryan\|first=Meg\|url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/05/16/bill-cosbys-honorary-degrees-crosshairs-umes-other-schools/611831002/\|title=Bill Cosby's honorary degrees in crosshairs of UMES, other schools\|date=May 16, 2018\|newspaper=The Daily Times (Salisbury)}}	Rescinded 22 June 2018 {{cite web\|last=Curtis\|first=Tim\|title=USM takes back honorary degrees awarded to Bill Cosby\|url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2018/06/22/usm-takes-back-honorary-degrees-awarded-to-bill-cosby/\|publisher=Daily Record (Maryland)\|date=June 22, 2018\|access-date=June 22, 2018}}
California	1998	Pepperdine University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)	Rescinded (unannounced date){{cite news\|title=How many stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame belong on the walk of shame? \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/24/entertainment/hollywood-walk-of-fame-metoo-era-invs/index.html \|publisher=CNN\|access-date=March 22, 2020}}
South Carolina	May 1999	Claflin University	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=https://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article210300384.html\|title=Claflin University has no plans to rescind Bill Cosby's honorary degree}}	Rescinded 22 June 2018 {{cite news\|title=Claflin University Board of Trustees revokes celebrity Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=https://thetandd.com/news/local/education/claflin-university-board-of-trustees-revokes-celebrity-bill-cosby-s/article_e6b2eed0-2291-5bad-a34f-d2a3fdfbdeb6.html \|work=TD\|access-date=June 22, 2018}}
New York	22 May 1999	Colgate University	Doctorate {{cite web \|date=May 17, 1999 \|title=Colgate Names Top Graduates \|publisher=Colgate University \|url=http://news.colgate.edu/1999/05/colgate-namestop-graduates.html/ \|access-date=April 30, 2018}}	Rescinded 1 October 2016 {{cite web \|date=October 1, 2016 \|title=Message From the Chair \|publisher=Colgate University \|url=http://blogs.colgate.edu/correspondence/2016/10/message-from-the-chair.html\|access-date=October 1, 2016}}
Massachusetts	1999	Amherst College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 17 October 2015 {{cite web\|url=http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/amherst-college-rescinds-cosbys-honorary-degree.html\|title=Amherst College Rescinds Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|date=October 19, 2015}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/10/20/amherst-latest-rescind-cosby-degree\|title=Amherst Latest to Rescind Cosby Degree - Inside Higher Ed}}
Massachusetts	2000	Tufts University	Doctor of Arts (D.Arts)	Rescinded 15 October 2015 {{cite news \|date=October 15, 2015 \|title=Tufts University Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree \|work=CBS Boston \|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/10/15/bill-cosby-tufts-honorary-degree/ \|access-date=October 15, 2015}}
Pennsylvania	May 2000	Franklin & Marshall College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 19 October 2015 {{cite web\|url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/f-m-revokes-bill-cosby-s-honorary-degree/article_f67175bc-76c6-11e5-9bf2-93ff4f330dcc.html \|title=F&M revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree \| Local News \|publisher=lancasteronline.com \|date=October 19, 2015 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
New York	2000	Fashion Institute of Technology	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=http://www.fitnyc.edu/commencement/speakers/honorary-degrees.php \|title=SUNY Honorary Degrees Awarded Through FIT \| Fashion Institute of Technology \|publisher=Fitnyc.edu \|date=December 4, 2017 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}	Rescinded 2 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/suny-revokes-honorary-degrees-to-bill-cosby-and-james-levine-1202664924/\|title=SUNY Revokes Honorary Degrees to Bill Cosby and James Levine\|first=Lisa\|last=Lockwood\|publisher=WWD\|date=May 3, 2018\|access-date=May 3, 2018}}
South Carolina	2000	Medical University of South Carolina	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 18 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/health/musc-board-of-trustees-rescinds-honorary-degree-granted-to-bill/article_2ab08074-5ab9-11e8-a612-e37d2d5bc157.html \|title=MUSC Board of Trustees rescinds honorary degree granted to Bill Cosby\|publisher=The Post & Courier \|date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 18, 2018 }}
