Education

Of the 94 cases where education could be ascertained, two thirds pursued at least some college courses, and one in ten had completed a Masters, PhD or doctoral equivalent. 

Completed Graduate School or PhD or MD– 11 total

• Rafiq Sabir “put himself through college and Columbia University's medical school with dreams of starting a private clinic in Harlem, said a man who attended Columbia with Dr. Sabir and was close friends with him, but declined to give his name.”[1]
• Aafia Siddiqui “earned a PhD in neuroscience [from Brandeis University] and wrote her thesis on learning through imitation.”[2]
• Nidal Malik Hasan attended medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He received his degree in 2003 and later completed his residency in psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.[3]
• Tarek Mehanna graduatedfrom the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in May 2008.[4]
• Maher Hofeid Hawashacquired a Master’s degree in electrical engineering.[5]
• Uzair Paracha “obtained a graduate degree in business from the Institute of Business Administration, in Karachi, in 2002.”[6]
• Faisal Shahzad was granted an H1-B visa for skilled workers in April 2002 and three years later earned an MBA at the University of Bridgeport.[7]
• Syed Hashmi - obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from Brooklyn College before moving to London in 2003 to study at London Metropolitan University, where he got a master's degree in international relations in 2006.[8]
• Kifa Jayyousi – Jayyousi obtained “advanced engineering degrees” from Wayne State University.[9]
• Anwar Awlaki – Holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University and an M.A. in Education leadership from San Diego State.[10]

Some Graduate School – 5 total

• Issa Doreh was working toward a doctorate in information technology at the University of the Pacific when he was charged in 2010.[11]
• Ali al-Timimi wasfive weeks away from receiving his doctorate in cancer gene research at George Mason University when he was charged in 2004.[12]
• Umar Chaudhry – Chaudhry was a graduate student at George Mason University when he was arrested in Pakistan in November 2009.[13]
• Farooque Ahmed was pursuing a graduate degree online in risk management and data security at Aspen University at the time of his arrest in 2010, according to his LinkedIn profile.[14]
• Houssein Zorkot – was pursuing a medical degreeat Wayne State University in Michigan at the time of his arrest.[15]

Completed College – 15 total

• Adis Medunjanin – graduated from Queen’s College in New York.[16]
• Masoud Ahmad Khan graduated from Riyadh University in 1999 or 2000, according to an interview with his mother.[17]
• Yong Ki Kwon graduated from Virginia Tech.[18]
• James Ujaama graduated from the University of Washington.[19]
• Ali al-Marri – received a degree in business management administration from Bradley University in 1991, and was attending classes at another college when he was arrested.[20]
• Hasan Akbar received a degree in aeronautical and mechanical engineering after nine years of study at the University of California, Davis.[21]
• Ryan G. Anderson – graduated from Washington State University in 2002 with a degree in history.[22]
• Ali Asad Chandia earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland.[23]
• Naveed Haq went to Washington State University, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering.[24]
• Mohammed Taheri-Azar graduated from the University of North Carolina.[25]
• Abdul Kadir – graduated from the University of Guyana, and also received a BSc degree from the University of the West Indies in 1981.[26]
• Ahmad Abousamra - graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.[27]
• Wasam al-Hanafi – graduated from Baruch College in New York.[28]
• Sabirhan Hasanoff – graduated from Baruch College in New York.[29]
• Jehad Mostafa - graduated from a university in California with a bachelor's degree in economics according to the FBI.[30]

