Dr. Francis has received 39 honorary degrees from the following colleges and universities:
HONORARY DEGREES
- Villanova University (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Education, 1969
- College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), Doctor of Laws, 1969
- Seton Hall University (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1969
- St. Michael’s College (Vermont), Doctor of Laws, 1972
- Marquette University (Wisconsin), Doctor of Laws, 1977
- St. Peter’s College (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1977
- Tulane University (Louisiana), Doctor of Laws, 1980
- Loyola University (Louisiana), Doctor of Laws, 1982
- Hamline University (Minnesota), Doctor of Laws, 1983
- University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Laws, 1983
- Miami University (Ohio), Doctor of Laws, 1985
- The Catholic University of America (District of Columbia), Doctor of Laws,1986
- Hunter College (New York), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
- St. Vincent College (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
- University of Notre Dame (Indiana), Doctor of Laws, 1988
- Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
- Drexel University (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1990
- New York Medical College (New York), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992
- Rutgers University (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1993
- University of Portland (Oregon), Doctor of Laws, 1994
- Wheelock College (Massachusetts), Doctor of Education, 1995
- Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans), Doctor of Letters, 1995
- Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH), Doctor of Humanities, 1998
- Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1998
- Felician College (Lodi, New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1998
- Rust College (Holly Springs, MS), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003
- University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003
- Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Doctor of Laws, 2003
- Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), Doctor of Laws, 2004
- Boston College (Boston, MA), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2005
- St. Xavier University (Chicago, IL), Doctor of Humane Letters, Dec. 2005
- Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA), Doctor of Laws, May 2006
- Loras College (Dubuque, IA) Doctor of Letters, May 2006
- University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN) Doctor of Humanities, May 2006
- College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2006
- St. John’s University (Queens, NY) Doctorate of Sacred Theology, May 2007
- Brown University (Providence, RI) Doctor of Laws, May 2007
- University of Louisiana-Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2007
- University of Miami (Miami, FL) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2008
- Georgetown University (N.W., Washington D.C.) Doctor of Laws, March 2015