List of college mascots in the United States


This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascot's names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots. For team names, see List of college sports team nicknames.

Mascot index

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 #1 Fan – child-like costumed mascot of Saginaw Valley State University

A
 Ace Purple – official mascot of the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville
 Ace the Skyhawk – official mascot of Stonehill College
 Ace the Warhawk – official mascot of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
 Action C – official mascot of the Chippewas of Central Michigan University
 Air Dunker – inflatable mascot of the Murray State University Racers. Cousin of Dunker.
 Albert and Alberta Gator – the male and female alligator mascots of the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.
 Alphie – the costumed wolf mascot of the Nevada Wolf Pack of the University of Nevada, Reno.
 Archibald "Archie" Eagle – official mascot of the University of Southern Indiana.
 Archibald "Archie" McGrowl – a cougar costume. The mascot of Misericordia University
 Adelaide, "Addie" – English Bulldog. Mascot of the University of Redlands.
 Aristocat – the costumed mascot of the Tennessee State University Tigers and Lady Tigers
Army Mules – three mules that act as the mascots for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (West Point).
 Argie the Argonaut – "Jason and the Argonauts" mascot of the West Florida Argonauts of the University of West Florida
 Arnie – "Corsair" mascot of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
 Artie the Fighting Artichoke – artichoke mascot of Scottsdale Community College since the early 1970s.
 Arvee the Golden Eagle – Golden eagle mascot of Rock Valley College. Inaugurated in late 2013.
 Athena – the female mascot of Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Scripps College.
 Attila – the costumed duck mascot of the ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology.
Aubie – the tiger mascot of the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.
 Avalanche the Golden Bear – The costumed bear mascot of the Golden Bears of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
 Awesome Eagle – costumed mascot of the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech).
 Azul the Eagle – costumed mascot of Florida Gulf Coast University.

B
 Baby Blue – University of Delaware; second mascot of the University of Delaware; more of a child-friendly mascot
 Baby Jay  – mascot of University of Kansas, accompanied by Big Jay
Baldwin the Eagle – the American bald eagle mascot of Boston College
  Baldwin Jr – the inflatable version of Baldwin the Eagle at Boston College
 Bananas T. Bear – The black bear mascot of the University of Maine
 The Battling Bishop – mascot of Ohio Wesleyan
 Baxter – the bearcat mascot of Binghamton University
 The Bearcat – name of University of Cincinnati mascot.
 Beaker – name of the mascot of Eagles of Morehead State University.
 Beaver – name of the mascot of California Institute of Technology/Caltech
 Beaver – The beaver mascot of the University of Maine at Farmington
 Beaver – The beaver mascot of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
 Bella – The female costumed mascot of the Angelo State University Rams
 Ben – The Bulldog mascot of McPherson College
 Benny the Bengal – The costumed Bengal tiger mascot of Idaho State University
Benny – the beaver mascot of the Oregon State Beavers of Oregon State University
 Bernie – the costumed St. Bernard dog of Siena College.
Bevo – a live Texas longhorn steer, the official mascot of the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin
Big Al – the costumed elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.
 Big Blue – a lion mascot wearing a blue king's crown representing the Old Dominion Monarchs.
 Big Blue – a bull mascot representing the Utah State Aggies.
Big Jay – the costumed mascot of the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas.
 Big Red – The main Fighting Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas. A Cardinal, the mascot of Lamar University. Also the blob-like costumed mascot of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Daniel Boone like costumed mascot of the Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
 Big Stuff – the eagle mascot of Winthrop University.
Bill the Goat – United States Naval Academy live goat and costumed mascot
 Billy Bluejay – the bluejay mascot of Creighton University
 Billy Bronco – Official costumed mascot of the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos; the athletic teams representing California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).
 Billy the Panther – Official costumed mascot of the Eastern Illinois Panthers; the athletic teams representing Eastern Illinois University.
 Bison – name of the mascot of Howard University, Gallaudet University.
The Bird – costumed mascot of the Air Force Falcons of the United States Air Force Academy Falcons
 Black Jack – since 2000, the costumed mascot of the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (West Point) (Army)
 Blaster the Burro – one of two mascots of Colorado School of Mines along with Marvin the Miner.
  Blaze – the official mascot of the Alverno College Inferno.
  Blaze – the official Vulcan mascot of California University of Pennsylvania
  Blaze – the official dragon mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  Blaze – the official red dragon mascot of the State University of New York College at Cortland.
 Blaze – the official maverick (stallion) mascot of the University of Texas at Arlington.
  Blitz – the official bearcat mascot of Willamette University (OR).
  Blizzard – the official husky mascot of St. Cloud State University.
Blizzard T. Husky – the husky of Michigan Tech. The T stands for The. Blizzard can usually be seen ice skating before home hockey games.
 Blockie – the unofficial mascot of the University of Houston–Clear Lake that has been used on many university publications.  It is an anthropomorphized block displaying the UHCL logo.
 Blossom and Weezy – the costumed mascots of the University of Arkansas at Monticello
 Blue – a live English Bulldog mascot for Butler University; Blue(deceased), Blue II(deceased), Blue III(Trip) & Blue IV
 Blue – a live bobcat, one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky. Unlike the other two, he never attends home games because of his species' shy nature. He lives at the Salato Wildlife Education Center, a state-run facility in Frankfort.
 The Blue Blob – the blue fuzzy costumed mascot, is one of two official mascots for Xavier University (Cincinnati) and is especially popular with younger fans.
 Blue Jay – Creighton University, Johns Hopkins University, Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
 The Blue Devil – a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University.
 Bobby – the Bearcat of Northwest Missouri State University
 Bobcat – The Bobcat mascot of University of California, Merced
 Bobcat – a costumed Bobcat mascot of New York University
 Bobcat – the Bobcat mascot of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
Boilermaker Special – a railroad locomotive replica mascot (officially) of Purdue.
 Boko – The Bobcat mascot of Texas State University.
 Bodi – the male Bison mascot of Manhattan Area Technical College.
 Bogey – the bearcat mascot of McKendree University.
 Boll Weevil – mascot of the University of Arkansas – Monticello, named by school president Frank Horsfall in 1925
 Boomer – the bear of Missouri State University.
 Boomer – the bear mascot of Lake Forest College.
 Boomer – The bobcat mascot of Quinnipiac University.
 Boomer – one of the two white ponies of the University of Oklahoma that pulls the Sooner Schooner (the other pony's name is Sooner). There is both a live pony and costumed mascot.
 Boss – The Boston Terrier mascot of Wofford College.
 Boss Hogg – The  inflatable Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas.
 Brewer – The alcoholic beverage mascot of Vassar College
 Brandi – the female Bison mascot of Manhattan Area Technical College.
 Brit – Knighted Briton at Albion College.
 Brody the Bruin – the bruin of Bob Jones University.
 Bruce D. Bear – the mascot of The University of Central Arkansas
 Bruiser – costumed mascot of the Belmont University Bruins
 Bruiser – the Bulldog at Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan
 Bruiser and Marigold – the costumed bear for the Baylor Bears
 Bruno – the brown bear of Brown University.
Brutus Buckeye – the anthropomorphic buckeye mascot of The Ohio State University.
 Brutus the Bruin Bear – Salt Lake Community College.
 Brutus Bulldog – Bulldog mascot at Ferris State University.
 Bryan – the lion mascot of Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
 Bucky the Beaver – The stoic, determined, furry symbol of American River College in Sacramento.
 Bucky the Beaver – The buck-toothed mascot of Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota
 Bucky the Bronco – The official mascot of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California
 Bucky Beaver – Nature's engineer, the mascot of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California
 Bucky The Parrot – the costumed parrot mascot of Barry University in Florida
 Bucky – the costumed bronc was the mascot of the University of Texas–Pan American before the school was merged into the current University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
 Bucky (or Bucky Bison) – the costumed bison mascot of Bucknell University
Bucky Badger – the lovable but mischievous badger mascot of the Wisconsin Badgers of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
 Buddy Broncho – the official mascot of the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos.
 The Buffalo – a costumed student and mascot of Milligan College
 Buford T. Beaver  – the official mascot of Buena Vista University
 Bullet – a live black American Quarter Horse mascot of the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls of Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
 Bully – both the live Bulldog and the costumed Bulldog mascot of Mississippi State University.
 Burghy – the costumed cardinal mascot of SUNY Plattsburgh.
 Burrowing Owl – the mascot of the Florida Atlantic Owls of Florida Atlantic University.
 Buster Rameses XXIX – a live ram that serves as the mascot for the Fordham University Rams and the first school to use a Ram as mascot in 1893. The current live Ram is called Buster. There is also a costumed mascot.
Buster Bronco – The official mascot of Boise State University
Buster Bronco – The official mascot of Western Michigan University
Butch T. Cougar – the cougar of Washington State. The "T" stands for "The".
Butler Blue – the living Bulldog mascot of Butler University. The current mascot is Butler Blue III, also called "Trip".
Buzz – the costumed yellow jacket mascot of Georgia Tech.

