The 22-year-old actor received a business degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp graduates college less than 5 months after defeating Vecna

The 22-year-old actor received a business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School.

By Kathleen Perricone

May 18, 2026 10:47 p.m. ET

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- *Stranger Things* star Noah Schnapp graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a business degree.

- The actor completed his studies in between filming the fifth and final season of the Netflix series.

- Schnapp chose to live in a dorm because he wanted “the real experience” in college, he told *Teen Vogue* in 2022.

Noah Schnapp has had a very productive 2026.

The *Stranger Things* star graduated from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School over the weekend, five months after his character had a hand in ending Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in the series finale.

Schnapp, 21, proudly shared the news with his 26 million Instagram followers. "What, like it's hard," he captioned a carousel of celebratory photos, quoting the famous *Legally Blonde* line (which is actually about Harvard Law, but who's counting).

In the fall of 2022, the actor enrolled at the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania to pursue a business degree, which he completed in between filming the fifth and final season of *Stranger Things*.

"I was thinking of going for acting," he told *Flaunt* magazine. "[But] acting was just kind of repetitive, and I wanted to try something new… I thought it would make more sense to do something different. And business was a pretty clear next thing for me."

Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in 'Stranger Things: Season 5'.

At the time, Schnapp had launched TBH (to be honest), a sustainability-focused snacking company, which has since ended. But while at Wharton, he made plenty of connections that helped provide "feedback and insights" regarding his business.

Schnapp's first week on the Philadelphia campus he spoke to *Teen Vogue* to give fans an update on his life as a college freshman.

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"Oh my god, it's been awesome," raved the actor, whose twin sister Chloe also just graduated from Northeastern University in Boston. "I love it here and it's great to be meeting new people, meeting new faces, and building a new network and becoming a part of a new community. It's such a big transition, probably the biggest transition I'll ever have to make in my life, but it's very exciting."

In search of "the real experience" in college, Schnapp elected to live in a dorm with other students.

Noah Schnapp at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

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"I'm just looking forward to learning a lot… [and] becoming more independent," he admitted to *Teen Vogue*. "I feel that's a huge part of college. Learning how to live separately from your parents and as your own person. I'm excited to become an adult a little bit."

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The same weekend he graduated, Schnapp, who minored in film, made his debut at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Decked out in a Karl Lagerfeld tuxedo, he walked the red carpet at the premiere of *El Ser Querido (The Beloved)* starring Javier Bardem.

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