Peet obtained a History degree from Columbia University. While in school, she decided to become an actress after taking Uta Hagen's acting class. UPI/Keizo Mori Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/20/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWxsdpA

McAdams planned on majoring in cultural studies until she was persuaded by her drama teacher to pursue a professional career in acting. She then enrolled at Toronto's York University as a drama student and graduated with honors in 2001 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts . UPI/David Silpa Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/18/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWr6DXF

Streep began her acting career at Vassar college where she earned a B.A. in Drama. Later on, she attended Yale School of Drama where she received a Master of Fine Arts. While at Yale, the star participated in several on-stage productions. Dean Robert Brustein has said it was apparent since then, "that she was destined for greatness." UPI/Phil McCarten Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/8/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffW97saV

Hathaway attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie as an English major with a minor in Women Studies. She spent several semesters at the college and has stated that her enrollment was one of the best decisions she's ever made. UPI/Rune Hellestad Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/6/?ref=m#ixzz1ffW25UeP

The supermodel went to Northwestern on a full scholarship to study chemical engineering, but left after one semester to pursue modeling. UPI/Jim Ruymen Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/13/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWZxy7N

Actor Dolph Lundgren studied Chemical Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He later received an academic scholorship to study chemistry in both the University of Washington, and Clemson University. After graduating at the top of his class with a Masters in Chemistry, Lundgren made his way to the United States to Study at MIT on a Fullbright scholarship. UPI/Phil McCarten Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/1/#ixzz1ffVgTZMS

Emma Watson found the time to attend Brown University while starring in a few of the eight films of the Harry Potter franchise. The star took a "gap year" in 2011 to promote the last two films of the series, but has confirmed she will eventually resume her studies at Brown. UPI/Rune Hellestad Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/3/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffVnno9h

Paltrow briefly attended the University of California to study art history. She eventually dropped out to act. UPI/Jayne Kamin Oncea Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/25/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffXFZFVA

Grant earned a scholarship to New College, a part of England’s Oxford University. He graduated with honors with a degree in English literature. UPI/Rune Hellestad Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/17/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWntgUa

The heiress turned supermodel, turned businesswomen graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics. Trump began her studies at Georgetown University but transferred to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania after two years. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/12/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWWgkKn

Though the 127 Hours star left UCLA early after his first attempt, he returned at 28 and earned an English degree in just two years. In 2008 he began four separate graduate programs: NYU for filmmaking, Columbia for fictionwriting, Brooklyn College, also for fictionwriting, and Warren Wilson College for poetry. Last fall he entered Yale as a doctoral candidate in the English program. UPI/Rune Hellestad Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/14/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWdSSub

Jennifer Connelly began working toward an English degree at Yale, but the actress dropped out to pursue her acting career, and eventually got her degree from Stanford University. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/9/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWDg2pm

Krasinski studied playwriting at Brown, graduating in 2001. He later would write and direct Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, an adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s collection of short stories. UPI/Jim Ruymen Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/22/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffX60tcW

Gyllenhaal attended New York’s prestigious Columbia University for her studies in history and Eastern religions. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/24/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffXCs2At

Tomei attended Boston University right after graduating high school in 1982. The Italian-American beauty dropped out a year later to pursue an acting career. UPI/Jim Ruymen Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/16/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWkoG00

Mira Sorvino graduated magna cum laude in East Asia Studies from Harvard University. While attending college, the actress participated in several of the school's theater productions. UPI/Phil McCarten Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/15/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWhCiYP

Oscar winner Natalie Portman graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in psychology and took graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is fluent in French, Hebrew and Japanese. UPI /Christine Chew Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/2/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffVkEzBp

The Parks and Recreation star and daughter of Quincy Jones graduated from Harvard in 1997 with a degree in religion and psychology. (UPI Photo/ Phil McCarten) Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/23/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffX9pVcy

Whiterspoon attended Stanford University to pursue a degree in English literature. After one year of studies, she dropped out to become an actress. UPI/Jim Ruymen Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/7/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffW5Xb2p

Salma Hayek studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, and she eventually dropped out to pursue her childhood dream of being an actress. UPI/Jim Ruymen Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/5/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffVx31nO

Norton studied history at Yale, but also made time for the competitive rowing team and acting in university productions. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori) Read more: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/25-Educated-Celebrities/5172/19/?ref=ma#ixzz1ffWueJMa