C
CAM the Ram – both the live male bighorn sheep and the costumed ram representing the Colorado State Rams of Colorado State University.
 Captain Skyhawk – the costumed mascot of the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks.
 Captain Chris – a costumed likeness of Christopher Newport, the mascot of Christopher Newport University.
 Captain Cane – since 1994, the official mascot of the University of Tulsa, an anthropomorphized golden hurricane with human attributes such as biceps, clothes, and a perpetual smirk. From 1978 to 1994, the mascot was Huffy.
Cardinal Bird – is the costumed mascot of the Wesleyan University Cardinals, University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals, as well as the Cardinals from the University of Louisville (sometimes called Red Bird).
 Cardinal Bird – the red bird mascot of Lamar University 
 Captain Buc – the costumed mascot of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
 Captain George – former costumed pirate mascot of Armstrong State University.
 CavMan, The Cavalier – the official mascot of the University of Virginia.
Cayenne – a costumed chili pepper for the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana–Lafayette.
Cecil the Sagehen – the greater sage-grouse mascot of the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens of Pomona College and Pitzer College
 Cecil the Crusader – North Greenville University
Centennial Jay – University of Kansas
Champ – The Bobcat mascot of Montana State University
 Champ – the costumed Bulldog mascot of Louisiana Tech University and the costumed Bobcat of Montana State University and the live Bulldog mascot of the University of Minnesota Duluth
 Champ the Husky – the Husky mascot of University of Southern Maine
Chaparral – College of DuPage
 Charlie Cardinal – the cardinal mascot of Ball State University.
Charlie the Charger – the costumed medieval war horse of University of New Haven. 
 Charlie the Coyote – University of South Dakota
 Charlie T. Cougar – Concordia University Chicago The "T" stands for "the."
 Charlie Oredigger – Montana Tech
 Chauncey – costumed mascot of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
 Chauncey – beaver mascot of Champlain College.
 Chester – a costumed male lion, a mascot for Widener University (PA). 
Chief Illiniwek – the former official symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini, retired on February 21, 2007
Chief Osceola and his horse Renegade – the official symbols of the Florida State Seminoles.
 Chip – the costumed buffalo mascot of the University of Colorado
 Chompers – the costumed alligator mascot of Allegheny College
 Clash the Titan – the costume titan mascot of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
 Clawed Z. Eagle – the costumed eagle of American University
 Clutch – the costumed mountain hawk of Lehigh University
 Clyde – the male costumed mascot of Olivet College
 Clyde The Cougar – the costumed cougar mascot of the College of Charleston.
 Cocky – the costumed mascot of the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks
Cocky – the costumed mascot of the South Carolina Gamecocks
 Cody – the cougar mascot of Columbus State University
 The Colonel – the costumed mascot of the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels and Lady Colonels
Colonel Ebirt – the former mascot of the College of William & Mary Tribe. The name "Ebirt" is "Tribe" spelled backwards and is a green blob dressed in colonial garb.
Colonel Rock – a live bulldog mascot, one of two official mascots for Western Illinois University. 
Colonel Tillou – the official costumed mascot of Nicholls State University.
 Cool E. Cougar – cougar mascot for the College of Alameda commonly goes by Coolie. The "E" stands for education.
 Coop – the male mascot of Saginaw Valley State University
Cooper the cougar-the official mascot of Caldwell University 
Corky – the cardinal costumed mascot of Concordia University Ann Arbor
Corky – the hornet costumed mascot of Emporia State University
Cosmo – the costumed cougar mascot of Brigham Young University.
 Cowboy Joe – the live Shetland pony mascot of the University of Wyoming.
Crash the Cougar – the costumed cougar mascot of California State University San Marcos.
 The Crusader – the official mascot of the Valparaiso Crusaders of Valparaiso University.
 The Crusader – the official mascot of the Evangel Crusaders of Evangel University.
 Cubby – the second mascot of Brown University. It is a young, hat wearing bear appealing to young children.
Cy the Cardinal – the costumed cardinal that serves as the mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones
 Curtiss the Warhawk – the costumed bird of prey that serves as the mascot of Auburn University at Montgomery
Cutlass T. Crusader – or "Cuttie", the costumed and cartooned lion mascot of Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa.
 Cyrus – the costumed kilt-clad mascot of the Presbyterian College Blue Hose