Some College – 28

• Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed – Mohamed was in college when he was arrested in 2007.[31]
• Patrice Lumumba Ford – enrolled at Morehouse College and Portland State University, no evidence of graduation.[32]
• Mohammad Warsame – enrolled at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, no evidence of graduation.[33]
• Adnan Babar Mirza – Attended the University of Atlanta, then Houston Community College, no evidence of graduation[34]
• Gregory Patterson – Enrolled atEl Camino College and California State University at Northridge before dropping out[35]
• Abdifatah Yusuf Isse – Attended Eastern Washington University, no evidence of graduation.[36]
• Mohamoud Hassan – Student at University of Minnesota before leaving to Somalia.[37]
• Ahmed Ibrahim Bilal – Was enrolled at International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur at time of his arrest.[38]
• Kobie Diallo Williams – Former Rice University student who was enrolled at the University of Houston-Downtown at the time of his arrest.[39]
• Shafal Mosed – Studied at Erie Community College at the time of his arrest.[40]
• Mohammed Babar – Enrolled at St. Johns University in Queens, NY, no evidence of graduation.[41]
• Ahmed Omar Abu Ali – Enrolled at University of Maryland but moved to the Islamic University of Medina in Medina, Saudi Arabia, no evidence of graduation.[42]
• Hammad Samana – Enrolled at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California at the time of his arrest.[43]
• Syed Haris Ahmed – Attended North Georgia College and was enrolled at Georgia Tech at the time of his arrest. No evidence of graduation.[44]
• Mohammad Shnewer – Enrolled at Camden County Community College at the time of his arrest.[45]
• Jamal Sheikh Bana – Studied at Normandale Community College and later at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, no evidence of graduation.[46]
• Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad – enrolled at Tennessee State University at the time of his arrest.[47]
• Ahmed Minni – Enrolled at University of Richmond and transferred to Northern Virginia Community College, no evidence of graduation.[48]
• Omar Hammami - Attended Falkner State Community College in Bay Minete, AL no evidence of graduation.[49]
• Michael Finton – Enrolled at Richland Community College in Decatur, IL no evidence of graduation.[50]
• Ramy Zamzam – Studied at Howard University in Washington, DC, no evidence of graduation.[51]
• Salah Osman Ahmed – Enrolled at North Hennepin Community College, no evidence of graduation.[52]
• Mohamed Osman Mohamud – attended Oregon State University but did not graduate.[53]
• Adnan el-Shukrijumah– attended Broward Community College, no evidence of graduation.[54]
• Abdisalan Ali – attended University of Minnesota at the time of his disappearance.[55]
• Zachary Chesser – Attended George Mason University, no evidence of graduation.[56]
• Imran Mandhai – Enrolled at Broward Community College, no evidence of graduation.[57]
• Khalid Aldawsari – Attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, before being arrested.[58]

Completed High School – 13

• Zakaria Maruf – Graduated from Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [59]
• Yasein Taher – Graduated from Lackawanna High School in Lackawanna, NY in 1996.[60]
• Shirwa Ahmed – Graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis in 2000.[61]
• David Coleman Headley – Graduated from Hasan Abdal Cadet College in Pakistan.[62]
• Yahya Goba – Graduated from Lackawanna High School in Lackawanna, NY.[63]
• Faysal Galab – Attended Lackawanna High School in Lackawanna, NY.[64]
• Adam Gadahn- Completed high school in Oregon, no indication where.[65]
• Bryant Neal Vinas – Graduated from Longwood High School in Long Island, NY.[66]
• Daniel Boyd – Graduated fromT.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.[67]
• Ahmed Ali Omar – Graduated fromEdison High School in Minneapolis in 2004.[68]
• Carlos Almonte – Graduated fromElmwood Park High School in New Jersey in 2005.[69]
• Ziyad Yaghi - Attended Athens Drive High School and took GED classes at Wake Tech, no evidence of graduation.[70]
• Sharif Mobley – Attended high school in New Jersey and graduated in 2002.[71]

Some High School – 20

• Zarein Ahmedzay – Enrolled at Flushing High School in Queens, NY, no evidence of graduation.[72]
• Dylan Boyd – Attended West Johnston High School, no evidence of graduation.[73]
• Burhan Hassan- Attended Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the time of his disappearance.[74]
• Jose Padilla – High school dropout, no indication from where.[75]
• John Walker Lindh – Enrolled at Redwood High School then transferred to Tamiscal High School, no evidence of graduation.[76]
• Majid Khan – Attended Owings Mills High School, no evidence of graduation.[77]
• Ehsanul Islam Saddequee – Attended high school in Canada, no evidence of graduation.[78]
• Antonio Martinez - Attended Laurel High School in Maryland, no evidence of graduation[79]
• Mahmoud Alessa – AttendedNorth Bergen High School, no evidence of graduation.[80]
• Serdar Tatar - Went to Cherry Hill West High School in Philadelphia,, no evidence of graduation.[81]
• Betim Kaziu – Attended high school, but unclear where and whether he graduated.[82]
• Charles Bishop – Enrolled at East Lake High School in Palm Harbor, FL, died prior to graduation.[83]
• Agron Abdullahu – Attended high school in New Jersey, no evidence of graduation nor indication where.[84]
• Elivir Duka – AttendedCherry Hill West High School in New Jersey, no evidence of graduation.[85]
• Shain Duka – Enrolled atCherry Hill West High School in New Jersey, no evidence of graduation.[86]
• Najibullah Zazi – Attended Flushing High School in New York, dropped out before graduation.[87]
• Hosam Maher Hussein Smadi – Attended public school in Santa Clara, California, no evidence of graduation.[88]
• Mustafa Salat – Studied at Harding High School in St. Paul, Minnesota before departing for Somalia.[89]
• James ElShafay – Attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island before dropping out.[90]
• Dritan Duka - AttendedCherry Hill West High School in New Jersey, no evidence of graduation.[91]

Less than High School – 2

• Hamid Hayat – Junior high school dropout, no evidence of further education.[92]
• Colleen LaRose – Dropped out before reaching high school.[93]