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138 verified books · 93 new to LRR · 29 college sports · 18 roommates · 48 L1–L3 · 57 explicit · 6 YA · 53 new adult
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College romance is its own shelf: first time away from home, first girlfriend, first real rival. This page collects sapphic romances where a lead is a current student and campus life drives the story.
Every book was checked against the book description, the author or publisher, or our own review. Heat and endings are verified separately, and books where college is only background are listed at the bottom, not in the catalogue.
Quick answer
For YA, start with She Gets the Girl. For college sports, Finding a Keeper or Bank Shot. For grad school, The Love Factor.
Start Here: 8 Sapphic College Romances
Eight ways in, not a ranking: YA, sports, grad school, paranormal and rom-com.
First row: study level, ending and heat. Second row: YA/new adult/adult and the main campus tropes.
Every card names its source.
Heat and endings appear only when confirmed.
She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick
Alex Blackwood & Molly Parker — brash serial flirt and anxious planner, friends-to-lovers
Why start here: The easy YA entry point: one freshman semester in Pittsburgh, fake-dating, no on-page sex.
Finding a Keeper
Nicole Pyland
Sloan Rossi (18, freshman, forward turned keeper) & Marley Nichols (20, junior goalkeeper)
Why start here: LRR-reviewed college soccer romance: a freshman and a junior goalkeeper on the same team.
Bank Shot
Josie Mae
GJ Mitchell, a college basketball captain, & Leah Moretti, a cheerleader and her teammate’s twin
Why start here: College basketball captain meets cheerleader in senior year. Explicit, LRR reviewed.
The Love Factor
Quinn Ivins
1990s Maryland: disillusioned grad student Molly and her strict statistics professor Carmen uncover a homophobic colleague's scandal.
Why start here: For grown-up campus romance: a 1990s grad student and her professor, with an HEA.
Out on Good Behavior
Dahlia Adler · Radleigh University #3
Set at Radleigh University; Frankie's campus friend group/roommates, campus job; romance plays out during college.
Why start here: New to LRR: a new-adult campus rom-com with roommates, first love and a confirmed HEA.
Better Off Red
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Ginger Carmichael & Camila — a scholarship freshman and the centuries-old vampire who claims her as a donor
Why start here: Paranormal campus romance: a scholarship freshman and the centuries-old vampire who claims her.
The Ethics Of Desire
Tracy Cress · MapleRidge #1
Graduate philosophy program; 'intellectual friction' between coursemates grows into romance.
Why start here: New to LRR: grad-school coursemates, intellectual friction and an HEA.
Catch and Cradle
Katia Rose
Becca Moore & Hope Hastings — team captain who wrote the no-dating-teammates rule, and the player who’s had a two-year crush on her
Why start here: A university lacrosse captain with a strict no-dating rule. Explicit, LRR reviewed.
College Sports Romance
29 books with student athletes: soccer, basketball, softball, lacrosse, hockey and more. Sapphic Sports Romance covers pro and college sports together.
Elmwood Inclusive Magic Academy
Remi Lebeau
Maggie Hall & Rae Arundel — reluctant witch and exiled wolf shifter, roommates and fated mates
Evidence: LRR review
“Maggie & Rae are roommates at a newly reopened magic college; "Elmwood is a chance to be a student"” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Girls Like Us
Jennifer Dugan
Ruby & Morgan — bisexual would-be mechanic and track-scholarship athlete, an established couple going long distance
Evidence: LRR review
“Morgan at university on track scholarship, Ruby at community college — "first year of college"” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Reviewers report that Ruby and Morgan work through their problems and end the book in a better pla.
Onside Play
Liz Rain
Keeley McGee & Christine Delacourt — Australian defender and American striker, second-chance college exes turned international rivals
Evidence: LRR review
“The book alternates between their 2019 college relationship and the 2023 tournament” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Onside Play is a standalone with a complete arc and a confirmed happily-ever-after for Keeley and .
Overtime
Tracey Richardson
Sarah Brennan (36, pro hockey player) & Claire Joyce (Irish literature professor, single mother)
Evidence: LRR review
“Sarah enrols in a university class on Irish literature; Claire is her professor ("her new student")” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes, though several readers found it abrupt and one called it a rushed happily ever after..
