Nothing like a good college movie. There are some really great ones out there. But the most popular college movies definitely vary from region to region, state to state. The list was put together by Grand Canyon University. They compiled a list of classic college movies and used data from Google Trends over the past five years. That determined the popularity of each movie.
Most Popular Overall
Pitch Perfect – Best according to 13 states
Legally Blonde – Best according to 7 states
Glory Road – Best according to 5 states
A Beautiful Mind – Best according to 4 states
Most Popular College Movies by Region
Midwest – Pitch Perfect
Northeast – Legally Blonde
South – The Waterboy
West – Pitch Perfect
What about my state?
Curious about the most popular college movie where you are? Here you go!
Alabama - The Waterboy
An Adam Sandler classic – The Waterboy
Alaska - Pitch Perfect
LOVE this movie!
Arizona - Pitch Perfect
Arkansas - Wonder Boys
California - Legally Blonde
Colorado - Pitch Perfect
Connecticut - A Beautiful Mind
Delaware - A Beautiful Mind
District of Columbia - The Paper Chase
Florida - Legally Blonde
Georgia - Legally Blonde
Hawaii - Pitch Perfect 2
Idaho - A Beautiful Mind
Illinois - Legally Blonde
Indiana - Rudy
Iowa - Rudy
Kansas - Glory Road
Kentucky - Glory Road
Louisiana - The Waterboy
Maine - Love Story
Maryland - A Beautiful Mind
Massachusetts - Good Will Hunting
Michigan - Pitch Perfect
Minnesota - Pitch Perfect
Mississippi - Love & Basketball
Clap it up for Mississippi. Great movie!
Missouri - Pitch Perfect
Montana - Glory Road
Nebraska - Pitch Perfect
Nevada - An Extremely Goofy Movie
Wait what???
New Hampshire - Legally Blonde
New Jersey - Legally Blonde
New Mexico - Glory Road
New York - The Social Network
North Carolina - Pitch Perfect
North Dakota - Pitch Perfect
Ohio - Pitch Perfect
Oklahoma - Bring It On Again
Oregon - Wonder Boys
Pennsylvania - Legally Blonde
Rhode Island - The Social Network
South Carolina - Bring It On Again
South Dakota - Pitch Perfect
Tennessee - Glory Road
Texas - The Waterboy
Utah - Monsters University
Vermont - The Theory of Everything
Virginia - Starter for 10
Washington - Pitch Perfect
West Virginia - Love Story
Wisconsin - Pitch Perfect
Wyoming - Pitch Perfect 2
