Funny College Name Generator

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Generate funny college names for skits, yearbooks, trivia teams, scripts and city-builder games, from Procrastination State and Institute of Advanced Napping to Safety School University and Murphy's Law School. Every name is invented as a joke, and none is meant to be a real college.

About funny college names

College names follow a formula, which is why they are easy to parody. Take a direction, a place and the word State, or a surname and the word University, and the result sounds accredited whatever goes in the blanks. A few real schools have names that make people smile: Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, Bowling Green State University in Ohio and Transylvania University in Kentucky are all real, and Ball State University in Indiana is named for the family that made canning jars.

Every name in this list is invented, and the joke sits inside a full institution name. Deadpan state schools pile up directions (Northeastern Southwest Central State) or give up on geography (Behind the Mall Community College). Campus-life names tell the truth about student days: Procrastination State, All-Nighter University, Twin XL University. There are made-up departments (Institute of Underwater Basket Weaving), mock Latin (Collegium Procrastinatum, Summa Cum Laundry University), tiny colleges with huge names (Greater Galactic Community College), hopeless sports programs (Rebuilding Year University), honest brochures (Safety School University), puns on U and on professional schools (I Owe U, Murphy's Law School) and academic wordplay (Citation Needed University).

The humor is aimed at deadlines, parking, tuition bills and mascots, never at a real school, a region or a group of people.

How to choose funny college names

  • Match the style to the setting. A sitcom campus wants a name that could pass on a sweatshirt, such as Central Outskirts State, while a trivia team can go broad with Citation Needed University or Kazoo U.
  • Read the name aloud the way a stadium announcer would. Names built on a serious frame, like Rebuilding Year University or Fighting Squirrels State, get funnier the more formally you say them.
  • For a rivalry, pick two names from the same style: Beat State State against Beat Tech Tech, or Somewhere State University against Elsewhere State.
  • In a city-builder or a tabletop map, give the college one matching detail, such as a mascot, a motto in mock Latin or a parking lot that is always full.
  • Check the initials before you print a shirt or a banner. A clean name can spell something you did not plan.

Frequently asked questions

Are any of these real colleges?

No. Every name in the list is invented and written as a parody, and none is meant to refer to a real college, university or person. Some use common words such as State or Tech, so if you plan to publish a name in a book, a game or on merchandise, search for it yourself first.

Are there real colleges with funny names?

Yes, and they are ordinary, accredited schools. Slippery Rock University, Bowling Green State University, Transylvania University and Ball State University are all real and are mentioned here kindly. They are not part of the list, which holds invented names only.

What makes a college name funny?

Mostly the frame. Real names are built from a small set of words (State, University, Institute of, Community College), so a parody such as Procrastination State or Institute of Advanced Napping sounds official right up to the word that gives it away. The more serious the frame, the better the joke lands.

Can I use these names for a team, a skit or a game?

Yes. Short ones like Whatever State, Kazoo U and I Owe U fit a jersey or a trivia scoreboard, and longer ones like Nationally Recognized by Our Moms University suit a script or a yearbook page. The list is written to be family-friendly and stays away from drinking jokes and real schools.

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All 500 funny college names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 23 names

  • A Little Knowledge College
  • Abstract Concrete University
  • Academia Snoozica
  • Ad Hoc University
  • Ad Infinitum Institute of Technology
  • Ad Lib University
  • Ad Nauseam State
  • Add Drop State
  • Adjunct City College
  • After U
  • Agricultural, Mechanical and Musical College

A, continued

  • Air Ball Tech
  • All-Nighter University
  • Alma Matterhorn University
  • Alma Whatever University
  • Almost Ivy University
  • Alumni Newsletter University
  • Always Raining State
  • Anytown Anystate Community College
  • Approximately Here State
  • Armchair Quarterback University
  • Asynchronous State
  • Attendance Optional University