D
 D'Artagnan – the captain of the Musketeers of the Guard is the mascot of Xavier University of Cincinnati.
 Damien, The Great Dane – The mascot of University of Albany
 Deacon – the mascot of the Bloomfield College
 Delphy – the mascot of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Demon Deacon – the mascot of Wake Forest University
 Diego – the mascot of University of San Diego
The Oregon Duck – the mascot of the Oregon Ducks for the University of Oregon
Duke Dog – the costumed mascot of the James Madison Dukes
Doc – the costumed mascot of Towson Tigers
 Dominic – the Rambouillet ram mascot of Angelo State University
 Don – the mastodon of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne since 1970
 Dooley – the skeleton of Emory University
 The Don – the mascot of the University of San Francisco
 The Doyle Owl – unofficial mascot of Reed College, a stone or cement owl sculpture subject to theft, showings, battles royale, capture, and related pranks
 Dubs II – the 14th live husky mascot of the University of Washington
 Duncan – the dolphin mascot of Jacksonville University
 Dunker – the horse mascot of Murray State University
 Durango – the bull mascot of University of Nebraska at Omaha
 Dusty – the Dustdevil mascot of Texas A&M International University
 Dutch – the costumed mascot of the Hope College Flying Dutchmen

E
Eddie the Cougar,#57 – mascot of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
 Eddie the Eagle – mascot of North Carolina Central University
 Eddie the Golden Eagle - mascot of California State University, Los Angeles
 Eli the Eagle – mascot of Oral Roberts University
 Ellsworth the Golden Eagle – the mascot of SUNY Brockport
 Elwood – horse mascot of Longwood University
 Scrappy the Eagle – mascot of University of North Texas
 Ernie the Eagle – mascot of Bridgewater College
 Ernie the Eagle – mascot of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Eutectic – the mascot of St. Louis College of Pharmacy
 The Explorer – the mascot of La Salle University from the La Salle Explorers

F
 The Falcon – United States Air Force Academy, Bowling Green (OH) State University
 Fandango – a costumed falcon mascot of Messiah College
 Fear, The Gold Knight – mascot of the College of Saint Rose
The Fighting Okra – name of the unofficial mascot of Delta State University since the late 1980s. Has been featured in David Letterman's "Top Ten Worst Mascots List"
 Fighting Pickle – mascot of University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 1975
 Finn  – Mascot of Landmark College
Flex the Falcon – falcon mascot of Bentley University
 Freddie  – the costumed falcon mascot of Fairmont State University
Freddie and Frieda Falcon – costumed mascots of the Bowling Green State University Falcons
 Freddy Falcon – mascot of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons and of Friends University Falcons
 Freedom – live bald eagle mascot of Georgia Southern University
 The Friar – mascot of Providence College; a costumed Dominican friar, re-introduced in 2001 after a six-season lapse.
 Friar Boy – a Dalmatian, animal mascot of Providence College; the last Friar Boy (V) passed in 2001; also was a costumed Dalmatian from 1995–2001.
 Flash – Kent State University Golden Flashes
 Flying Fleet – mascot of Erskine College

G
 Gael Force 1 – the knight mascot of Saint Mary's College of California.
 Gaucho – the mascot of The University of California, Santa Barbara.
 Gaylord and Gladys – the male and female camel mascots of Campbell University
 General – the grizzly bear of Georgia Gwinnett College.
 General The Jaguar – The mascot of Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
 General Scott – one of three live mule mascots of the United States Military Academy (Army)
 George – The mascot of The George Washington University Colonials.
 Gladys – the squirrel mascot of Mary Baldwin College (from the squirrel on their coat of arms)
Golden Eagle – Marquette Golden Eagles
 Glycerin – female knight mascot of the University of Central Florida; companion to Knightro
 Golden Griffin – griffin; mascot for Canisius College
 Golden Lion – lion; mascot for Raritan Valley Community College
Goldy the Gopher – University of Minnesota
 Gompei – the bronzed head of a now deceased goat the mascot of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 Gnarls – The Narwhal is the mascot of The New School since 2013
 Gnarlz – Introduced in 2008 as the more aggressive partner of Wild E. Cat at the University of New Hampshire
 The Governor— mascot of Austin Peay University
 Greyhound – mascot of Loyola University Maryland 
 Griff – live bulldog mascot of Drake University
 Griffin – official or quasi-official mascot of Reed College, taken from the coat of arms of Simeon Reed whose widow's bequest funded the establishment of the college; see also The Doyle Owl q.v. 
The Griffin – the costumed mascot of the William & Mary Tribe
 Grizz – mascot of Oakland University
 Grizz the Logger – mascot of University of Puget Sound
 Grubby Grubstake – the miner mascot of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Gunrock the Mustang  – University of California, Davis
 Gunston – a green creature with a colonial tri-cornered hat named after Gunston Hall, the colonial-period home of the namesake of George Mason University
 Gus the Eagle – Costumed mascot of Georgia Southern University
 Gus the Goose – Costumed mascot of the Washington College Shoreman
 Gus the Gorilla – Pittsburg State University
 Gussie – the live northern goshawk mascot of State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz)

H
Hairy Dawg – a person costumed as a Bulldog, University of Georgia (See also Uga below)
 Haley – the female costumed mascot of Olivet College
 Halo – a live St Bernard dog, the official mascot of Carroll College, Helena, Montana
Handsome Dan – a live Bulldog, the official mascot of the Yale Bulldogs and the first mascot adopted by a university in the USA
 Harry the Hawk – the 9 ft tall 'walk-around' mascot of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Harry the Husky – the husky mascot of the University of Washington
 Havoc the Wolf – the costumed wolf mascot of Loyola University New Orleans
The Hawk – a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Saint Joseph's Hawks; the mascot flaps its "wings" without interruption (even during halftime) throughout SJU basketball games
 Hendrix the Husky – the costumed mascot of University of Washington Tacoma
Hera – the live owl mascot of Florida Atlantic University
Herbie Husker – the costumed mascot of the University of Nebraska
Herky the Hawk – the costumed hawk-like bird of indeterminate species, mascot of the University of Iowa
 Herky the Hornet – the costumed hornet mascot of Sacramento State
 Herm – the costumed lion mascot of Eastern Mennonite University
 Hey Reb – the former costumed mascot of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retired in 2021
 The Highlander – the costumed mascot of Radford University
 Hink – the costumed mascot of Butler University
 Hillcat – the costumed mascot of Rogers State University
Hokie Bird – is the costumed mascot of Virginia Tech
Holly the Husky – is the costumed mascot of University of Washington Bothell
 Hoot – the mascot of the Rowan University Profs
Hootie the Owl - the costumed red owl mascot of Keene State College
Hootie the Owl - the costumed mascot of Oregon Institute of Technology
Hooter – the costumed owl mascot of Temple University
Hook 'em – the costumed longhorn mascot of The University of Texas
 Howie the Hawk – the costumed mascot of the University of Hartford
 Howl – the official mascot of the Arkansas State University, Red Wolves.

