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Best Colleges for Producing U.S. Olympians

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When it comes to their education, some Olympic athletes are in private academics and homeschooled, then turn professional. Others attend highly selective colleges and universities. Let’s see the colleges of some recent stars.

Princeton University

  • Princeton University
    Princeton, NJ • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,710
    Out-of-State
    $59,710
    Acceptance Rate6%

    • Chloe Kim has two years under her belt at Princeton - not to mention two gold medals after her repeat victory in the halfpipe.

    Stanford University

  • Stanford University
    Stanford, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $63,936
    Out-of-State
    $63,936
    Acceptance Rate4%

    • Have you ever caught a glimpse - or an image - of the spectacular Avery Aquatic Center at Stanford? The outdoor pool is spectacular enough for Katie Ledecky ‘20, Simone Manuel ‘18 and Regan Smith ‘25. Beach volleyball champ Alix Klineman ‘11 also wore the Cardinal red. (Eileen Gu, the gold medalist competing for China, plans to attend Stanford.)

    Brown University

  • Brown University
    Providence, RI • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $68,230
    Out-of-State
    $68,230
    Acceptance Rate6%

    • Brown is known for its Open Curriculum, which allows students to test the waters. Nobody soars on ice like Vincent Zhou, a two-time Olympic figure skater, who helped the U.S. team secure a silver in Beijing.

    University of California, Berkeley

  • University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $14,959
    Out-of-State
    $45,985
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • Known as Cal, UC Berkeley has a long history of brilliant students - and student athletes. Summer Olympians that raced for Olympic glory include Nathan Adrian, Abbey Weitzeil, Missy Franklin and Ryan Murphy. Another Golden Bear is Alex Morgan of U.S. women’s soccer.

    Yale University

  • Yale University
    New Haven, CT • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,700
    Out-of-State
    $64,700
    Acceptance Rate5%

    • We know how tough it is to gain acceptance to Yale. Yet somehow, American skater Nathan Chen managed to become a Bulldog who is majoring in Statistics and Data Science. Now he's an Olympic goal medalist.

    Auburn University

  • Auburn University
    Auburn, AL • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $12,176
    Out-of-State
    $32,960
    Acceptance Rate44%

    • This popular Alabama school is also known for top-notch football. But who can forget the presence of Suni Lee on the Tokyo stage? She’s now an Auburn freshman and gymnast.

    University of Southern California

  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $68,237
    Out-of-State
    $68,237
    Acceptance Rate13%

    • USC has amazing all-around academics, from business to film. Its list of graduates boasts track star Allyson Felix and beach volleyballer April Ross.

    University of Florida

  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, FL • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $6,380
    Out-of-State
    $28,658
    Acceptance Rate30%

    • Gators thrive in Florida’s tropical climate. But nobody was thriving better in the Olympic pool than Caeleb Dressel and his teammate, Bobby Finke.

    Indiana University Bloomington

  • Indiana University Bloomington
    Bloomington, IN • 4-Year, Public
    In-State
    $11,790
    Out-of-State
    $40,482
    Acceptance Rate83%

    • IU Bloomington, the flagship Hoosier campus, has a long history of Olympic swimmers and divers. The roster includes Lilly King ‘19, Zach Apple ‘19, Andrew Capabianco ‘21. The diving coach, Drew Johansen, coached the Olympians in Tokyo.

    Cornell University

  • Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $66,014
    Out-of-State
    $66,014
    Acceptance Rate7%

    • Big Red features winning academics, but it's got top athletes as well. Karen Chen, a premed and Olympian, helped the United States secure the team silver.

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