The 25 Colleges With The Most Olympic Gold Medals
Over 150 American universities have helped to produce Olympic medal winners. From Kansas in basketball to Florida in swimming, our collegiate athletic programs are powerhouses that help develop some of the best athletes in the world. But which, of all the incredible athletic programs, have flourished and given us medal after medal, Olympics after Olympics? Which program can claim their athletes have brought home gold more than any other school? We tallied medal counts and athletes’ college affiliations from the very first summer games in 1896 through 2012, and the results are in. Here are the 25 schools that have brought home the most gold medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games.
25. Columbia University
Gold Medals: 6
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics, Cycling, Diving, Swimming
Number of Athletes: 4
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 1968
24. University of Alabama
Gold Medals: 6
Total Medals: 11
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 7
First Year: 1972
Most Recent Year: 2008
23. University of Kentucky
Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 9
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 9
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012
22. Southern Methodist University
Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 9
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 5
First Year: 1972
Most Recent Year: 1996
21. Purdue University
Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 5
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2012
20. University of Arizona
Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 18
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Softball
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1968
Most Recent Year: 2012
19. University of Iowa
Gold Medals: 8
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Wrestling
Number of Athletes: 9
First Year: 1928
Most Recent Year: 1988
18. Princeton University
Gold Medals: 8
Total Medals: 17
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1896
Most Recent Year: 2012
17. US Naval Academy
Gold Medals: 10
Total Medals: 13
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 1952
16. University of Georgia
Gold Medals: 11
Total Medals: 17
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 8
First Year: 1936
Most Recent Year: 2012
15. University of Tennessee
Gold Medals: 12
Total Medals: 23
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 17
First Year: 1976
Most Recent Year: 2012
14. University of Kansas
Gold Medals: 13
Total Medals: 16
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 16
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 2012
13. Tennessee State University
Gold Medals: 14
Total Medals: 24
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 13
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 1984
Notable Athlete: Wilma Rudolph
12. Ohio State University
Gold Medals: 15
Total Medals: 30
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Diving
Number of Athletes: 17
First Year: 1924
Most Recent Year: 2004
Notable Athlete: Jesse Owens
11. Indiana University
Gold Medals: 17
Total Medals: 27
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 19
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2000
10. University of Washington
Gold Medals: 17
Total Medals: 27
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 26
First Year: 1928
Most Recent Year: 2008
9. University of North Carolina
Gold Medals: 18
Total Medals: 23
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball, Soccer
Number of Athletes: 19
First Year: 1956
Most Recent Year: 2012
Notable Athlete: Michael Jordan
8. University of Florida
Gold Medals: 23
Total Medals: 45
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1984
Most Recent Year: 2012
7. University of Southern California
Gold Medals: 24
Total Medals: 44
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 32
First Year: 1912
Most Recent Year: 2012
6. University of Michigan
Gold Medals: 30
Total Medals: 44
Number of Athletes: 16
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2012
Notable Athlete: Michael Phelps (kinda)
5. University of California – Los Angeles
Gold Medals: 31
Total Medals: 66
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 37
First Year: 1936
Most Recent Year: 2012
4. University of Texas
Gold Medals: 38
Total Medals: 59
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 27
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012
3. Yale University
Gold Medals: 39
Total Medals: 55
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 40
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012
2. Stanford University
Gold Medals: 45
Total Medals: 83
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 41
First Year: 1912
Most Recent Year: 2012
1. University of California – Berkeley
Gold Medals: 93
Total Medals: 150
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 98
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 2012.
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How the fuck is University of Houston not on here? Carl Lewis has 10 fucking medals by himself. I’m sure you probably went to the blemish known as Texas State and graduated with a 2.5, so I can’t expect too much out of you.
8 years ago at 8:48 pm