B: 23 names

  • Bachelor of Arts and Crafts College
  • Back Row State
  • Backup Plan College
  • Banana Peel State
  • Bare Minimum State
  • Basically a University
  • Beat State State
  • Beat Tech Tech
  • Behind the Mall Community College
  • Bell Curve College
  • Bell Tower Out of Tune University

B, continued

  • Bench Warmer State
  • Bigfoot Sighting State
  • Binge Watching University
  • Bona Fide University, Honest
  • Bookstore Markup University
  • Borrowed Notes University
  • Brochure Looked Nice College
  • Broken Desk Chair College
  • Brother-in-Law School
  • Buffering State University
  • Business as Usual School of Business
  • Bye Week State

C: 59 names

  • Calling About Your Gift University
  • Camera Off College
  • Campus Tour Was Sunny State
  • Can Everyone See My Screen State
  • Cap and Frown University
  • Carpe Diem Tomorrow University
  • Castle in the Air University
  • Caveat Emptor University
  • Central Outskirts State
  • Cheaper In-State State
  • Citation Needed University
  • Class Reunion Avoidance College
  • Clock Tower Five Minutes Fast College
  • Close to Home State

C, continued

  • Closed Section College
  • Cloud Nine University
  • Cogito Ergo Snooze College
  • Cole's Law School
  • Collage College
  • College Above the Bowling Alley
  • College of Alarm Clock Negotiation
  • College of Applied Daydreaming
  • College of Armchair Expertise
  • College of Changing Majors
  • College of Dad Jokes
  • College of Endless Scrolling
  • College of Et Cetera
  • College of Extra Credit
  • College of Fine Arts and Finer Snacks

C, continued

  • College of Interpretive Shrugging
  • College of Late Submissions
  • College of Liberal Arts and Crafts
  • College of Lost Keys
  • College of Not My Department
  • College of Parallel Parking
  • College of Pizza Sciences
  • College of Probably Fine
  • College of Professional Spectating
  • College of Sandwich Arts
  • College of Second Guessing
  • College of Shower Singing
  • College of Spoiler Alerts
  • College of Useless Facts
  • Collegium Procrastinatum

C, continued

  • Community College of the Known World
  • Conservatory of Air Guitar
  • Conservatory of Humming
  • Conservatory of Kazoo Performance
  • Construction Forever State
  • Control Group College
  • Convenience Fee College
  • Cornfield Adjacent University
  • Cornhole Conservatory
  • Correspondence Course Community College
  • Couch Potato A&M
  • Could Be Worse University
  • Cram Session College
  • Credit Hour Glass University
  • Culinary Institute of Leftovers

D: 18 names

  • Dean of Deans University
  • Dean's Other List University
  • Deja Vu University
  • Deja Vu University, Again
  • Desert Island Community College
  • Detour University
  • Dewey Decimal Point College
  • Did I Mention I Went Here University
  • Dining Hall Mystery Casserole Institute

D, continued

  • Dissertation Procrastination University
  • Division Seven Athletics College
  • Doctor Doctor University
  • Dodgeball Polytechnic
  • Dolor Sit Amet College
  • Double Major Double Minor University
  • Dragon Tamers Vocational College
  • Due South of North Campus University
  • Due Tomorrow University

E: 19 names

  • E Pluribus Homework Institute
  • Eastern Western Northern Southern University
  • Eight A.M. Regret University
  • Elective Only College
  • Electoral College of Arts and Sciences
  • Elevator Out of Order Polytechnic
  • Elsewhere State
  • Emperor's Own Vocational Institute
  • Ergo Sum State

E, continued

  • Est. Last Tuesday College
  • Established Recently-ish University
  • Et Al. College
  • Et Tu, Tuition University
  • Eventually Graduating University
  • Evil Genius Institute of Technology
  • Ex Libris Overdue College
  • Exit 14 State University
  • Extension Center Annex North
  • Extension Request College

