Matt Damon went to Harvard University, where he enrolled as an English major, but he left before completing his degree to pursue acting full time.

College details

  • Matt Damon attended Harvard in the late 1980s after growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • He studied as an English major and began developing early versions of what later became Good Will Hunting while there.

Did he graduate?

  • Damon ultimately dropped out of Harvard, reportedly leaving about 12 credits short of graduation to focus on acting projects such as Geronimo: An American Legend.
  • Despite not finishing his degree, his Harvard years were influential for his writing and career trajectory in film.

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