Which university did F. Scott Fitzgerald attend?

F. Scott Fitzgerald attended Princeton University. He enrolled in 1913 and became deeply involved in campus literary and theatrical life, writing for publications such as the Princeton Tiger and Nassau Lit and contributing to the Triangle Club.

Princeton shaped both Fitzgerald's ambitions and his fiction. His friendships with classmates Edmund Wilson and John Peale Bishop later supported his literary career, while his experiences as a student helped inspire his debut novel, This Side of Paradise. The novel's protagonist, Amory Blaine, is also a Princeton student navigating romance, privilege, and intellectual uncertainty.

A common mix-up is assuming that Fitzgerald graduated from Princeton. He did not receive a degree. He left the university in 1917 and joined the U.S. Army during World War I, partly after becoming discouraged by his academic progress and personal circumstances. Even without graduating, Princeton remained central to his identity and is properly listed as his alma mater.