New York	2001	Fordham University	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	Rescinded 24 September 2015 {{cite web \|last=Sanicola \|first=Laura \|date=September 24, 2015 \|title=Another hit for Cosby: Fordham rescinds honorary degree \|work=USA TODAY College \|url=http://college.usatoday.com/2015/09/24/cosby-fordham-rescinds-honorary-degree/ \|access-date=September 25, 2015}}{{Cite news \|last=Gregorian \|first=Dareh \|date=September 24, 2015 \|title=Fordham revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree \|work=Daily News \|location=New York \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fordham-revokes-bill-cosby-honorary-degree-article-1.2373423 \|access-date=September 25, 2015}}
Maryland	2001	Goucher College	Doctorate	Rescinded 15 October 2015{{cite news \|date=October 15, 2015 \|title=Baltimore's Goucher College Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree \|work=WBOC 16\|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/30269587/baltimores-goucher-college-revokes-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/ \|access-date=October 15, 2015}}
Ohio	2001	Ohio State University	Doctor of Education (D.Ed.)	Rescinded 6 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://radio.wosu.org/post/ohio-state-officials-revoke-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree#stream/0\|title=Ohio State Officials Revoke Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree\|first=Nick\|last=Evans\|date=6 April 2018 }}
Ohio	2001	University of Cincinnati	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|url=https://www.uc.edu/trustees/honorary_awards/degrees/degree_recipients.html \|title=Recipients, Home \| University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati \|publisher=Uc.edu \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}	Rescinded 8 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.wlwt.com/article/uc-to-consider-stripping-bill-cosby-of-his-honorary-degree/20212137\|title=UC votes to strip Bill Cosby of his honorary degree \|date=7 May 2018 \|access-date=May 8, 2018}}
Delaware	2001	Delaware State University	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=http://dsuarchives.blogspot.com/2018/05/honorary-degrees.html \|title=Delaware State University Archives and Special Collections: Honorary Degrees \|publisher=Delaware State University \|date=2018-05-09 \|accessdate=2021-05-28}}
New York	12 May 2001	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=https://archives.rpi.edu/commencement-speakers-honrary-degree-recipients-2000-2009/\|title=Commencement Speakers & Honorary Degree Recipients 2000-2009 \| Institute Archives and Special Collections}}	Rescinded 18 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/RPI-rescinds-Bill-Cosby-s-honorary-degree-12931915.php \|title=RPI rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|publisher=The Post & Courier \|date=May 18, 2018 \|access-date=May 21, 2018 }}
New Jersey	May 2002	Drew University	Doctorate {{cite web\|title=Bill Cosby Commencement Speech 2002 \|url=https://vimeo.com/88475482 \|date=May 2002 \|publisher=Drew University \|access-date=March 29, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143215/https://vimeo.com/88475482 \|archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}	Rescinded 23 October 2015 {{cite news\|title=N.J. college revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree \|url=http://www.nj.com/education/2015/11/nj_college_revokes_bill_cosbys_honorary_degree.html\|access-date=July 30, 2016 \|work=Hartford Courant\|date=November 16, 2015}}
Massachusetts	2002	Springfield College	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=https://springfield.edu/archives/college-history/honorary-degree-recipients \|title=Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speakers \| Springfield College \|publisher=Springfield.edu \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}	Rescinded 25 October 2015 {{cite web\|last1=Logue\|first1=Josh\|title=Springfield College revokes Bill Cosby's honorary doctorate\|url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/10/springfield_college_bill_cosby.html\|website=masslive.com\|date=26 October 2015 \|ref=October 26, 2015}}
Pennsylvania	2002	University of Pittsburgh	Doctorate	Rescinded 13 November 2015 {{cite web\|first=Debra \|last=Erdley \|url=http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/9433376-74/cosby-university-degree \|title=Pitt rescinds honorary degree to Bill Cosby \|publisher=TribLIVE \|date=November 13, 2015 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