I
 Ichabod – the mascot of Washburn University representing its namesake's first name.
 Iggy the Greyhound – mascot of Loyola University Maryland
 Iggy the Golden Eagle – mascot of Marquette University.
 Iggy the Lion – mascot of Loyola Marymount University.
 Ike the Eagle – mascot of Oklahoma Christian University.
 Indy – the Greyhound mascot of the University of Indianapolis.
 Indians – the mascot of Catawba College

J
 Javelina – the mascot of Texas A&M University–Kingsville
 J.C. – the live ram mascot of Shepherd University
 J. Denny and Jenny Beaver – the beaver mascots of Bluffton University
 Jack the Jackrabbit – the rabbit mascot of South Dakota State University
Jack the Bulldog – a live Bulldog of the Georgetown Hoyas. There is a costumed mascot with the same name.
 Jack and Jill – the sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic University
 Jay and Baby Jay – are costumed "Jayhawk" mascots of the University of Kansas that are a mythical cross between a blue jay and a sparrowhawk.
 Jay – the costumed bluejay mascot of Johns Hopkins University
 Jawz, Jinx and Jazzy – the costumed jaguar mascots of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
 Jerry the Bulldog – the live English Bulldog mascot of Arkansas Tech University. After a 76-year absence, Jerry was adopted as the Arkansas Tech mascot on October 23, 2013.
Joe Bruin and Josephine Bruin – the bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
 Joe Miner – the pickaxe, pistol, and slide rule-toting mascot of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)
 Joe Vandal – the costumed Vandal mascot of the University of Idaho.
 John Poet – mascot of Whittier College (both named after poet John Greenleaf Whittier)
Johnny Thunderbird – mascot of St. John's University (New York)
Jonas - the cougar mascot of Clark University
Jonathan – the husky mascot of the University of Connecticut
Judge – the live black bear mascot of Baylor University. The name is also given to the inflatable costumed mascot.
Jumbo – the elephant mascot of Tufts University
 Junior Smokey – the second costumed blue tick hound mascot of the University of Tennessee that looks younger than the original costumed Smokey (see below), but considers himself as his brother.

K
 Kaboom – Bradley University's costumed mascot of the Bradley Braves
 Kate and Willy – Hofstra University's costumed lion mascots.
 Kasey the Kangaroo – University of Missouri-Kansas City's costumed mascot.
Keggy the Keg – of Dartmouth College (unofficial, proposed by the Jack-o-Lantern humor magazine).
 Katy the Kangaroo – Austin College's costumed mascot.
 Kid – one of the two costumed tiger mascots of Texas Southern University.
 Killian the Gael – The mascot of Iona College.
Knightro – the costumed knight of the University of Central Florida.
 King Husky – the live Husky mascot of Northeastern University.
King Triton – the mascot of University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
 Klawz Da Bear – the costumed bear of the University of Northern Colorado.
 Klondike – the costumed polar bear of Ohio Northern University.
 Kody – the costumed kodiak bear of Cascadia College.

L
 Landshark – The recently adopted mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
 LaCumba – The former live jaguar mascot of Southern University.
 Lafitte – the costumed alligator in pirate garb that is the mascot of the University of New Orleans Privateers.
 Laker Louie – the costumed mascot of the Lake Land College Lakers.
 LeeRoy the Tiger – the costumed mascot of Trinity University (Texas).
 Leroy the Lynx – the costumed mascot of Rhodes College. The new name (formerly known as Maximus) and costume were introduced in 2013 after a vote from the student body.
 Leo and Lea Leopard – two costumed mascots of the University of La Verne
 Leo and Una – two live lion mascots of the University of North Alabama Lions
The Leprechaun – the mascot of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Lightning – the costumed blue pegasus-like creature that is the mascot for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
 Lil' Joe Mountie – the mascot of Mt. San Antonio College Mounties, in Walnut, California.
Lil' Red – the inflatable-costumed boy mascot of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
 Lizzie the Screaming Eagle – the costumed eagle mascot of the oldest women's college in New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth
 Lobo – the mascot of John Carroll University. Lobo comes from the Script of St. Ignatius of Loyola's (founder of the Jesuits) family "Lobo Y Olla" translated to "Wolf and Pot".
 Lord Jeff – formerly the unofficial mascot of Amherst College, it has now been disassociated from the school by the Board of Trustees. Originally depicted Lord Jeffery Amherst, the namesake of the town where the College is located.
 Louie the Cardinal – the official name of the mascot of the University of Louisville
 LU – the female costumed cardinal mascot of Lamar University
 LU Bison – the costumed bison mascot of Lipscomb University
 LU Wolf – a wolf is the official mascot of the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers; got a major facelift in 2001
Louie the Laker – mascot of Grand Valley State University
 Louie the Loper – mascot of University of Nebraska at Kearney
 Louie the Triton – the mascot of University of Missouri–St. Louis
 Lobo Louie – the costumed wolf mascot of the University of New Mexico
 Louie the Lumberjack – mascot of Northern Arizona University
 Lucky the Lion  – the lion mascot of Texas A&M University at Commerce, formerly East Texas State University.
 Lucy Lobo – the costumed female wolf companion to Louie Lobo of the University of New Mexico
 Lucy – a live binturong who is a mascot of the University of Cincinnati.  Lucy lives at the Cincinnati Zoo and frequently attends university events on a leash.
 Lulu – female Bulldog mascot of Gardner–Webb University

