For these Hollywood elites, an Ivy League education was just a stepping stone to their successful career paths. The actors in this roundup attended Columbia University in New York City.
Some A-listers on this list graduated from the private school, while others enrolled for a time before dropping out to fully pursue a career in acting.
These nine celebrities studied at Columbia University and maintain success in the entertainment industry. James FrancoMaggie GyllenhaalJake GyllenhaalJulia JonesKate McKinnonJulia StilesCasey AffleckTimothée ChalametJoseph Gordon-Levitt 1.
James Franco James Franco enrolled in classes at Columbia University in 2008 when he was already an established actor. By this time, he had already starred in romance films "Tristan & Isolde" and "Never Been Kissed" and "Spider-Man." Years following his appearance in "Spider-Man 2", Franco attended Columbia's fiction writing MFA program.
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