Where do U.S. senators go to college? Here’s a state-by-state look at the undergraduate schools of United States senators.
Fast Facts about U.S. Senators’ Colleges
Statistic
Value
Ivy League Schools represented
Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale (5 out of 8)
Most-Represented College
Harvard University (9 senators)
States with Senators from Same Alma Maters
Mississippi (University of Mississippi)
Oregon (Stanford University)
Utah (Brigham Young University)
Senator's Colleges 2015
Note: Some states will report “inconclusive” due to election results still being tallied. These will adjust as a winner is declared.
List of U.S. Senators and their Undergraduate Colleges
State
Candidate
Party
College (undergraduate)
Alabama
Richard Shelby
Republican
University of Alabama
Alabama
Jeff Sessions
Republican
Huntingdon College
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski
Republican
Georgetown University
Alaska
Dan Sullivan
Republican
Harvard University
Arizona
John McCain
Republican
United States Naval Academy
Arizona
Jeff Flake
Republican
Brigham Young University
Arkansas
John Boozman
Republican
University of Arkansas
Arkansas
Tom Cotton
Republican
Harvard University
California
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic
Stanford University
California
Barbara Boxer
Democratic
Brooklyn College
Colorado
Michael Bennet
Democratic
Wesleyan University
Colorado
Cory Gardner
Republican
Colorado State University
Connecticut
Chris Murphy
Democratic
Williams College
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic
Harvard University
Delaware
Tom Carper
Democratic
Ohio State University
Delaware
Chris Coons
Democratic
Amherst College
Florida
Marco Rubio
Republican
University of Florida
Florida
Bill Nelson
Democratic
Yale University
Georgia
John Hardy Jackson
Republican
University of Georgia
Georgia
David Perdue
Republican
Georgia Tech
Hawaii
Brian Schatz
Democratic
Pomona College
Hawaii
Mazie Hirono
Democratic
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Idaho
Michael Dean Crapo
Republican
Brigham Young University
Idaho
Jim Risch
Republican
University of Idaho
Illinois
Mark Kirk
Republican
Cornell University
Illinois
Dick Durbin
Democrat
Georgetown University
Indiana
Dan Coats
Republican
Wheaton College - Illinois
Indiana
Joe Donnelly
Democratic
University of Notre Dame
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Republican
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
Joni Ernst
Republican
Iowa State University
Kansas
Jerry Moran
Republican
University of Kansas
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Republican
Kansas State University
Kentucky
Rand Paul
Republican
Baylor University
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Republican
University of Louisville
Louisiana
David Vitter
Republican
Harvard University
Louisiana
Inconclusive
Maine
Angus King
Republican
Dartmouth College
Maine
Susan Collins
Republican
St. Lawrence University
Maryland
Ben Cardin
Democratic
University of Pittsburgh
Maryland
Barbara Mikulski
Democratic
Loyola University Maryland
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic
University of Houston
Massachusetts
Ed Markey
Democratic
Boston College
Michigan
Debbie Stabenow
Democratic
Michigan State University
Michigan
Gary Peters
Democratic
Alma College
Minnesota
Amy Kloubuchar
Democratic
Yale University
Minnesota
Al Franken
Democratic
Harvard University
Mississippi
Roger Wicker
Republican
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Thad Cochran
Republican
University of Mississippi
Missouri
Claire McCaskill
Democratic
University of Missouri
Missouri
Roy Blunt
Republican
Southwest Baptist University
Montana
Jon Tester
Democratic
University of Great Falls
Montana
Steve Daines
Republican
Montana State University
Nebraska
Deb Fischer
Republican
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska
Ben Sasse
Republican
Harvard University
Nevada
Harry Reid
Democratic
Utah State University
Nevada
Dean Heller
Republican
University of Southern California
New Hampshire
Kelly Ayotte
Republican
Penn State University
New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bob Menendez
Democratic
Saint Peter's College
New Jersey
Cory Booker
Democratic
Stanford University
New Mexico
Martin Heinrich
Democratic
University of Missouri
New Mexico
Tom Udall
Democratic
Prescott College
New York
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic
Dartmouth College
New York
Chuck Schumer
Democratic
Harvard University
North Carolina
Richard Burr
Republican
Wake Forest University
North Carolina
Thom Tillis
Republican
University of Maryland University College
North Dakota
John Hoeven
Republican
Dartmouth College
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic
University of North Dakota
Ohio
Rob Portman
Republican
Dartmouth College
Ohio
Sherrod Brown
Democratic
Yale University
Oklahoma
Jim Inhofe
Republican
University of Tulsa
Oklahoma
James Lankford
Republican
University of Texas at Austin
Oregon
Ron Wyden
Democratic
Stanford University
Oregon
Jeff Merkley
Democratic
Stanford University
Pennsylvania
Bob Casey Jr.
Democratic
College of the Holy Cross
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
Republican
Harvard University
Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic
Yale University
Rhode Island
Jack Reed
Democratic
Harvard University
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Republican
University of South Carolina
South Carolina
Tim Scott
Republican
Charleston Southern University
South Dakota
John Thune
Republican
Biola University
South Dakota
Mike Rounds
Republican
South Dakota State University
Tennessee
Bob Corker
Republican
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Republican
Vanderbilt University
Texas
Ted Cruz
Republican
Princeton University
Texas
John Cornyn
Republican
Trinity University
Utah
Orrin Hatch
Republican
Brigham Young University
Utah
Mike Lee
Republican
Brigham Young University
Vermont
Patrick Leahy
Democratic
Saint Michael's College
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
Democratic
University of Chicago
Virginia
Tim Kaine
Democratic
University of Missouri
Virginia
Mark Warner
Democratic
George Washington University
Washington
Patty Murphy
Democratic
Washington State University
Washington
Maria Cantwell
Democratic
Miami University
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Democratic
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican
Duke University
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic
Smith College
Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
Republican
University of Minnesota
Wyoming
John Barrasso
Republican
Georgetown University
Wyoming
Mike Enzi
Republican
George Washington University
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