Which university expelled Gregory House in House M.D.’s backstory?

Johns Hopkins University expelled Gregory House in House M.D.’s backstory. The series explains that House was dismissed for committing an academic violation after another student reported him for cheating.

House later attended the University of Michigan, where he completed his medical training. His history at Johns Hopkins helps explain both his exceptional ability and his antagonistic attitude toward academic and institutional rules. The detail is revealed through dialogue and flashbacks rather than serving as the setting for the main story.

The university is often confused with Princeton University because the fictional hospital is called Princeton-Plainsboro and House is associated with New Jersey. Princeton-Plainsboro is not House’s medical school. His later education and medical career are connected to the University of Michigan and New Jersey institutions.