Popsugar Celebrity Celebrities Celebrities Who Went to Ivy League Schools 32 Stars Who Went to Ivy League Schools 13 March 2019 by Britt Stephens While plenty of celebrities may have skipped higher education to pursue their craft, there are quite a few who went on to college, and some who even earned graduate degrees from various institutions. We're taking a look at some of the Hollywood hotshots who studied at Ivy League schools — that would be Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, or Yale. Some even earned multiple degrees — keep scrolling to see which. Related: Greek Life: Famous Fraternity Brothers and Sorority Sisters 1 Lupita Nyong'o Lupita got her master's degree from Yale's School of Drama. 1 / 32 2 Meryl Streep Meryl famously attended Yale's School of Drama for her MFA in the early '70s. 2 / 32 3 Mindy Kaling Mindy graduated from Dartmouth in 2001 with a degree in playwriting. 3 / 32 4 John Legend John graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English with an emphasis on African American literature. 4 / 32 5 Matt Damon Matt dropped out of Harvard in 1992 while just 12 credits shy from a BA in English. 5 / 32 6 James Franco James attended Columbia's famed graduate writing program and brought home a graduate degree in 2010. He then went on to enroll in a PhD program for English at Yale. 6 / 32 7 Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee attended Brown University, where she starred in plays and earned a theater degree in 1994. 7 / 32 8 Julia Stiles Julia graduated from Columbia in 2005 with a degree in literature. 8 / 32 9 Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in communications with a focus on theater arts. She graduated in 1996. 9 / 32 10 Liev Schreiber Liev got his MFA from Yale's School of Drama in 1992. 10 / 32 11 Natalie Portman Natalie took a small break from acting to pursue a degree in psychology from Harvard. 11 / 32 12 Sanaa Lathan Sanaa earned a master's degree at the Yale School of Drama. 12 / 32 13 Jane Lynch Jane got her MFA in theater arts from Cornell. 13 / 32 14 Shonda Rhimes Shonda earned a BA from Dartmouth in 1991. 14 / 32 15 Anna Paquin Anna attended Columbia for one year but dropped out to pursue acting interests. 15 / 32 16 Emma Watson Emma attended Brown but took a leave of absence to attend Oxford and pursue acting interests. In May 2014, though, she graduated! 16 / 32 17 Connie Britton In 1989, Connie graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Asian studies. 17 / 32 18 Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal The Gyllenhaal siblings both went to Columbia. Maggie graduated in 1999 with a degree in literature and Eastern religions, while Jake dropped out after two years to pursue acting. 18 / 32 19 Allison Williams Allison graduated from Yale in 2010. 19 / 32 20 Angela Bassett Angela received her BA in African American studies from Yale in 1980 and went on to get her MFA from Yale's School of Drama in 1983. 20 / 32 21 David Duchovny David got his undergraduate degree in English from Princeton in 1982 and went on to get a master's in English from Yale in 1989. He also pursued a PhD while at Yale but quit before finishing. 21 / 32 22 Jodie Foster In 1985, Jodie graduated with a degree in literature from Yale. 22 / 32 23 Winston Duke Like his Black Panther costar Lupita Nyong'o, Winston also attended the Yale School of Drama. 23 / 32 24 Ellie Kemper In 2002, Ellie graduated from Princeton with a degree in English. 24 / 32 25 Amanda Peet Amanda graduated from Columbia in 1995. 25 / 32 26 Tommy Lee Jones Tommy graduated with a BA in English from Harvard in 1969. During his time at Harvard, he lived in the same dorm as future Vice President Al Gore. 26 / 32 27 Rashida Jones Rashida studied religion and philosophy at Harvard before graduating in 1997. 27 / 32 28 Whitney Cummings Whitney graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 with a degree in communications and film. 28 / 32 29 Alicia Keys Alicia attended Columbia for one year before dropping out to focus on her music career. 29 / 32 30 Brooke Shields In 1987, Brooke graduated with a degree in French literature from Princeton. 30 / 32 31 John Krasinski In 2001, John graduated from Brown with a degree in playwriting. 31 / 32 32 Jennifer Connelly Jennifer attended Yale for two years before transferring to Stanford in 1990. — Additional reporting by Maria Mercedes Lara 32 / 32 32 Stars Who Went to Ivy League Schools originally posted on POPSUGAR Celebrity News Mindy KalingCelebrities