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Science Fiction[]
A[]
- Academe of Pure and Applied Sciences - Eric S. Nylund's novel Signal to Noise
- Academy of Liberal Pursuits - Matthew Hughes's novel Black Brillion, p. 51, Archonate universe
- Academy of Vaagii (space navy) - Philip Joe Farmer's short story "The Blasphemers" in his collection Down in the Black Gang, p. 185
- University of Alpha Centauri - David R. George III's Star Trek:TOS novel Allegiance in Exile
- All Systems University - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Altiplano University - Ben Jeapes's novel Phoenicia's World, p. 59
- Apollo University (on Luna) - Poul Anderson's short story "The Saturn Game," in his collection Explorations
- Aristarchus Institute of Space Technology - Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Hammer of God
B[]
- Barnett College - Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade 1989 film
- Bel-rogas School of Divine Law - Robert Randall's novel The Shrouded Planet
- Bending State University - The Bots and the Bees episode of Futurama June 20, 2012
- Bertrand Russell University - James Morrow's 1990 novel City of Truth, p. 16
C[]
- Centauri University - Samuel R. Delany's novel Empire Star, p. 23
- Ceres Academy - Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312, p. 523
- Columbiac University - "Free Will Hunting" episode of Futurama, August 8, 2012
- Commonwealth Institute of Technology - Fallout. An offshoot/reinvention of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Coral Gables Theological Seminary - James Morrow's novel This is the Way the World Ends, p. 211
- Crick and Watson University - M. Atwood's novel Oryx and Crake
D[]
- Dedication University - John Brunner's novel The Sheep Look Up, p. 70; John Brunner's novel Stand on Zanzibar, Pp. 372-373
E[]
- Earthforce Academy - Babylon 5 universe
- Ecolitan Institue - L.E. Modesitt Jr's Ecolitan series (later doubles as a paramilitary organization)
F[]
- Fermi Junior College - Spider Robinson's (Robert A. Heinlein) novel Variable Star
G[]
- Gal Fed University - James Tiptree, Jr.'s short story "Your Haploid Heart", Analog, 1969
- General Theological Seminary - Frederic C. Rich's novel Christian Nation
I[]
- Imperial Military Institute - R.M. Meluch's novel Strength and Honor, p. 64
- Institute of Bio-Media - Sleep Dealer 2008 film
- Institute of Human Studies - Norman Spinrad's novel The Solarians, p 81
- Institute of Knowledge - Larry Niven's short story "Neutron Star" in his collection Neutron Star
- Institute of Medieval History - Dale Pendell's 2010 novel The Great Bay: Chronicles of the Collapse, p. 254
J[]
- Jon Grissom Academy - Mass Effect
L[]
- Lakemont College - Blake Crouch's novel Dark Matter, p. 7
- Lomonosov University - Poul Anderson's novel Satan's World
- Luna University or Luna U - Steven Harper's novel Dead Man on the Moon, LCSI Luna City Special Investigations
- Lunapole University - Guy Immega's short story "Super-Mother Earth" in David Conyers et al., eds.s collection Extreme Planets
M[]
- Mars University - "Mars University" episode of Futurama
- Miskatonic University - Howard Phillips Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham, Mass.