F: 24 names

  • Faculty Lounge University
  • Fake It Till You Make It Tech
  • Fallback Option University
  • Fifth Year Senior University
  • Fight Song Nobody Knows University
  • Fighting Accountants Institute
  • Fighting Squirrels State
  • Finals Week Survival Institute
  • Fire Drill at 3 A.M. University
  • Five to Seven Years State
  • Flashcard State
  • Foam Finger Institute

F, continued

  • Food Court Community College
  • Footnote State
  • Forgot to Unmute Institute
  • Former Shoe Store Institute of Technology
  • Foul Trouble Tech
  • Founded Ages Ago University
  • Fourth Best College in the County
  • Fourth Quarter Collapse University
  • Free Pizza if You Attend University
  • Free T-Shirt University
  • Fumble State
  • Funny Business School

G: 15 names

  • Galaxy-Renowned Two-Year College
  • Gen Ed Requirements University
  • General Studies General College
  • Generic State University
  • Gesundheit University
  • Good Enough University
  • Good for U
  • Goose Crossing University
  • Grading Curve Institute
  • Grand Supreme Technical College
  • Greater Galactic Community College
  • Greater Lesser Valley University
  • Greater Metro Area Area College
  • Group Project State
  • Gutter Ball Community College

H: 11 names

  • Habeas Campus University
  • Halftime State
  • Haunted Dorm University
  • Henchman Technical College
  • Hidden Fees University
  • Home of the Fighting Pigeons University
  • Homecoming Loss University
  • Honorable Mention State
  • How Are U
  • Humblebrag University
  • Hypothetical University

I: 42 names

  • I Owe U
  • Ibid University
  • Igpay Atinlay Institute
  • In Absentia University
  • Incomplete University
  • Insert State Here University
  • Instant Coffee University
  • Institute for the Study of Snacks
  • Institute of Advanced Doodling
  • Institute of Advanced Guesswork
  • Institute of Advanced Napping
  • Institute of Advanced Snackology
  • Institute of Applied Procrastination
  • Institute of Backseat Driving

I, continued

  • Institute of Bubble Wrap Studies
  • Institute of Competitive Napping
  • Institute of Couch Sciences
  • Institute of Forgotten Passwords
  • Institute of Hindsight
  • Institute of Instituting
  • Institute of Meme Studies
  • Institute of Pillow Fort Engineering
  • Institute of Rocket Surgery
  • Institute of Sock Puppet Theater
  • Institute of Theoretical Laundry
  • Institute of Things and Stuff
  • Institute of Tomorrow Studies
  • Institute of Underwater Basket Weaving

I, continued

  • Institute of Unfinished Projects
  • Instructor: Staff University
  • Intercontinental Institute Above the Dry Cleaner
  • Interlibrary Loan University
  • International Community College of Exit 9
  • Interstellar Junior College
  • Intramural Champions College
  • Ipso Facto Polytechnic
  • Is This a University?
  • It Is What It Is State
  • Ivory Tower of Pizza Institute
  • Ivory Tower Tech
  • Ivy Adjacent University
  • Ivy-Covered Parking Garage University

J: 3 names

  • Jumbotron State
  • Just Over the County Line College
  • Just Past the Water Tower State

K: 2 names

  • Kazoo U
  • Kind of a Big Deal University

L: 17 names

  • La La Land Grant University
  • Lab Fee Institute of Technology
  • Lanyard State
  • Last Minute Tech
  • Last Resort Institute of Technology
  • Latin Motto Pending University
  • Laundry Day Polytechnic
  • Law of Gravity School of Law

L, continued

  • Law School of Averages
  • Lecture Hall Too Cold State
  • Left at the Gas Station University
  • Library Closes Early State
  • Lofted Bed College
  • Logged In From Bed University
  • Look at U
  • Lorem Ipsum University
  • Lost ID Card College