Pennsylvania	May 2002	Haverford College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|date=July 7, 2009 \|title=Honorary Degree Recipients \|publisher=Haverford College \|url=http://www.haverford.edu/commencement/files/honorarydegrees.pdf \|access-date=September 19, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008122800/http://www.haverford.edu/commencement/files/honorarydegrees.pdf \|archive-date=October 8, 2009 \|url-status=dead }}	Rescinded 6 February 2016 {{cite web\|title=Haverford College rescinds Cosby's degree \|url=http://articles.philly.com/2016-02-28/news/71006427_1_bill-cosby-haverford-college-haverford-officials \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604072851/http://articles.philly.com/2016-02-28/news/71006427_1_bill-cosby-haverford-college-haverford-officials \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 June 2016 \|date=February 28, 2016}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/board-update\|title=HC Board: Cosby Degree Rescinded}}
New York	2002	Cooper Union	Doctorate	Rescinded 28 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://www.amny.com/news/bill-cosby-honorary-degree-1.18346433\|title=Bill Cosby's honorary degree from FIT may be rescinded \|date=May 2018 \|access-date=May 1, 2018}}
New York	2002	Juilliard School	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|url=https://www.juilliard.edu/sites/default/files/JuilliardHonoraryDegreeRecipients1987-2017.pdf \|title=Juilliard Honorary Degree Recipients \|access-date=April 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427115934/https://www.juilliard.edu/sites/default/files/JuilliardHonoraryDegreeRecipients1987-2017.pdf \|archive-date=April 27, 2018 \|url-status=dead }}	Rescinded 28 April 2018{{citation needed\|date=February 2021}}
North Carolina	19 May 2003	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) {{cite web\|url=https://facultygov.unc.edu/awards/honorary-degrees/\|title=Honorary Degrees - Faculty Governance}}{{cite web\|url=http://faccoun.unc.edu/files/2011/08/2003HDCosby.pdf\|title=William Henry Cosby Jr\|publisher=University of North Carolina\|year=2003\|access-date=April 30, 2018}}	Rescinded 30 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://abc11.com/education/unc-to-decide-whether-to-revoke-bill-cosbys-honorary-degree/3543322/\|title=UNC Board of Trustees decide to revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|access-date=May 30, 2018}}
Connecticut	26 May 2003	Yale University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{Cite journal\|date=June 6, 2003 \|title=Honorary Degrees \|journal=Yale Bulletin and Calendar \|volume=31 \|issue=31 \|url=http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v31.n31/story103.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064659/http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v31.n31/story103.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=April 10, 2009 \|access-date=September 19, 2009 }}{{cite web\|url=https://secretary.yale.edu/programs-services/honorary-degrees/since-1702?field_degrees_value=All&field_year_value=All&keys=Cosby\|title=Honorary Degrees Since 1702 - Office of the Secretary and Vice President for Student Life\|website=secretary.yale.edu}}	Rescinded 1 May 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/yale-rescinds-honorary-degree-bill-cosby/story?id=54870505\|title=Yale rescinds honorary degree given to Bill Cosby\|first=Karma\|last=Allen\|publisher=ABC NEWS\|date=May 1, 2018\|access-date=May 2, 2018}}
Georgia	2003	Paine College	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=http://www.startribune.com/ga-college-considers-revoking-bill-cosby-s-honorary-degree/333587851/ \|date=October 17, 2015 \|title=Georgia college considers rescinding honorary degree given to Bill Cosby; will vote next week \|work=Star Tribune \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103025717/http://www.startribune.com/ga-college-considers-revoking-bill-cosby-s-honorary-degree/333587851/ \|archive-date=January 3, 2016 }}
South Dakota	2003	Sisseton Wahpeton College	Doctorate {{cite web\|title=College Awards Honorary Degree to Bill Cosby\|url=http://tribalcollegejournal.org/college-awards-honorary-degree-bill-cosby/\|website=Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education\|date=15 August 2003 \|publisher=Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education\|access-date=May 7, 2018}}
Virginia	2003	Hampton University	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Bill-Cosby-to-Address-Hampton-University-Class-of-2011 \|title=Bill Cosby to Address Hampton University Class of 2011 : Hampton University News \|publisher=News.hamptonu.edu \|date=March 21, 2011 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