- Mount Harwell College (Mount Harwell, Ohio) - Lloyd Biggle, Jr.'s novel The Chronocide Mission: A Time Travel Novel
- University of Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson's novel Icehenge, p. 20
N[]
- Nakasen University - John Barnes's novel A Princess of the Aerie, p. 17
- New American Psychology Institute - Wrong 2012 film
- New Mexico College of Space Medicine - referenced in the first episode of season one of Lost in Space 1965-1968 television series
- University of New Aberdeen - Thomas Harlan's novel House of Reeds, see Celtic Planet
- University of New Florida - Allen Steele's novel Hex
- Newton College - Seth Fried's novel The Municipalists
- Noah Webster College - James Morrow's novel This is the Way the World Ends, p. 25
- University of Noupetau - John Barnes's novel The Merchants of Souls
P[]
- Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland - Martha Wells's 2020 novel Network Effect, Pp. 111, 131
- Phobos University - William K. Hartmann's novel Mars Underground
- Planitia University - Michael Cobley's Humanity's Fire series
- Psychotechnic Institute - Poul Anderson's short story "The Sensitive Man" in Fantastic Universe January 1954
- Public Service Academy - John Barnes's novel A Princess of the Aerie
Q[]
- Qatar Institute of Extraterrestrial Sciences - John Lovegrove's novel World of Fire
R[]
- Rolling Thunder College - John Varley's novel Dark Lightening
- Rolling Thunder University - John Varley's novel Dark Lightening
S[]
- Shepherd University - Marguerite Reed's novel Archangel, p. 48
- Sian Academy of Artful Illusion - David Brin's novel Existence, pp. 518-519
- University of Sigmen City - Philip José Farmer's novel The Lovers
- Soko University - John C. Wright's novel Count to a Trillion, p. 192
- Solar Institute of Applied Science - James Gunn's novel Transcendental, p. 73
- Starfleet Academy Star Trek universe
- University of St. Stephan's Wood (Newark, New Jersey) - "How Joenes Taught, And What He Learned" (As told by Maubingi of Tahiti) Robert Sheckley's novel Journey Beyond Tomorrow
- Stittaran Unity University - L.E. Modestt, Jr.'s novel The One-Eyed Man, p. 148
- Stittara University - L.E. Modestt, Jr.'s novel The One-Eyed Man, p. 391
- University of Sundance-Through-Rain (on planet Holat) - Poul Anderson's novel The Long Way Home
T[]
- Time Lord Academy - Doctor Who Universe
- University of Tetzcoco - Thomas Harlan's novel House of Reeds
U[]
- University of Farside - Ian McDonald's novel Luna: New Moon, p. 63
- University of Hubfall - John Scalzi's novel The Collapsing Empire
- University of Opole - John Scalzi's novel The Collapsing Empire, p. 84
- University of Southern Pennsylvania Colin Macpherson's novel The Tide Turners, Pp. 75, 105
- University of Venta - Una McCormack's novel Star of the Sea, p. 31, Weird Space universe
V[]
- Voltaire University - James Morrow's 1990 novel City of Truth, p. 102
- Vonda College - Troll Hunter 2010 film
- Vulcan Science Academy - Star Trek universe
W[]
- Wyandotte College - Kurt Vonnegut Jrs's "The Report on the Barnhouse Effect", a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's collection Tomorrow the Stars
X[]
- Xanthos University - Zach Hughes's novel Closed System, p. 13
Y[]
- Yanthus Prime City University - Robert Kroese's short story "The Yanthus Prime Job"
- Yukon University - Poul Anderson's short story "The Saturn Game," in his collection Explorations
Z[]
- Ziggoreth University (on Trantor) - Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe
- Zion University (located on the planet New Utah) - Jerry Pournelle's novel Outies
Fantasy[]
- Collegium Imago - L.E. Modesitt Jr's Imager universe
- Famous Hero School of Maplewood, New Jersey - Robert Sheckley's novel Minotaur Maze, p. 16.
- Foxe College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- Gabriel College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- Hempnell College - Fritz Leiber's novel Conjure Wife
- Holiday University - Wonder Woman comic book series
- Jordan College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- Monsters University 2013 Disney film
- Patrick Henry University - Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged
- Paxington University - Eric Lylund's novel All That Lives Must Die
- St Michael's College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- St Sophia's College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- Universitartus Committiartum E Pluribus Unum - The Wizard of Oz 1939 film
- Wykeham College - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe
- The Unseen University - Terry Pratchett's DIscWorld series
Other Genres[]
A[]
- Accidental College - Gary Shteyngart's novel Absurdistan
- Adams College - Revenge of the Nerds 1984 film
- Athena College - Philip Roth's novel The Human Stain
B[]
- Baptist Female College - The Night of the Iguana
- Barrett University - Entitled (SVU) episode of Law and Order, SVU television series
- Beaufort College - Inspector Morse BBC telvision series
- Beaumont College - Inspector Morse BBC telvision series
