Smart Celebrities

By Isabella Campbell September 27, 2026

1. 1. Marcia Cross

   The Desperate Housewives actress has a degree from Juilliard School and a master's in psychology from Antioch University

2. 2. Emma Thompson

   Thompson studied English at Cambridge University

3. 3. Emma Watson

   The Harry Potter star is currently at Brown University

4. 4. Courteney Cox

   Cox started, but didn't complete, a degree in architecture

5. 5. Jodie Foster

   Foster has a bachelor's degree in literature from prestigious Yale University

7. 6. Brian Cox

   He became famous in D: Ream but Cox is now a physicist

8. 7. Cindy Crawford

   The 90s supermodel won a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwest University

9. 8. Geena Davis

   Davis got her degree in drama from Boston University

10. 9. Christy Turlington

    Studied for a master's degree at Columbia University

11. 10. Aishwarya Rai

    Rai studied architecture at the University of Mumbai

13. 11. Lucy Liu

    The Charlie's Angels actress received her degree in Asian Languages and Culture from the University of Michigan

14. 12. Natalie Portman

    Portman has a Psychology degree from Harvard University

15. 13. Meryl Streep

    Streep attended Vassar and Yale

16. 14. David Duchovny

    The actor has a degree from Princeton University

17. 15. Hugh Laurie

    The House star graduated from Selwyn College, Cambridge

19. 16. Hugh Grant

    Grant studied English literature at Oxford University

20. 17. Kate Beckinsale

    Beckinsale attended New College, Oxford University to study French and Russian literature

21. 18. Clare Danes

    She attended Yale University for two years to study psychology, but dropped out to focus on her career

22. 19. Benicio Del Toro

    Del Toro attended the University of California, but dropped out to pursue acting

23. 20. Elisabeth Shue

    Attended Wellesley College and Harvard. She left the latter to concentrate on acting, but returned 15 years later to get her degree.

25. 21. Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Has an Arts BA from prestigious Columbia University

26. 22. Dolph Lundgren

    The Swede has a master's degree in chemical engineering from Sydney University and an impressive IQ

27. 23. Reese Witherspoon

    Attended Stanford University but dropped out to pursue acting

28. 24. Sharon Stone

    Stone graduated early from high school and is a member of Mensa

29. 25. Alicia Keys

    The singer received a scholarship for prestigious Columbia University

31. 26. Olsen Twins

    The twins both attended NYU

32. 27. Brad Pitt

    Pitt studied journalism at the University of Missouri and left two weeks before completing his degree to act

33. 28. Sigourney Weaver

    The Avatar star has a degree in English from Stanford University

34. 29. Ashton Kutcher

    Kutcher attended the University of Iowa to study biochemical engineering but dropped out

35. 30. Susan Sarandon

    Sarandon has a BA in Drama from The Catholic University Of America

36. 31. Matt Damon

    Damon attended Harvard for four years but didn't complete his degree

37. 32. Thandie Newton

    Newton studied anthropology at Cambridge University

38. 33. Gwyneth Paltrow

    Paltrow briefly studied history at the University of California, but didn't finish her studies

39. 34. Eva Longoria

    The Desperate Housewives star has a degree in kinesiology from Texas AM University - Kingsville

40. 35. Madonna

    Madonna received a dance scholarship for the University of Michigan

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