Want to go to the college that inspired Animal House? True, that could be any college. But you can find where it was filmed on this list. The year given is the year of the film's release or first season of the series. For each institution, films are listed by release date, starting with the most recent. FYI, this list is from The College Finder, 2017 edition now available!
* Highlighted schools are featured
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Acadia University (Wolfville, CAN): Dolores Claiborne (1995)
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Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA): Scream II (1998); Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Driving Miss Daisy (1989); The Bear (1983); The Four Seasons (1981)
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Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ): Jerry Maguire (1996)
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Bentley University (Waltham, MA): Game Plan (2007)
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Berry College (Mount Berry, GA): Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Remember the Titans (2000)
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Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA): The Program (1993)
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Boston University (Boston, MA): 21 (2008)
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Bronx Community College (Bronx, NY): Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA): How to Get Away With Murder television series (2014)
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Bunker Hill Community College (Boston, MA): Good Will Hunting (1997)
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CUNY — Baruch College (New York, NY): Devil's Own (1997)
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CUNY — Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, NY): Spinning Into Butter (2007)
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CUNY — City College (New York, NY): Reversal of Fortune (1990)
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CUNY — Hunter College (New York, NY): Devil's Own (1997)
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CUNY — Lehman College (Bronx, NY): Private Parts (1997)
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California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA): Orange County (2002); Legally Blonde (2001); Kiss the Girls (1997); Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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California Polytechnic State University — San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA): Personal Best (1982)
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California State University — Fullerton (Fullerton, CA): The Comebacks (2007)
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California State University — Long Beach (Long Beach, CA): American Pie (1999); Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
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California State University — Northridge (Northridge, CA): Legally Blonde 2 (2003)
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California State University — San Diego (San Diago, CA): Bring it On (2000)
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Carleton College (Northfield, MN): D3, The Mighty Ducks (1996)
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Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA): The Dark Knight Rises (2012); Smart People (2008); Wonder Boys (1999); Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
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Carthage College (Kenosha, WI): Fever Lake (1996)
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Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH): Air Force One (1997)
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Centenary College (Hackettstown, NJ): Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
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Centennial College (Toronto, ON (CAN)): DeGrassi Junior High television series (1987)
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Chapman University (Orange, CA): The Newest Pledge (2012); Accepted (2006); Crimson Tide (1995)
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Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA): Lions for Lambs (2007)
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Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA): Stomp the Yard (2007); Drumline (2002)
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College of Charleston (Charleston, SC): The Notebook (2004); American Wedding (2003): Cold Mountain (2003); The Patriot (2000)
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College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA): Game Plan (2007)
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Columbia University (New York, NY): Still Alice (2014); August Rush (2008); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Hitch (2005); Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Anger Management (2003); Mona Lisa Smile (2003); Spider-Man 1 (2002); The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996); Malcolm X (1992); Hannah and Her Sister (1986); Altered States (1980); Marathon Man (1976)
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Drew University (Madison, NJ): Spinning Into Butter (2007); The Family Stone (2005)
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Duke University (Durham, NC): I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997); Kiss the Girls (1997); The Program (1993); The Handmaid's Tale (1990); Brainstorm (1983)
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Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL): Misconceptions (2008)
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El Camino College (Torrance, CA): The Longest Yard (2005)
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Elon University (Elon, NC): He Got Game (1998)
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Emory University (Atlanta, GA): Into the Wild (2007); Road Trip (2000)
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Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT): Hear My Song (2014)
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Fordham University (New York, NY): Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010); Solitary Man (2009); Kinsey (2004); A Beautiful Mind (2001); Center Stage (2000); Quiz Show (1994); The Verdict (1982); Love Story (1970)
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George Fox University (Newberg, OR): Into the Wild (2007)
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Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA): One Missed Call (2007); Stomp the Yard (2007); Drumline (2002); Road Trip (2000)
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): The Great Debaters (2007); The Firm (1993); Love Story (1970)
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Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN): Breaking Away (1979)
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Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD): The Social Network (2010); Head of State (2003); The Curve (1998)
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Juilliard School (New York, NY): Center Stage (2000)
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Kenyon College (Gambier, OH): Liberal Arts (2012)
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Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL): Ordinary People (1980)
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA): Pitch Perfect (2012)
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Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY): A Beautiful Mind (2001); Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA): Good Will Hunting (1997)
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McGill University (Montreal, CAN): The Human Stain (2003)
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McMaster University (Hamilton, ON (CAN)): American Pie Presents Beta House (2007); American Pie Presents the Naked Mile (2006); Nemesis Game (2003)
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Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA): Stomp the Yard (2007)
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Morris Brown College (Atlanta, GA): Stomp the Yard (2007); Drumline (2002)
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Mount Saint Mary's University (Los Angeles, CA): Alex & Emma (2003)
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New York University (New York, NY): In Good Company (2004); The Freshman (1990)
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Northwestern University (Evanston, IL): Road to Perdition (2002)
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Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA): Glee television series (2013); Arrested Development television series (2012); CSI television series (2012); NCIS television series (2011); Orange County (2002); Jurassic Park III (2001); Boys and Girls (2000); West Wing television series (1999); Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996); Clueless (1995); Beverly Hills 90210 television series (1990); Real Genius (1985); Star Trek III (1984); Tall Story (1960); Pat and Mike (1952); Goodbye, Mr. Fancy (1952)
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Pierce College Lakewood (Lakewood, WA): The Comebacks (2007)
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Pomona College (Claremont, CA): Gilmore Girls television series (2000); Beaches (1988); Over the Top (1987); Eleanor and Franklin television movie (1976); The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