- Blazing Grace Seminary (From an on-line essay/sermon about the evils of secret sex addiction. Get the awful unwitting pun? Semin-ary?) - Pastors, Porn, and the Blazing Grace Seminary by Mike Genung. City Vision College
- Bloomington University - Runaway Jury 2003 film
- Blue Mountain State University - Blue Mountain State 2010 television series
- Blue Point University - Three Stooges
- Boulder Dam University - Three Stooges
- Bradbury Business College - The Andy Griffith Show
- Budweiser College - Kingley Amis's novel One Fat Englishman
C[]
- Camden College - Rules of Attraction 2002 film
- Carlyle College - Lewis, episode "The Soul of Genius" (filmed in Exeter College) of Lewis (Inspector Morse) BBC televisison series
- Chaucer College - Lewis (Inspector Morse) BBC televisison series
- Chicago Polytechnic University - "Don't Haze Me Bro" episode of The Good Wife, Season 4, Episode 4, December 22, 2012
- City College - "Basic Rocket Science" episode of Community television series, October 14, 2010
- Columbus University – Higher Learning
- Cooledge College - Van Wilder 2002 film
- Cyprus-Rhodes University - Greek television series
E[]
- Eastern State University - The Program 1993 film
- Euphoric State University - David Lodge's novel Changing Places
F[]
- Faber College - Animal House 1978 film
G[]
- Ganja University - Ganja University
- Grand Lakes University – Back to School 1986 film
- Greendale Community College - Community television series
- Groff Community College - American Dad animated television series
H[]
- Harrison University - Old School 2003 film
- Harvard Junior College - "Larry's Dank News Stash episode of The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
- Heimlich County Junior College - King of the Hill
- Ho Chi Minh School of Medicine (Dr. Leo Spaceman is an alum) - 30 Rock television series
- Hudson University - Law & Order television series
- Huxley U - Horse Feathers 1932 film
K[]
- Katzenjammer Life Coaching Institute of Geneva, Switzerland - Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich episode of comedy television series Mom, March 17, 2014
L[]
- The Little Rock School of Embalming - Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel Mother Night
M[]
- MC State - 22 Jump Street 2014 sequel
- Midvale College - Midleader Law and Order episode
- Midwestern University - The Male Animal 1942 film
- Mildew University - Three Stooges
- Mills Corner University - A Scooby Doo! Christmas 2002 episode
- Mizpah Theological Seminary (Northern Baptist) - Sinclair Lewis's novel Elmer Gantry, p. 85
- Mott College - Home Improvement television series (possible reference to the actual Mott Community College)
O[]
- Ondas Nudosas Community College (translation as Naked Waves) - Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice, p. 51
P[]
- Pacific Tech – Real Genius 1985 film
- Penn Brooks University - Boy Meets World television series
- Phogbound University (PU) - Al Capp's syndicated newspaper comic strip Li'l Abner
- Port Chester University – PCU 1994 film
- Prager University - conservative activist Dinesh D'Souza.
S[]
- Saginaw College - Things Seen and Heard 2021 Gothic Horror film
- The Sentinel (Military Academy) - House of Cards television series, Chapter 8, Season 1
- Shrewsbury College (Oxford University) - Dorothy Sayers's novel Gaudy Night
- South Harmon Institute of Technology – Accepted 2006 film
- South Central Louisiana State University - Waterboy 1998 film
- St. Sunniva University - Neve Maslakovic's novel The Far Time Incident
- Standard Neoliberal University - Paul Mason. Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. page 291
- State University of Euphoria at Plotinus - David Lodge's novel Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses
- State University of North Carolina (SUNC) - SUNC Appoints Twelve Efficiency Czars to Streamline Bureaucracy Matthew Michael. Cronk News. May 3, 2011.
T[]
- Truth University - Stomp the Yard 2007 film
- Trump University - Donald Trump
U[]
- University of New York - Felicity 1998-2002 television series
- University of Rummidge - David Lodge's novel Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses
- University of Scuffletown - Where Jesse Hunter and Truman Futch claimed to have studied law when they were admitted to the Florida Bar in 1913 (Source: Gilbert King's 2012 nonfiction Devil in the Grove" Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, p. 145)
- University of Southern San Diego - "Hawaii Die-O" episode of NTSF:SD:SUV
- University of Xelaya Medical School - Home, third episode, season two of The Orville
W[]
- The Western Hemisphere University of the Bible - Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel Mother Night
- Western University - Blue Chips 1994 film
- Westminster University - Dear White People 2014 film
- University of Winnemac - Sinclair Lewis's novels
- Wossamotta U - fifth season of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Other[]
- The School of Higher Neantical Nillity - Stanislaw Lem's collection The Cyberiad, p. 85
