klˈeɪtmən ðˈɛn ɐtˈɛndᵻd kɔːɹnˈɛl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn fˈɪzɪks fɹʌm hˈɑːɹvɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ˌʌndɚ noʊbˈɛl lˈɔːɹiːˌeɪts dʒˈuːliən ʃwˈɪŋɡɚ ænd ɹˈɔɪ ɡlˈɔːbɚ.
Kleitman then attended Cornell University, from which he graduated in 1954, and received his PhD in Physics from Harvard University in 1958 under Nobel Laureates Julian Schwinger and Roy Glauber.