Daniel Sanborn Wentworth, Principal, 1867-1882
William C. Dodge, Acting Principal, 1882-1883
Francis Wayland Parker, Principal, 1883-1899
William Griffin, Acting Principal, 1899
Arnold Tompkins, Principal, 1900-1905
Ella Flagg Young, Principal, 1905-1909
William Bishop Owen, Principal / President, 1909-1928
Hazel Stillman, Acting President, 1928
Butler Laughlin, President, 1928-1936
Verne O. Graham, President, 1936-1938
John A. Bartky, President, 1938-1942
John I. Swearingen, Acting President, 1942-1948
Raymond Mack Cook, Dean, 1948-1960; Dean of the South Side Campus, 1961-1965
Roy Newell Jervis, Dean (Dean of the North Side Campus), 1960-1962
Jerome M. Sachs, Dean, 1962-1971
Jerome M. Sachs, President, 1971-1973
James Mullen, President, 1973-1976
William Lienemann, Acting President, 1976
Ronald Williams, President, 1976-1985
Gordon H. Lamb, President, 1986-1995
Salme Harju Steinberg, President, 1995-2007
Sharon K. Hahs, President, 2007-2016
Richard J. Helldobler, Interim President, 2016-2018
Wamucii Njogu, Acting President, 2018
Gloria J. Gibson, President, 2018-2023
Katrina E. Bell-Jordan, Interim President, 2023
Katrina E. Bell-Jordan, President, 2024-present