| 2025 | Educated | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Books | |
| 2019 | Educated: A Memoir | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2019 | Educated | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Educated: A Memoir | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2019 | Educated | Wellcome Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Book Prize | |
| 2019 | Educated | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Memoir & Autobiography | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Autobiography | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2018 | Educated | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2018 | Educated | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography & Memoir | |
| 2018 | Educated | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2018 | Educated | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Educated | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Educated | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2018 | Educated | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Educated | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |