Perpetual student

Template:Short description A perpetual student, gradual student, or career student is either a college or university attendee who either pursues multiple terminal degrees or re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree.

Holders of multiple academic degrees

Number of Earned Degrees	Name	Dates	Notes
30	Michael Nicholson	1941–present	Part-time parking attendant whose degree list includes 22 master's degrees and one doctorate.
23	Robert W. McGee	1947–present	Holds 13 doctorates. Professor of Accounting at Fayetteville State University
20	Shrikant Jichkar	1954–2004	Indian civil servant.
16	Benjamin Bolger	1975–present	Received an associate's from Muskegon Community College, his bachelor's from the University of Michigan, thirteen master's degrees and a Doctor of Design from Harvard University.
15	Luciano Baietti	1947–present	Studied for degrees in physical education, law, literature, philosophy, sociology, criminology, and military strategy. In 2002, The Guinness Book of World Records officially recognized Baietti as the most graduated living person in the world.
14	Leo Salvet	1957 - present	Priest, Prague, Czech republic
11	Bruce Berry	1940–2014	Took his first degree from Manchester University in 1963. Earned a number of master's degrees starting in the 1970s. He earned a Ph.D. from Leeds Metropolitan University. Died while completing a second Ph.D. Worked in technical document translation for Agfa-Gevaert, for the Post Office, and as a teacher, before working as a school crossing guard in retirement.
11	John Warwick Montgomery	1931–2024	Lawyer and Christian apologist
10	Jacob Appel	1973–present	Holds both a Doctor of Medicine and a Juris Doctor. Serves on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
9	Md Amiruzzaman	1981–present	A multidisciplinary academic and researcher, currently serving as a faculty member at West Chester University. Holds three doctoral degrees, five master's degrees, and one bachelor's degree.
9	Robelyn Garcia	1965–present	Former professional women's basketball player is currently an academic at Harvard University and Arizona State University.
8	James Howard	1979–present	Mathematician and public policy scholar
8	David Maly	1991–present	Lawyer and professor
8	Katie Nelson	1976-present	Holds a doctorate in education, six master’s degrees, and one bachelor’s degree from 7 different universities.
7	Domaine Javier	1992/1993–present	Filipino actress
7	Ivana Kyselová Košková	1977 – present	Freelance translator and lecturer, Prague, Czech republic

Long tenure to complete a single degree

• Milton De Jesús has been a student at the University of Puerto Rico since 1963. In 2010, De Jesús was interviewed by the newspaper, since he was the only student on the campus who could compare the 2010 student strikes and the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and 2005 strikes.
• Johnny Lechner attended the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 1994 until at least 2009. He spent 13 years as a senior at the university.