Groff graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 2003 and intended to attend Carnegie Mellon University, but he deferred his admission for a year when he was cast as Rolf in a Non-Equity national tour of The Sound of Music.
Groff's educational background includes graduating from Conestoga Valley High School in 2003. His plans to attend Carnegie Mellon University were temporarily put on hold when he was chosen for the role of Rolf in a national tour of The Sound of Music, which led to him deferring his admission.