Running Home to You
Samantha Saldivar
Abby Cruz, a transfer slugger, & Kate Hutchins, a shortstop from a religious family
Evidence: LRR review
“Two college softball stars at Insley University; story then spans a decade” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. Readers cheer the pair towards a happy ending, though some wished they had more time together.
Roommates and Dorm Life
18 roommate romances: shared dorms, forced housing swaps and one very small kitchen.
Treasure
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Evidence: LRR review
“Then Alexis heads off to her freshman year of college expecting nothing much at all.” Source → Heat: LRR review: Spice rating: (high) Weatherspoon doesn't fade to black.. Ending: LRR review: a lovable shy butch heroine, and a happy ending.
The Book of Blood and Roses
Annie Summerlee
Evidence: LRR review
“Vampire university, Scottish Highlands; vampire students study alongside humans; forced roommates” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Chord
Chelsea M. Cameron · The OTP #2
Two first-year roommates navigating freshman year; the dorm-room pairing drives the romance.
Series: The OTP #2.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Get through her first year of college … Not even her roommate, Cordelia Scott.” Source → Ending: Goodreads reviews: ends HFN, appropriate as characters are 19.
After the Fall
Melody Wiklund
Tresha navigates college while her ex-roommate, who tried to kill her last semester, stalks her; a new neighbor offers romance.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Last semester Tresha's roommate tried to kill her” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Sweet'.
Almost the Right Girl
Ellie Khelliver
September attends a small New Mexico college, is attracted to roommate Mattie, and works with Mattie's ex Kate to help her.
Evidence: Publisher description
“the small college in New Mexico was the perfect place to escape the tragedy at home” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Medium' (thin mapping).
Academic Rivals and Enemies to Lovers
24 enemies-to-lovers books and 3 with academic rivals: competing for grades, scholarships or the same seat in class.
Sun Poisoning
Phoenix Kathryn
Piper & Kailani — a cursed witch whose magic has already killed, and a two-thousand-year-old vampire classmate
Evidence: LRR review
“Piper arrives at Silvestro Academy; Kailani is her vampire classmate (magical academy)” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Take Her On
Emily Wright
Maya, a university football captain, & Jamie, a transfer and former rival
Evidence: LRR review
“Maya, a university football captain, & Jamie, a transfer — a British university women's football team” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Readers say it ends happily and that Maya doesn't lose the girl..
The Rules of Love
Cara Malone
Max Saddler (autistic grad student) & Ruby Satterwhite (former sorority president)
Evidence: LRR review
“a group project in her first grad-school class pairs her with Ruby; Graduate library school at Granville” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending 3.6/5 :: ✓ Happy ✓ Series continues ✓ Sweet ✓ Satisfying.
The Words Shimmer
Jenn Matthews
Ruby Clark & Mel Jackson — anatomy lecturer and dyslexic paramedic turned student, opposites attract
Evidence: LRR review
“Mel … is now studying at the university; the awkwardness of a lecturer falling for a student on a different course” Source → Heat: LRR review: Not rated; on-page intimacy, late; one reader mentions sex scenes; explicitness not confirmed. Ending: LRR review: Ending 3.6/5 :: ✓ Happy resolution for Ruby and Mel ✓ Standalone ✓ HEA vs HFN not specified.
An Education in Malice
S. T. Gibson
Laura Sheridan, Carmilla Karnstein & Professor Evelyn De Lafontaine — a genuine triad, not a pair
Evidence: LRR review
“Saint Perpetua's College 1968; Laura Sheridan … competes with Carmilla Karnstein; tropes: academic rivals, student and professor scholarship student Laura… Carmilla, a fellow student; 'What begins” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Not in the romance sense. The ending is ambiguous — darkly hopeful at best — and organised around .
Friends to Lovers and First Love
24 friends-to-lovers books and 35 first loves or first relationships, often a coming-out story.
Then & Now
Monica McCallan
Lily Connor & Bennett Burke — scholarship student and heiress, first love then second chance
Evidence: LRR review
“London semester abroad timeline runs at nearly full length: half the page count in a college romance” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: It is a standalone with a complete arc and a happily-ever-after for Lily and Bennett..
Making It Count
Nicole Pyland
Shay Amos, a WNBA hopeful, & Layne Stoll, a walk-on teammate
Evidence: LRR review
“Shay Amos is Dunbar University's star player with WNBA dreams; Layne Stoll is a walk-on” Source → Ending: LRR review: Readers confirm an HEA, though one didn't find it convincing..