Texas	4 September 2003	Baylor University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|title= Bill Cosby Lifts Baylor, Waco Spirits At "Pep Rally"\|url= http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=5467\|date= September 5, 2003\|publisher= Baylor University \|access-date=September 19, 2009}}	Rescinded 8 October 2015 {{cite news \|title=Baylor rescinds honorary doctorate given to Bill Cosby in 2003 \|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/news/higher_education/baylor-rescinds-honorary-doctorate-given-to-bill-cosby-in/article_204ba1ef-403d-5390-8ebc-22cae468e1ef.html \|newspaper=WacoTrib.com \|last=Stottlemyre \|first=Matthew \|date=October 9, 2015}}
Pennsylvania	2003	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Doctorate {{cite web\|url=http://catalog.wcupa.edu/general-information/structure-wcu-faculty-administration-colleges/honorary-degrees/\|title=Honorary Degrees\|website=West Chester University of Pennsylvania\|publisher=West Chester University of Pennsylvania\|access-date=May 1, 2018}}	Rescinded 30 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=https://wcuquad.com/6011063/news/bill-cosbys-honorary-degree-rescinded-after-guilty-verdict/\|title=Bill Cosby's honorary degree rescinded after guilty verdict\|date=2018-04-30\|website=The Quad\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-19}}
Massachusetts	8 May 2004	Berklee College of Music	Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) {{cite press release \|title=Retiring College President Lee Eliot Berk and Bill Cosby Honored at Berklee College of Music's 2004 Commencement\|publisher=Berklee College of Music\|date=May 8, 2004\|url=http://www.berklee.edu/commencement/2004/default.html\|access-date=September 19, 2009}}{{cite web\|title=Three Score: The Berklee 60th Anniversary Concert \|url=http://www.berklee.edu/events/2006/01/60th.html \|date=January 28, 2006 \|publisher=Berklee College of Music \|access-date=September 19, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625230551/http://berklee.edu/events/2006/01/60th.html \|archive-date=June 25, 2009 }}	Rescinded 24 March 2016 {{cite web\|url=https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=ff9a2827cdef2ea174b517f2a&id=8991d68acf\|title=Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree}}{{cite news\|title=42 Universities on the Status of Bill Cosby's Honorary Degrees\|url=http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/bill-cosby-honorary-degrees.html\|access-date=June 22, 2018\|work=Vulture.com\|date=June 19, 2018}}
Maryland	2004	Johns Hopkins University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web \|url=https://commencement.jhu.edu/our-history/honorary-degrees-awarded/ \|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded \| Johns Hopkins University Commencement \|publisher=Commencement.jhu.edu \|access-date=April 27, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221112951/https://commencement.jhu.edu/our-history/honorary-degrees-awarded/ \|archive-date=21 February 2018 \|url-status=dead }}	Rescinded 26 April 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-johns-hopkins-cosby-degree-20180426-story.html\|title=Johns Hopkins revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree following guilty verdict\|first=Christina\|last=Tkacik}}
Pennsylvania	May 2004	Wilkes University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 2 October 2015 {{cite news\|title=Wilkes University rescinds Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-university-rescinds-cosby-s-honorary-degree-1.1954504\|access-date=October 7, 2015\|work=Citizens Voice\|date=October 7, 2015}}
Pennsylvania	20 May 2007	Carnegie Mellon University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|title= Commencement 2007: Celebrating Honors and Achievements\|url= http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/beyond/2007/spring/commencement-2007.shtml\|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University\|access-date=September 19, 2009}}	Rescinded 26 April 2018 {{cite web\|first=Madasyn \|last=Czebiniak \|url=http://triblive.com/usworld/world/13586022-74/carnegie-mellon-revokes-cosbys-honorary-degree-after-guilty-verdict \|title=Carnegie Mellon revokes Cosby's honorary degree after guilty verdict \|publisher=TribLIVE \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
North Carolina	2008	North Carolina A&T State University	Doctor of Humanities	Rescinded 27 April 2018 {{cite news\|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article210021539.html\|title=Bill Cosby's honorary degree revoked by North Carolina university\|first=Jane\|last=Stancill\|newspaper=Charlotte Observer\|date=April 27, 2018\|access-date=April 30, 2018}}
