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.

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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.