M
 Mac T. Bulldog – male Bulldog mascot of Gardner–Webb University
 Mac the Scot – official mascot of Macalester College
 Mad Jack – name of the mountaineer mascot of Western State Colorado University
 Magnus – the current mascot of Cleveland State University
 Mammoth -official mascot of Amherst College
 Mandrake – short lived secondary mascot of the University of Oregon 
 Marauder – official mascot of Millersville University (a marauder is a land pirate)
Marco – the costumed American bison mascot of the Marshall Thundering Herd
 Mario the Magnificent Dragon – the official mascot of the Drexel University Dragons
 Marty the Saint – the official mascot of Saint Martin's University
 Marvin the Miner – Colorado School of Mines
The Masked Rider – one of the official mascots of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
 Matty the Matador – the mascot of Cal State Northridge
 Max C Bear – the costumed mascot of SUNY Potsdam
 Melrose – a costumed female lion, a mascot for Widener University (PA). 
Miami Maniac – the baseball mascot of the University of Miami
Mike the Tiger – live tiger (usually a Bengal tiger, but currently a Bengal-Siberian mix) mascot of the LSU Tigers, as well as the costumed tiger mascot.
 Minerva the Spartan – the official mascot of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
 Mingus – the costumed jazz cat – official mascot for Berklee College of Music.
 Mingo – the costumed Husky mascot of Houston Baptist University.
 Miss Pawla— a costumed jaguaress of the University of South Alabama. She is the friend of Southpaw (see below).
 Mr. C (full name: Mr. Commodore) – the costumed commodore mascot of Vanderbilt University
 Mr. Wuf and Ms. Wuf – the costumed wolf mascots of the North Carolina State Wolfpack; they were married during halftime of the NC State-Wake Forest game on February 28, 1981 (Wake Forest University's Demon Deacon mascot presiding).
 Mocsie – Snake-like mascot of the Florida Southern College "Moccasins."
 Moe – kangaroo mascot of the VMI Keydets
 MoHarv – the golden eagle mascot of the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia.
 Mo the Mule – the official mascot of University of Central Missouri
 Monte – the costumed mustang mascot of Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
Monte – the grizzly bear mascot of the University of Montana
 Monty the Eagle – Niagara University
 Monty the Mountaineer – Schreiner University
Monty Montezuma the Aztec Warrior – San Diego State University
Mortimer the Gopher – Goucher College
Mountaineer – a West Virginia University student who dresses in pioneer costume as the school's mascot
 Mulerider and Molly the Mule – the mascots of Southern Arkansas University
 Musty the Mustang – the mascot of California Polytechnic State University
 MUcaw – the mascot of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.

N
 Nathan the Quaker – the official mascot of the Guilford College Quakers 
 Nitro the Knight – the official mascot of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights
The Nittany Lion – mascot of the Penn State Nittany Lions
 Norm the Niner – the official mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 Norm the Crimson Hawk – (referring to the school's origins as a normal school) the relatively new official mascot of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 NYIT Bear – mascot of the New York Institute of Technology
 Nestor – mascot of Westfield State University

O
 Oakie – costumed acorn mascot of SUNY-ESF
 Oakley the Barn Owl – the mascot of Texas Woman's University.
 Objee – costumed bear mascot of the United States Coast Guard Academy and until 1984 a live bear kept on campus.
 Ody Owl -- the costumed owl mascot of the Mississippi University for Women
 Old Sarge – costumed soldier mascot of Norwich University.
 Ole the Lion – mascot of St. Olaf College.
 Olé Gaucho – mascot of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 Olé the Viking – mascot of Long Beach City College Vikings, in Long Beach, California.
 Ollie the Owl – mascot of Brandeis University, carrying a gavel (as the nickname is the Judges).
Oski the Bear – costumed mascot of the California Golden Bears
 Otto the Orange – mascot of Syracuse University
 Owls – mascot of Temple University and Rice University and Bryn Mawr College
 Owlsley – costumed burrowing owl mascot of Florida Atlantic University.
 Ozzie – costumed osprey mascot of the University of North Florida.
 Ozzy – costumed mascot of the Ozarks Technical Community College.

P
 The Panther – the athletic mascot of Middlebury College, whose 31 varsity teams are known as the Middlebury Panthers.
 Patrick the Patriot – the costumed mascot of Dallas Baptist University, Patriots.
 Paws – official costumed mascot of the Western Carolina University Catamounts.
 Paws –  mascot of Northeastern University Huskies.
 Paydirt Pete – a costumed student who serves as a mascot for the University of Texas at El Paso Miners.
 Pedey – The mascot of the Mesalands Community College Stampede
 PeeDee the Pirate – a costumed student who serves as mascot for East Carolina University
 Pegasus and the UCF Knight – a live white Andalusian stallion that charges on the field at the beginning of games with the Knight as a rider for the University of Central Florida
 Peruna – A Shetland pony who represents the Southern Methodist University Mustangs
 Pete & Penny – two emperor penguins dressed in scarfs and stocking caps for Youngstown State University
 Peter the Anteater – the mascot based on the "ZOT!"-emitting animal from the comic strip B.C., at the University of California Irvine since 1965
 Pete the Panther – a costumed student who serves as a mascot for the Florida Tech Panthers.
 Petey Penmen – the costumed mascot of Southern New Hampshire University.
 Petey the Stormy Petrel – the costumed mascot of Oglethorpe University 
 Philip D. Tiger – The greyish yellow Bengal tiger in a blue and white basketball jersey of St. Philip's College. He is mainly on the walls and in promotional pictures of St. Philip's College. The D. stands for "Da" as in the word "the".
 Phoenix – Florida Polytechnic University, Olin College, the costumed mascot of Elon University (formerly the Fightin'Christians), The University of Chicago (nickname the Maroons), University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and Swarthmore College
 Pioneers – the mascot of Grinnell College, Iowa
 Pioneer Pete – a costumed student who serves as mascot of California State University, East Bay (Hayward, California)
 Pirate – the mascot of the Seton Hall Pirates at Seton Hall & also Hampton University's nickname of their athletic department and mascot.
Pistol Pete – a costumed student who serves as mascot of the Oklahoma State as well as the costumed mascots of the University of Wyoming and New Mexico State University.
 Play – one of the two costumed tiger mascots of Texas Southern University.
 Polar Bear – the mascot of Bowdoin College, Ohio Northern University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (where it is also known as Nanook).
 Pork Chop – the kid-sized junior Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas
 Porky – The javelina mascot of Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Kingsville
 Pouncer – the costumed tiger mascot of University of Memphis.
 Pounce the Cougar – the cougar mascot of University of Minnesota Morris.
 Pounce the Panther – the mascot of Georgia State University. It is also the official Panther mascot of Purdue University North Central since 2003.
 Pounce Panther – the mascot of the Milwaukee Panthers.
 Predator – owl mascot of Bryn Mawr College, and the symbol of Athena.
 Power Cat – the tiger mascot of the University of the Pacific
 Privateer Pete – the Privateer mascot of the State University of New York Maritime College
 Prospector Pete – the inflated balloon mascot of Long Beach State
 Prowler – the costumed panther mascot of High Point University
 Purple Cow – the gold-spotted mascot of Williams College
 Puddles – The name of the University of Oregon former live duck mascot. Unofficial name of The Duck.
 Purple Knight – The staff carrying Purple Knight is the mascot of Saint Michael's College
 Purple Knight – The Purple Knight is the mascot of University of Bridgeport
 Puckman – the animated hard-hat wearing walking hockey puck mascot of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Purdue Pete – costumed mascot of Purdue University

