Here's where 50 celebrities went to college

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A college education isn't necessarily a prerequisite for a Hollywood career. But many stars did decide to go into higher education for their own reasons and for various lengths of time.

Some celebrities forego college altogether, like Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian. Others find value in an education regardless of fame, like Emma Watson. Some are successful dropouts, like Matt Damon. And others do extremely well in school and in their careers, like Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, and John Legend.

Here's a list of 50 celebrities and the colleges they went to:

Emma Watson, just like Hermione, is really smart. She went to Brown.

The "Harry Potter" actress  graduated in 2014 with a degree in English literature. She also took classes at Oxford University.

Lupita Nyong'o landed her Oscar-winning role shortly before graduating with a Yale master's degree.

She lander her role in "12 Years a Slave" before completing her three-year degree in acting at the Ivy League school in 2012. For her undergraduate degree, she attended Hampshire College.

Conan O'Brien was the president of Harvard University's satirical paper.

The Harvard Lampoon is a resume marker for many male comedians and writers, including B.J. Novak and John Updike. Conan O'Brien had a stint as the organization's president and graduated in 1985.

While O'Brien was at Harvard, the editor in chief of the Harvard Crimson, the rival, non-humorous student newspaper, was Jeff Zucker. Later, as an executive at NBC, Zucker took "The Tonight Show" away from O'Brien and gave it to Jay Leno.