M: 29 names

  • Mad Scientist Polytechnic
  • Magna Cum Loud State
  • Majestic Heights Community College, Basement Campus
  • Major Minor State
  • Make It Up As You Go University
  • Marching Kazoo University
  • Margin of Error Tech
  • Mascot Tryouts University
  • Master of None University
  • Mea Culpa Community College
  • Meal Swipe University
  • Meh State University
  • Microwave Dinner Institute
  • Mid-Central Middle State

M, continued

  • Middle of Nowhere State
  • Mighty Earthworms Agricultural College
  • Mind Your Own Business School
  • Mini Fridge Institute
  • Minor in Major Studies College
  • Modus Operandi Tech
  • Monkey Business School
  • Moon Base Community College
  • Moral Victory University
  • Mortarboard and Pestle College
  • Mosquito State University
  • Motto Lost in Translation College
  • Mount Olympus Community College
  • Murphy's Law School
  • My Parents Picked It University

N: 18 names

  • Name Drop College
  • Nationally Recognized by Our Moms University
  • Near the Airport University
  • New Edition Every Year College
  • New Stadium, Old Library University
  • Nice to Meet U
  • Night Classes Only Day College
  • Ninja Correspondence College
  • No Parking University

N, continued

  • No Snow Days University
  • Non Sequitur State
  • None of Your Business School
  • North by Northwest State
  • North Pole Polytechnic
  • Northeastern Southwest Central State
  • Not That State, the Other One
  • Nowhere in Particular State
  • Null Hypothesis University

O: 11 names

  • Off-Ramp State
  • Office Hours by Appointment University
  • Offsides University
  • Old Main, Older Main College
  • One Building University
  • Out of State Tuition University
  • Outlier University
  • Outskirts University
  • Overconfident State
  • Overdue Book State
  • Overtime University

P: 36 names

  • Pajama Bottoms Online College
  • Parking Lot B State
  • Parking Ticket State
  • Participation Ribbon Tech
  • Pass Fail Polytechnic
  • Per Diem College
  • Permit Lot Z State
  • Perpetual Winter Tech
  • Persona Non Grata College
  • Pie in the Face Institute
  • Pinnacle of Learning Junior College
  • Placebo State University

P, continued

  • Placeholder State
  • Plan C State
  • Planetary Community College, East Annex
  • Please Donate State
  • Poison Ivy League College
  • Polite Golf Clap University
  • Poly Ester Polytechnic
  • Poly Gone Polytechnic
  • Poly Wanna Cracker Polytechnic
  • Polytechnic of Paper Airplane Design
  • Polytechnic of Remote Control Studies
  • Pomp and Circumference Institute

P, continued

  • Pomp and Circumstance Community College
  • Pop Quiz Polytechnic
  • Post Hoc Polytechnic
  • Pratfall Polytechnic
  • Premier Elite Prestige College
  • Prerequisite State
  • Printer Out of Toner University
  • Pro Forma State
  • Procrastination State
  • Professor Emeritus Emeritus University
  • Professor Staff Memorial College
  • Projector Not Working University

Q: 4 names

  • Quad Goals University
  • Quadrangle Triangle College
  • Quid Pro Quo Community College
  • Quiet Floor, Loud Neighbors College

R: 18 names

  • Ramen Noodle Polytechnic
  • Ranked Somewhere University
  • Rebuilding Year University
  • Recalculating Route State
  • Redshirt Freshman University
  • Regional Directional University
  • Registration Hold University
  • Right Back at U
  • Rival of Our Rival State

R, continued

  • Robot Uprising Technical Institute
  • Roly Poly Technic
  • Room TBD College
  • Roommate Agreement University
  • Rounding Error University
  • Royal Imperial Supreme Community College
  • Rubber Chicken University
  • Runner-Up University
  • Rural Route 9 Community College