R
 Racer 1— live horse mascot during football games for Murray State University
 Raider – one of three live mule mascots for the United States Military Academy (Army) and the mascot of Colgate University.
Raider Red – one of the official mascots of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
 Rally – the mascot of the University of Vermont Catamounts.
 Rally the Red Hawk – the mascot of the Ripon College (Wisconsin) Red Hawks.
Ralphie – a live American bison the official mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes
 Ralphie – a costumed male Greyhound mascot for Eastern New Mexico University
Ramblin' Wreck – the 1930 Ford Model A Sports Coupe mascot of Georgia Tech
Rameses – a live ram that serves as the mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels. It is also the name of the costumed mascot.
 Rammy – the mascot for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
 RAMbo – the mascot for Shepherd University.
 Ranger D. Bear – the mascot for University of Wisconsin–Parkside
 Ranger II – one of three live mule mascots for the United States Military Academy (Army)
 Razor the Shark – Nova Southeastern University
 Rawhide – the mascot for Western New Mexico University
 Red The Cardinal – the mascot of MCPHS University
 Red Dragons – the mascot of The State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta)
 Reddie Spirit – Henderson State University
Reggie Redbird – Illinois State University
Reveille – a live collie that serves as the mascot for the Texas A&M Aggies and is taken care of by the Corps of Cadets
 Rex the Lion – Queens University of Charlotte
 Rett and Ave - the costumed mascots of Averett University
Rhett the Boston Terrier – the Boston Terrier representing Boston University
Rhody the Ram – University of Rhode Island
 Ribby – The Razorback mascot for the University of Arkansas baseball team.
 RITchie the Tiger – the mascot for the Rochester Institute of Technology.
 Riptide – the costumed pelican mascot of Tulane University.
 Riverbats aka R.B.  – the official mascot of Austin Community College debuted November 2010.
 Roar-ee the Lion – the official mascot of Columbia University. Created in October 2005.
 Roary the Lion – the current official mascot of Missouri Southern State University
 Roary the Panther – the official mascot of the Florida International University Panthers
Roc the Panther – the costumed mascot of the Pittsburgh Panthers (University of Pittsburgh).
 RoCCy – a costumed tiger, the official mascot of Colorado College. Changed from Prowler in 2020.
 Rocky – a costumed yellowjacket, the official mascot of the University of Rochester
 Rocky – a costumed bulldog, one of two official mascots for Western Illinois University.
 Rocky Raider – the mascot for Three Rivers Community College (Poplar Bluff, Missouri).
Rocky the Bull – the mascot of University of South Florida.
 Rocky II the Lion – mascot for the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pride.
 Rocky the Red Hawk – mascot of Montclair State University.
 Rocky the Rocket – male mascot of the University of Toledo.
 Rocky – a costumed mascot of University of North Carolina at Asheville.
 Rocky I – a live Old English Bulldog, live mascot of University of North Carolina at Asheville.
 Rocksy the Rockette – female mascot of the University of Toledo.
 Rodney the Ram – the mascot of Virginia Commonwealth University.
 Rodney the Raven – the mascot of Anderson University in Indiana.
 Roscoe - The male costumed mascot of the Angelo State University Rams
 Roscoe The Lion- The mascot of The College Of New Jersey in New Jersey.
 Rosie – the costumed elephant mascot of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology "Fightin' Engineers."
 Roomie the Lion – mascot of the Southeastern Louisiana University.
 Roongo the Husky – is the mascot for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
 Rooney – is the official mascot for the Roanoke College Maroons.
Rowdy – an unofficial mascot of Purdue University (for official mascot – see Boilermaker Special)
 Rowdy – a roadrunner that is the costumed mascot of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB).
 Rowdy – a roadrunner that is the mascot of Metropolitan State University of Denver 
Rowdy – a roadrunner that is the mascot for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
 Rowdy Raider – is the mascot for Wright State University. It used to be a Viking, but was changed to a wolf in 1997.
 Rowdy the Panther – is the mascot for Birmingham–Southern College.
 Rowdy the Riverhawk – is the mascot for the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
 Rowdy the Red Hawk – is the mascot for Southeast Missouri State University
 Rowdy the Cowboy – is the mascot for McNeese State University
 Rowdy the Maverick – is the mascot for Colorado Mesa University
 Roxie – a costumed female Greyhound mascot for Eastern New Mexico University
 Rudy Flyer – is the mascot for the University of Dayton
 Rudy the Redhawk – is the mascot for Seattle University
 Ruckus – the red-tailed hawk mascot of the University of Denver
 Rufus – the bobcat mascot for Ohio University.
 Rufus – the red wolf mascot for Indiana University East.