Virginia	5 December 2008	Virginia Commonwealth University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|title=VCU 40th Anniversary Events \|url=http://www.40th.vcu.edu/events/billcosby.html \|publisher=Virginia Commonwealth University \|access-date=September 19, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225155155/http://www.40th.vcu.edu/events/billcosby.html \|archive-date=February 25, 2010 }}	Rescinded 7 December 2018 {{cite web\|url=http://www.nbc12.com/2018/12/08/vcu-rescinds-bill-cosbys-honorary-doctoral-degree/\|title=VCU rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary doctoral degree\|first=Tamia\|last=Mallory\|website=nbc12.com\|date=12 December 2018 }}
Ohio	1 May 2010	Oberlin College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite web\|title= Oberlin College gives Cosbys, Stevie Wonder honorary doctorates\|url= http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2010/05/01/oberlin-college-gives-cosbys-stevie-wonder-honorary-doctorates/\|access-date=October 12, 2015}}	Rescinded 4 December 2015 {{cite news\|title=Oberlin College rescinds honorary degree awarded Bill Cosby \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/oberlin-college-rescinds-honorary-degree-awarded-bill-cosby-article-1.2475645\|date=December 2015\|newspaper=New York Daily News \|access-date=December 28, 2015}}
Alabama	7 May 2011	Miles College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite news \|first=Jeremy \|last=Gray \|url=https://www.al.com/news/2015/10/should_talladega_college_resci.html \|title=Should Talladega, Miles colleges rescind Bill Cosby's honorary degrees? \|publisher=al.com \|date=January 13, 2019}}
California	18 May 2012	University of San Francisco	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)	Rescinded 25 September 2015 {{cite web\|last=Fernandez \|first=Lisa \|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/University-of-San-Francisco-Rescinds-Bill-Cosby-Degree-330150561.html \|title=University of San Francisco Rescinds Bill Cosby Honorary Degree \|publisher=NBC Bay Area \|date=September 30, 2015 \|access-date=April 27, 2018}}{{cite news\|title=University of San Francisco Rescinds Bill Cosby Honorary Degree\|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/University-of-San-Francisco-Rescinds-Bill-Cosby-Degree-330150561.html\|access-date=October 1, 2015\|work=NBC BAY AREA\|date=September 30, 2015}}
Texas	5 May 2013	Paul Quinn College	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite news \|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2013/05/05/speak-out-bill-cosby-tells-paul-quinn-college-graduates/ \|title='Speak out,' Bill Cosby tells Paul Quinn College graduates \|work=The Dallas Morning News \|date=May 5, 2013 \|url-access=registration}}
Wisconsin	19 May 2013	Marquette University	Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)	Rescinded 24 September 2015 {{cite web\|title=Bill Cosby is Marquette University's spring Commencement speaker \|url=http://www.marquette.edu/omc/newscenter/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1368106200&archive= \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905041229/http://www.marquette.edu/omc/newscenter/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1368106200&archive= \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=September 5, 2013 \|publisher=Marquette University Office of Marketing and Communication \|access-date=May 20, 2013 }}{{cite web\|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/marquette-university-strips-bill-cosby-of-honorary-degree-b99583730z1-329253351.html\|title=Marquette University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|website=jsonline.com}}
Maryland	21 May 2013	University of Baltimore	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) {{cite news\|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-bill-cosby-to-deliver-university-of-baltimore-commencement-address-20130314-story.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017090241/http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-bill-cosby-to-deliver-university-of-baltimore-commencement-address-20130314-story.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=17 October 2014\|title=Bill Cosby to deliver University of Baltimore commencement address\|date=March 14, 2013\|last=Rosen\|first=Jill\|newspaper=Baltimore Sun\|access-date=August 14, 2018}}	Rescinded 22 June 2018
Massachusetts	18 May 2014	Boston University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Rescinded 10 December 2015 {{cite web\|title=Boston University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree\|url=http://www.boston.com/news/education/2015/12/14/boston-university-rescinds-bill-cosby-honorary-degree/yzUbHDwvkdM3PmWt04z9WK/story.html\|date=December 14, 2015\|work=Boston Globe\|access-date=December 14, 2015}}

References

Honorary degrees

Category:Lists of honorary degree recipients

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