S: 40 names

  • Sabbatical State University
  • Safety School University
  • Same to U
  • Satellite Campus of a Satellite Campus
  • Scaffolding State University
  • Second Choice State
  • Second Floor University
  • See U Later
  • Semester at Sea Level College
  • Semper Tardy College
  • Shared Parking Lot Community College
  • Show Business School
  • Shower Shoes State

S, continued

  • Shrug Junior College
  • Sidekick State University
  • Sine Qua Nonsense College
  • Skipped Lecture College
  • Slapstick Polytechnic
  • Snooze Button State
  • Somewhere State University
  • South Northbrook University
  • Southwest Northeastern Tech
  • Spring Break Is Over State
  • Squirrel Overlords State
  • Standard Deviation State
  • State State University

S, continued

  • State Tech A&M Poly
  • State University at the Second Left
  • State University of the State of the University
  • Statistically Insignificant State
  • Status Quo State
  • Still Figuring It Out College
  • Storefront University
  • Student Section of Twelve State
  • Study Abroad at Home University
  • Summa Cum Laundry University
  • Summer Session State
  • Super Senior State
  • Supreme Universal Institute of Both Rooms
  • Syllabus Week State

T: 28 names

  • Tassel Hassle State
  • Tech Neck Tech
  • Tech Support Tech
  • Technically a College
  • Temporary Trailer Classroom College
  • Tempus Fugit Tech
  • Tenure Track and Field University
  • Terra Incognita State
  • Textbook Buyback University
  • Thank U
  • The Dorms Are Fine University
  • The Geese Run This Campus College
  • The One True Community College
  • The Other State University

T, continued

  • Theoretical State
  • Thermostat Wars University
  • Thesis Statement State
  • Three Counties Over University
  • Time Travel University, Class of Yesterday
  • To Be Announced University
  • Top Five Hundred University
  • Township of the Village of the City College
  • Transfer Credit Denied College
  • Tri-County Quad-City Bi-State College
  • Tri-State Area State
  • Turn Around When Possible University
  • Twin XL University
  • Two Stoplight State

U: 32 names

  • Undecided State
  • Undeclared University
  • Undefeated in Warmups State
  • Unfinished Business School
  • Uni Corn College
  • Unincorporated Area Community College
  • Universe City University
  • Universitas Nappus Maximus
  • University of Atlantis, Underwater Campus
  • University of City Name

U, continued

  • University of Common Knowledge
  • University of Eventually
  • University of Five More Minutes
  • University of Jumping to Conclusions
  • University of Leftovers
  • University of Miscellaneous Studies
  • University of Misplaced Socks
  • University of Northern South Centralia
  • University of Overthinking
  • University of Reply All
  • University of Small Talk

U, continued

  • University of Somewhere at Elsewhere
  • University of the General Vicinity
  • University of the Universe, Suite B
  • University of Trivial Matters
  • University of Unread Emails
  • University of Wherever Accepted Me
  • University of Winging It
  • University University
  • Unranked and Unbothered College
  • Uphill Both Ways University
  • Upper Lower Middleton State University

V: 6 names

  • Vending Machine Dinner Tech
  • Veni Vidi Napped University
  • Versa Vice College
  • Very Prestigious University
  • Vice Versa University
  • Victory Lap University

W: 17 names

  • Wait Till Next Year State
  • Waitlist University
  • Waitlisted Everywhere Else University
  • Walk the Plank Maritime Academy
  • Walk-On University
  • Way Out West Eastern State
  • We Have a Pool Community College
  • Weekend College, Weekdays Only

W, continued

  • West East Central Northern University
  • What About U
  • Whatever State
  • Wi-Fi Password University
  • Wish Granted Land Grant College
  • Works Cited State
  • World Headquarters Community College
  • World's Okayest University
  • Worldwide University, Room 204

Y: 4 names

  • Ye Olde University of Olde
  • You Can't Miss It State
  • You're on Mute University
  • Your Town Here Community College

Z: 1 name

  • Zero and Twelve State