S
 The Saluki Dog – live animal mascot of the Southern Illinois Salukis
Sam the Minuteman – University of Massachusetts Amherst Minutemen and Minutewomen, Amherst, Massachusetts
Sam the Ram – of Framingham State University, Framingham, Massachusetts 
 Sammy D. Eagle – official costumed mascot of University of Mary Washington
 Sammie Seminole – The athletic logo for The Florida State University
 Sammy Seahawk – of Broward College, South Florida 
 Sammy Spartan – of San Jose State University, San Jose, California
Sammy the Seagull – of Salisbury University
Sammy the Owl – of Rice University
 Sammy the Slug – a banana slug is the mascot of UC Santa Cruz. Sammy was named Reader's Digest best college mascot for 2004.
Sammy and Samantha Bearkat – mascots of Sam Houston State University.
 Saints  – Saint Bernard dog Emmanuel College (Massachusetts), Siena College (New York).
 The Scarlet Knight – of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
 Scarlet Hawk – of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
 Scarlet – of Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Red Wolves accompanies the official mascot "Howl".
 Scarlet – the female mascot of Saginaw Valley State University
 Scorch – The official mascot of Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
 Scorch – The official mascot of Southeastern University (Florida).
 Scrappy – The owl mascot of Kennesaw State University
 Scrappy – the eagle mascot of the North Texas Mean Green
Scrappy – The costumed mockingbird mascot of the Chattanooga Mocs of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
 Scratch – a student in wildcat costume who is one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky, two of which attend games. Scratch is a more child-friendly version of "The Wildcat", the other mascot that attends games.
 Screech A. Eagle – official mascot of Northwestern College (Minnesota)
 Screech the Owl – mascot of William Woods University
 Scottie – the scottie dog mascot of Agnes Scott College.
 Scotty – the costumed kilt-clad mascot of Alma College.
 Scotty the Scottie Dog – The Scottish terrier official mascot of Carnegie Mellon University.
 Scotty Highlander – A tartan clad highlander bear representing UC Riverside.
 Scrotie – of the Rhode Island School of Design
Sebastian the Ibis – mascot of the Miami Hurricanes. The Florida ibis according to folklore is the last bird to leave the area before a hurricane and the first bird to come back after the storm. "Sebastian" once carried a corn-cob pipe in its beak.
 Seahawks – the Osprey mascot of Salve Regina University
 Seymour D'Campus – costumed mascot of Southern Miss Golden Eagles
 Shadow – costumed mascot of Monmouth University (NJ).
 The Shark – mascot of UNLV. While the school's teams are named the Rebels (Runnin' Rebels for men's basketball only) the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian nicknamed "The Shark".
Shasta and Sasha – the mascot of the University of Houston's Houston Cougars – a male and a female costumed cougar, as well as a live, sponsored cougar enclosure at the Houston Zoo.
 Shooter – The second generation red fox mascot for Marist College.
 Sir Big Spur – a live rooster at the University of South Carolina since 2006
 Sir Lance-a-lute – mascot of Pacific Lutheran University 
 Sir Paladin – the costumed mascot of Furman University
Skitch – Sasquatch (Bigfoot) mascot of Community Colleges of Spokane
 Skully – giant red parrot sidekick of the official "Marauder" mascot of Millersville University
 Skully – Unofficial mascot of the East Carolina Pirates
Smokey – a live bluetick coonhound, the official mascot for the Tennessee Volunteers. The name is also applied to the costumed mascot.
 Sooner – one of the two white ponies of the University of Oklahoma that pulls the Sooner Schooner (the other pony's name is Boomer). There is both a live pony and costumed mascot.
Sooner Schooner – a scale replica of a Conestoga wagon pulled by two ponies and driven by the RUF/NEKS of the University of Oklahoma.
 Southpaw – a costumed jaguar of the University of South Alabama.
Sparky the Sun Devil – the maroon and gold devil mascot of the Arizona State Sun Devils
 Sparky – the eagle mascot of the Liberty University Flames. The name also applies to the dragon mascot of the Illinois-Chicago Flames.
Sparty – the mascot of Michigan State University, a comical (and extremely buff) representation of a Spartan hoplite soldier clad in green with an elongated head.
 Speedy the Geoduck – mascot of Evergreen State College (Washington)
 Spike – the name given to several costume Bulldog mascots including Gonzaga , Samford , The Citadel, and Drake, as well as the inflatable-costumed mascot of the University of Georgia
 Spike and Simone – The two Bulldog mascots of Truman State University.
 The Stag – the costumed mascot of Fairfield University.
 The Stanford Tree – a dancing conifer of indeterminate species official mascot of Stanford Band unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
 Stanley the Stag – the costumed mascot for the men's teams of the combined athletic program of Harvey Mudd, Scripps, and Claremont McKenna colleges.
 The Statesman – the official mascot of Delta State University.
Stella – The live owl mascot of Temple University
 Stertorous "Tor" Thunder – The costumed mascot of Wheaton College (Illinois)
 Stevie Pointer – The mascot of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.
 Sting – the costumed mascot of Black Hills State University
 Stomper – the costumed mascot of the Minnesota State University – Mankato Mavericks.
 Storm – tiger mascot for Trine University Thunder, first introduced in 2010.
 Stormy – the cyclonic mascot of Lake Erie College, introduced in 1994.
 Stormy the Shark – the mascot of Simmons University
 Stormin' Normin'  – the mascot of the University of New England Nor'easters.
Sturgis - The live owl mascot of Kennesaw State University
 Sunny the Sunbird – mascot of FPU
 Superfrog – the costumed horned frog mascot of TCU
 Sue E. Pig – The female Razorback mascot of the University of Arkansas.
 Sugar Bear - The female mascot of the University of Central Arkansas
 Swoop – the costumed mascot of the University of Utah Utes. "Swoop" is a red-tailed hawk, which is a bird native to the state of Utah.
 Swoop – the costumed mascot of Eastern Washington University and Emory University- both are eagles.
 Swoop – the costumed mascot of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. "Swoop" is a bald eagle whose distinguishing characteristic is his fighting stance where he tends to poke his chest out in pure confidence.
 Swoop the RedHawk – the costumed mascot of Miami University.
 Sycamore Sam – the happy forest animal costume of no particular species but looks like a blue fox or dog; mascot of the Indiana State Sycamores.

