Barron Trump Steps into College Life: Find Out Where the Trump's Son Is Enrolled

If you followed Donald Trump's 2016 run for the presidency, you likely remember learning at the time that he had four adult children and one child with his current wife, Melania. At the time, that child, Barron, was just 10 years old. Time comes for us all, though, and now, Barron is a high school graduate — and newly admitted to college.

Following the news that Barron had graduated from high school, many wondered where he might be headed to college. Here's what we know about Barron's college decision.

Trump's July 9, 2024 political rally was significant for several reasons. First, it marked Barron's debut at a political rally. Second, Trump revealed that his son had decided on the college he wants to attend. 'Got into every college he wanted to and he made his choice. And he's a very good guy, I'll tell you... He's a very special guy," Trump said at the rally held in Doral.

In an interview from March 2024, Trump said that Barron was doing well in school and that they were considering a few potential colleges for him. While some speculated that Barron could attend New York University, which isn't far from his childhood home in Trump Tower, others have suggested that he could follow in his father's footsteps and attend the University of Pennsylvania.

During a September 2023 interview with Megyn Kelly, Trump confirmed he and Barron were "talking about Wharton," referring to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

However, it appears that Barron, 18, decided to chart his own course rather than follow in his father’s footsteps. According to The New York Post, Barron has chosen to attend NYU. The media outlet shared photos of him arriving at NYU’s downtown Manhattan campus with Secret Service agents in tow on his first day.

On this notable occasion, Trump’s son was dressed in a white polo shirt, black pants, Adidas Gazelle sneakers, and carried a black Swiss Gear backpack.

Per the Daily Mail, Barron will be studying at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

While Barron sifted through acceptance letters and prepared for college, he stayed quite busy over the summer. It was originally announced that he would be serving as one of the delegates from Florida to the Republican National Convention so that he could assist in nominating his father. Recently, though, Melania said that Barron would have to pull out of the obligation because of "prior commitments."

The exact nature of Trump's relationship with Barron has always been unclear. Trump's relationships with his other children have changed since he stepped into the political arena. Ivanka Trump, who worked in his first administration, has been quiet about his latest election bid, while some of his other adult children have become full-throated supporters of his campaign.

Trump was only able to attend his son's graduation because he had a day off from court in one of four criminal trials that he is currently facing for various actions he committed from 2016 through 2021. While Trump has suggested that these cases were created to persecute him and keep him out of power, many legal experts have suggested that each of the four cases has various legal merits which made them worth pursuing.

The most recent case to come to a close involved allegations that Trump had an affair with porn star Stormy Daniels and subsequently paid her hush money to prevent her from going public with the allegations. It's unclear whether Barron believes the story that his father cheated on his mother or how he might feel about that reality if he believed it. Trump denies that the encounter ever took place, though he was convicted on 34 counts in May 2024 and faces sentencing in September 2024.