| Azusa Pacific College | | May 5, 1973 |
| Ben-Gurion University | Honorary Doctoral Degree | June 10, 1987 |
| Eureka College | | 1957 |
| Galway College, National University, Ireland | Honorary Doctor of Laws | June 2, 1984 |
| Georgetown University | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | 1988 |
| Halas University | Honorary Doctoral Degree in Professional Football | 1985 |
| Hastings College | Doctor of Communications Honoris Causa | 1988 |
| Lewis University | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | October 16, 1984 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | May 18, 1990 |
| Notre Dame | Honorary Doctor of Law | May 17, 1981 |
| Pepperdine University | Honorary Doctoral Degree | 1970 |
| Seton Hall | Honorary Doctor of Laws | March 21, 1985 |
| St. John’s University | Honorary Doctor of Laws | March 28, 1985 |
| Tel Aviv University | Doctor of Philosophiae Honoris Causa | February 25, 1990 |
| Tuskegee University | Honorary Doctor of Laws | May 10, 1987 |
| University of South Carolina | Honorary Doctor of Laws | September 20, 1983 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science | Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa | October 17, 1985 |
| Westminster College | Honorary Doctor of Law | 1990 |
| World Academy of Arts and Culture | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | 1982 |
| Yeshiva University | Honorary Doctoral Degree | December 18, 1986 |