T
Tarzán – live Bulldog of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
 TC —costumed male mascot of the University of Northern Iowa Panthers.
Tech – a live Bulldog mascot of Louisiana Tech University
 Terrible Swede – a costumed mascot of Bethany College (Kansas).
Temoc – a costumed comet of the University of Texas at Dallas.
 Texan Rider – a costumed cowboy of the Tarleton State University.
 Testudo – a costumed Diamondback Terrapin of the University of Maryland College Park.
 Teton – a costumed buffalo of Williston State College.
 Thor – the thunderbird mascot of Cloud County Community College.
 Thor – the thunderbird mascot of Mesa Community College.
 Thor – the thunderbird mascot of Southern Utah University.
 Thresher – the threshing stone mascot of Bethel College.
Thundar – the costumed bison mascot of North Dakota State University.
 Thunder – a live American bison the official mascot of West Texas A&M University
 Thunder - costumed bobcat mascot of Georgia College & State University.
 Thunder the Wolf – the official mascot of Northern State University
 Thundercat – the physical embodiment of the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm.
 The Tiger – the mascot of Princeton University; the first collegiate mascot and subject of the first organized, recorded cheerleading cheer in 1884. Name reaffirmed as The Tiger in a 2007 referendum with widespread opposition to giving the mascot a name
 The Tiger – the mascot of Clemson University
 The Tiger Cub – the youthful partner of The Tiger at Clemson University
Tim the Beaver – the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Timeout – the costumed Bulldog mascot of Fresno State
 TK —costumed female mascot of the University of Northern Iowa Panthers.
 Toby – the costumed bear mascot of Mercer University.
 Toby the Tiger – the costumed mascot of East Texas Baptist University
TOM III – a live Bengal tiger mascot of the University of Memphis
 Tommy Mo – the costumed Saints mascot of Thomas More College.
 Tommy Titan – the mascot of the University of Detroit Mercy.
 Tommy Trojan – thought by many to be the mascot, Tommy Trojan is the shrine of the University of Southern California. Traveler is their mascot.
 Topper the Hilltopper – the mascot of St. Edward's University
 Tory – a live female former racing Greyhound adopted by Eastern New Mexico University and used as community ambassador with male counterpart Vic
Touchdown – also known as the Cornell Big Red Bear, the official mascot of Cornell University was a live bear from 1915 to 1939 when it was replaced with a costume.
 Tough Louie – the lumberjack mascot of Northern Arizona University.
Traveler – a live white horse is the mascot of the University of Southern California who appears during all home football games.
True Grit – the mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Truman the Tiger – the mascot of the University of Missouri, named for former U.S. president Harry S Truman (the only Missouri native to hold the office).
Tupper the Bulldog – the mascot of Bryant University and named for Earl Tupper, the creator of Tupperware
 Tuffy – the costumed eagle of the Ashland University Eagles.
 Tuffy – the costumed elephant of the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
 Tuffy – the live mascot of the NC State Wolfpack. Tuffy is a dog, either a Tamaskan or a German Shepherd – Husky mix.
 T-Roy – The mascot of the Troy University Trojans.
Tusk – the live Russian boar mascot of the University of Arkansas.
 Tyler the Tiger – the costumed tiger mascot of DePauw University.

U
Uga – a live Bulldog, the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.

V
 Val the Valkyrie – the mascot of Converse College
 Venom – the mascot of Florida A&M University
 Vic – a live male former racing Greyhound adopted by Eastern New Mexico University and used as community ambassador with female counterpart Tory
 Vic the Demon – the mascot of Northwestern State University
 Victor E. Bluejay – the mascot of Elmhurst University
Victor E. Bull – the bull of the University at Buffalo
 Victor E. Huskie – the mascot of Northern Illinois University
 Victor E. Panther – the former (graduated/retired) mascot of the Milwaukee Panthers
 Victor E. Tiger  – the mascot of Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Tigers
 Victor E. Lion – the mascot of Molloy College in Long Island, New York
 Victor E. Viking – the mascot of Northern Kentucky University
 Victor E. Viking – the mascot of Western Washington University
 Victor E. Viking – the mascot of Portland State University
 Viktor the Viking - the mascot of Grand View University
 Victor E. Hawk – the mascot of Viterbo University
 Victor E. Warrior – the mascot of Wisconsin Lutheran College
 Vili – Villiami Fehoko, the unofficial mascot of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa since 2000
 Vike – the former mascot of Cleveland State University
 Vinny the Dolphin – the mascot of College of Mount Saint Vincent
 Vixen – the mascot of Sweet Briar College

W
 W – the warrior mascot of Wayne State University.
 Wakiza (Kiza) – the live husky mascot of Houston Baptist University. The name means Warrior Princess in native Alaskan language.
 Waldo – the wildcat mascot of Weber State University.
War Eagle VII – the golden eagle mascot of Auburn University.
 Warriors – Sterling College teams are known as the Warriors. The "Warriors" nickname is mostly often depicted as armed Scottish Highlanders.  Sterling College officially adopted the Scottish heritage as a tribute to its Presbyterian roots in 1984.
 Wally Pilot – the new mascot of the University of Portland.
 Wally Wabash – the mascot of Wabash College.
 Wassee – the tiger mascot of Hiwassee College.
 WebstUR – the spider mascot of the Richmond Spiders
 Wellington – mascot of Central Washington University.
 Wesley the Wildcat – mascot of Indiana Wesleyan University–Marion
 Whoo RU – mascot of Rowan University.
Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat – the married costumed mascots of the University of Arizona.
Wild E. Cat – the official costumed Wildcat mascot of the University of New Hampshire.
 The Wildcat – a costumed student who is one of three official mascots of the University of Kentucky, two of which attend games. It is also the mascot of Davidson College, but is also named Mr. Cat.
 Wildcat Willy – the mascot of Northern Michigan University.
 Will D. Cat – the costumed wildcat of Villanova University.
 Willie Warhawk – the costumed hawk mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
 Willie the Wave – the costumed mascot of Pepperdine University
 Willie T. Wildcat – The official mascot of Johnson & Wales University for both the logo and costumed mascot.
 Willie the Wildcat – the costumed wildcat mascot of California State University, Chico, Northwestern University and Kansas State University. Despite having the same name, the three have very different appearances.
 Wily the Bobcat – the costumed bobcat of Lees-McRae College.
 Wiley D. Wildcat – the costumed wildcat mascot of Wilmington University.
 Wolfie – the mascot of Stony Brook University and Western Oregon University.
 Wolfie – the blue mascot of the University of West Georgia.
 Wolfie (Jr.) – the second costumed wolf mascot of the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack. Was the original mascot until 1999, but was reintroduced in 2007 with a younger, less menacing face. Rumored to be the original with a facelift.
Woody – the costumed timber wolf mascot of Northwood University.
Woody Wood Duck – the costumed wood duck mascot of Century College.
WuShock – an anthropomorphic shock of wheat; the mascot of Wichita State University.

Y
 Yank – the costumed tiger mascot of Hampden–Sydney College. 
YoUDee – the blue hen a costumed mascot of the University of Delaware.
Yosef – the Mountaineer costumed mascot of Appalachian State University.

Z
Zac – wildcat mascot of Cazenovia College
Zippy the Kangaroo – female kangaroo mascot of University of Akron

See also
 Mascot#Sports mascots
 List of college sports team nicknames
 Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
 College athletics

References

External links
 Complete List of American Colleges and Universities; showing mascot, conference, affiliation, location, and year established.
 Mascot.net College mascot resource
 USAToday lists various mascot facts
 College football's 12 coolest mascots – 1. Ralphie the Buffalo (Colorado), 2. Uga (Georgia), 3. Chief Osceola (Florida State), 4. Mike the Tiger (LSU), 5. War Eagle (Auburn), 6. Stanford Tree, 7. Bevo (Texas), 8. The Mountaineer (West Virginia), 9. The Masked Rider (Texas Tech), 10. Sparty (Michigan State), 11. The Leprechaun (Notre Dame), 12. The Fighting Duck (Oregon). FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.

American mascots
 
College mascots in the United States