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Princeton University (Princeton, NJ): Admission (2013); Ye Maaya Chesave (2010); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Across The Universe (2007); Annapolis (2006); A Beautiful Mind (2001); I.Q. (1994)
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Reed College (Portland, OR): Into the Wild (2007)
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Rollins College (Winter Park, FL): Sydney White (2007)
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Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario, CAN): My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002); True Blue (2001)
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San Diego State University (San Diego, CA): Bring It On (2000)
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Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY): Baby It's You (1983)
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Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, CAN): Underworld Awakening (2012); Personal Effects (2009); Fringe television series (2008); Battlestar Galactica television series (2004); Agent Cody Banks (2003); My Life without Me (2003); Spy Game (2001)
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Smith College (Northampton, MA): Malice (1993); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
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Spelman College (Atlanta, GA): School Daze (1988)
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St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN): D3, The Mighty Ducks (1996)
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St. Mary's University (Halifax, NS (CAN)): The Elizabeth Smart Story television movie (2003)
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St. Peter's College (Jersey City, NJ): The Interpreter (2005)
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Stetson University (Deland, FL): Water Boy (1998)
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Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX): Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
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The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ): Glory Road (2006); Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
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The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, CAN): Fifty Shades of Grey (2015); X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009); 88 Minutes (2007); Good Luck Chuck (2007); She's the Man (2006); X-Men: The Last Stand (2006); The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005); The Butterfly Effect (2004); Miracle (2004); Perfect Score (2004); Josie and the Pussycats (2001); Battlestar Galactica television series (2004); Antitrust (2001); Smallville television series (2001)
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The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, CAN): Fifty Shades of Grey (2015); X-Men origins: Wolverine (2009); Good Luck Chuck (2007); She's the Man (2006); X-Men: The Last Stand (2006); The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005); The Butterfly Effect (2004); Miracle (2004); Perfect Score (2004); Josie and the Pussycats (2001); Battlestar Galactica television series (2004); Smallville television series (2001)
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The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX): Cheer Up (2003); Miss Congeniality (2000); DOA (1988)
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Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario, CAN): Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
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Tulane University (New Orleans, LA): Our Brand is Crisis (2015); Pelican Brief (1993)
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Union College (Schenectady, NY): The Way We Were (1973)
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United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD): Patriot Games (1992)
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University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Water for Elephants (2011); Live Free or Die Hard (2007); Art School Confidential (2006); Click (2006); First Daughter (2004); Old School (2003); Orange County (2002); How High (2001); Legally Blonde (2001); Erin Brockovich (2000); The Nutty Professor (1996); Higher Learning (1995); Final Analysis (1992); Happy Together (1989)
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University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA): Boys and Girls (2000); Patch Adams (1998)
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University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL): The Ten Avatars (2008); Sydney White (2007); Out of Time (1998)
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University of Chicago (Chicago, IL): The Express (2008); Proof (2005); When Harry Met Sally (1989)
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University of Georgia (Athens, GA): Road Trip (2000)
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University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL): Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): With Honors (1994)
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University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): The Program (1993)
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University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): The Program (1993)
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University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN): With Honors (1994); Ice Castles (1978)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC): The Roommate (2011); Greek television series (2007); Patch Adams (1998)
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Wilmington, NC): Dawson's Creek television series (1998)
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University of North Texas (Denton, TX): Necessary Roughness (1991)
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University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): Rudy (1993)
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University of Oregon (Eugene, OR): Without Limites (1998); Prefontaine (1997); Personal Best (1982); National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA): Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Invincible (2006); Unbreakable (2000); Philadelphia (1993)
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University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC): The Program (1993)
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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): The Social Network (2010); The Number 23 (2007); Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004); Perfect Opposites (2004); Legally Blonde 2 (2003); Old School (2003); Legally Blonde (2001); Road Trip (2000); Kiss the Girls (1997); Blue Chips (1994); Forrest Gump (1994); The Graduate (1967)
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): Road Trip (2000)
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University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, CAN): Crimson Peak (2015); Total Recall (2012); Shadowland (2008); Time Traveler's Wife (2008); Take the Lead (2006); Mean Girls (2004); The Prince and Me (2004); DeGrassi: The Next Generation television series (2001); Dracula (2000); Skulls (2000); The Bride of Chucky (1998); The Mighty (1998); Good Will Hunting (1997); Tommy Boy (1995); PCU (1994); Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993); Paper Chase (1973)
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University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA): For Sale by Owner (2009); True Colors (1991)
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University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA): 21 and Over (2011)
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University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, CAN): DeGrassi Junior High television series (2000)
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University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, CN): Degrassi: The Next Generation television series (2001)
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University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI): Back to School (1986)
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University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA): Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA): Switched at Birth television series (2011); Parenthood television series (2010); Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1978)
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Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA): How to Get Away With Murder television series (2014)
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Wagner College (Staten Island, NY): The Rewrite (2014); School of Rock (2003)
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Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC): The Longest Ride (2015)
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Washington State University (Pullman, WA): At Middleton (2013)
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Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA): Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT): PCU (1994)
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Wheaton College (Norton, MA): Prozac Nation (2001); Soul Man (1986)
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Wiley College (Marshall, TX): The Great Debaters (2007)
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Yale University (New Haven, CT): College Musical (2014); Hear My Song (2014); The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008); Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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