Many colleges and universities publish satirical journals conventionally referred to as "humor magazines." Many of these publications have a rich and illustrious history, although the genre peaked in the 1970s and some journals now survive only in their online format. Among the most famous: the Harvard Lampoon, which gave rise to the National Lampoon in 1970, the Penn State University Phroth, and the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, founded in 1908. Currently, the Texas Travesty has the largest print circulation.

College humor magazines often vary in style. Some exclusively feature "fake news" in the style of The Onion or The Daily Show, while others focus on parodies of recognizable publications, artwork and cartoons and top ten lists.

List of College Humor Magazines

• Amherst College Hamster
• Amherst College Spectator
• Baylor University The NoZe Brotherhood's The Rope
• Brandeis University Gravity
• Brown University Jug
• Carnegie Mellon University readme
• The College of William and Mary The Pillory
• Columbia University Federalist Paper
• Cornell University Lunatic
• Cornell University Widow (now defunct)
• Dartmouth College Jack-O-Lantern
• DePauw University Rutabaga News
• Duke University Carpe Noctem
• Emory University Spoke
• Fordham University The Paper
• Georgetown University Heckler
• Grinnell College Underground Magazine (GUM)
• Harvard University Demon
• Harvard University Lampoon
• Hofstra University Nonsense
• Louisiana State University Studio 8
• Middlebury College Crampus
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bullshit Gazette
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Voo Doo
• Michigan State University Puffery
• New York University PLAGUE
• Northeastern University Shuffle
• Northeastern University Times New Roman
• Oxford University Megaphone
• Pennsylvania State University Phroth
• Princeton University Tiger
• Queen's University Golden Words
• Rochester Institute of Technology Gracie's Dinnertime Theatre
• Rutgers University Medium
• St. John's University, New York Spectator
• Stanford University Chaparral
• Stanford University Oval Show
• State University of New York at Oswego The Gonad
• Texas Tech University Perversity Weekly
• Tufts University Zamboni
• Tulane University Brouhaha
• University of British Columbia 432
• University of California, Berkeley Heuristic Squelch
• University of California, San Diego Koala
• University of California, San Diego MQ
• University of Chicago The Chicago Shady Dealer
• University of Florida Bob
• University of Maryland, College Park Cow Nipple
• University of Maryland, College Park Terrapist
• University of Michigan Every Three Weekly
• University of Michigan Gargoyle
• University of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
• University of Texas at Austin Travesty
• University of the Pacific Pazifican
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Daily Chimp
• Vanderbilt University Slant
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Monkey Wrench
• Wesleyan University Argus
• Whitman College Idol Bat
• Yale University Record
• Yale University Rumpus