Match to Love
Johana Gavez
Dani Martinez, the world’s top tennis player, & Ari Nunez, a law student
Evidence: LRR review
“Ari Nunez, a law student; setting includes Ari's life as a student” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts).
Winter Jacket
Eliza Lentzski · Winter Jacket #1
New assistant professor Elle Graft falls for her student Hunter; campus/classroom setting drives the forbidden romance.
Series: Winter Jacket #1.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Elle Graft, a new Assistant Professor … develops feelings for a student (summary)” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: book one ends on a more open, series-continuing note rather than a fully tied-off standalone HEA.
After Classes
Kitty Keen
19-year-old college student and her professor after class.
Evidence: Publisher description
“At 19 … It doesn't help I have an insane crush on my professor.” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Hot & Steamy' (erotica).
Autumn in Aurburbach University
Night Kitten
Short story set at a fictional university; Lan meets her love interest while hanging lights for the student committee.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Lan was just trying to hang up some lighting for the student committee” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic heat 'Medium' (thin mapping).
Professor/Student and Grad School
20 books have a professor, lecturer or tutor romance, and 27 have a grad, law or med student lead. All leads are adults; power imbalance is part of these stories.
Champagne Problems
Addison Clarke · Moonflower Cove #3
Emily enters the last year of her master's program; she and her professor fall for each other over winter break.
Series: Moonflower Cove #3.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Emily Crawford is entering her last year of her master's program” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Medium' (thin mapping).
Choose You
Melissa Tereze · Study You #2
A change in the university's second-year schedule makes Gillian Finn's lecturer again; they go public with the university.
Series: Study You #2.
Evidence: Publisher description
“a change in the university's second-year schedule” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Extra Spicy'.
I Only Want to Be with You
Fran Annaford
Calandra wins a place at Oxford University to read PPE and falls for her tutor Dr. Victoria Kestrel; follows her through her Oxford years (studying, playing football).
Evidence: Publisher description
“gains the requisite exam passes with distinction to secure her place at Oxford University” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Hot & Steamy'.
I'm Not Going Anywhere
Jen Vespa
Emily is a college freshman who meets history professor Amelia Hart; student/professor age-gap romance.
Evidence: Publisher description
“she finally reached her first day of college” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Medium' (thin mapping).
More Than a Wish
Jamey Moody · The Wishing Stars #2
Grad student Taryn spends a summer at McDonald Observatory under astronomer Dr. Hedy Marshall, her boss/mentor.
Series: The Wishing Stars #2.
Evidence: Publisher description
“a passionate grad student who arrives with stars in her eyes” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Hot & Steamy'.
Dark Academia and Paranormal Campus
11 dark academia or paranormal-campus books: vampire universities, mafia-run colleges and haunted archives. Most are explicit.
Serpentine Valentine
Giana Darling
A wronged heroine & Luna Pallas, the President’s innocent daughter
Evidence: LRR review
“the narrator enters Acheron University … a gothic, dangerous dark academia campus” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts).
To The Bone
Kylie Cross · Killer Queens #1
Atwood University sorority/fraternity rivalry and campus murder mystery; 'survive the semester'.
Series: Killer Queens #1.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Atwood University was supposed to be an escape.” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: it ends with the central mystery and relationships still unfolding… leaves major threads open ra.
Tricky Girls
Holly Thorne
Why-choose / reverse harem (heroine with Elly, Haz & Nic)
Evidence: LRR review
“a scholarship student at Hazelhurst University — a Mafia-run dark academia campus” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Not a full resolution as the first half of a duet, it ends on a cliffhanger with the central myste.
Mary, Everything
Cassandra Yorke · The Flapper Covenant #1
Lonely Braddock College student Courtney finds a haunted 1920s yearbook in the college Archives; dark-academia dual timeline.
Series: The Flapper Covenant #1.
Evidence: Publisher description
“Courtney is a lonely student at secluded Braddock College, working a drowsy summer job in the Archives.” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Sweet'.
To The Flame
Kylie Cross · Killer Queens #2
Atwood University campus; sorority war; brother arriving on campus.
Series: Killer Queens #2.
Evidence: Publisher description
“my naive brother is about to arrive on Atwood's campus” