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Dec 1, 2025
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How long did Donald Trump attend Fordham and why did he transfer to Wharton?

Donald Trump attended Fordham University for two years (ending spring 1966) before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he completed a B.S. in economics in 1968 . Rep...

Nov 15, 2025
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Wharton Professor Called Trump Dumbest Student

Multiple long-standing accounts say Wharton marketing professor William T. Kelley told his friend Frank DiPrima that “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had,” a line carried in outlet...

Jan 12, 2026
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Did Donald Trump ever publicly call a student 'the dumbest' and in what context?

There is no credible reporting showing that Donald Trump publicly called a student "the dumbest"; instead the widely circulated phrase in media and social posts—“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn s...

Jan 28, 2026

What grades did Donald Trump receive at Wharton University of Pennsylvania in the 1960s?

graduated from the in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree, but public records tied to that commencement do not show him graduating with honors and there is no publicly available transcript documenting his c...

Dec 8, 2025

Have any of Donald Trump's Wharton classmates shared stories about him?

Multiple reporting projects and alumni interviews show that most of Donald Trump’s Wharton classmates say they hardly remembered him on campus; in a Daily Pennsylvanian survey of 269 classmates, 74 re...

Nov 22, 2025

How have Trump's alma maters (Wharton/University of Pennsylvania) responded to inquiries about his records?

The University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) has repeatedly declined to release detailed academic records for Donald Trump beyond confirming degree, major and date of graduation — citing routine privacy p...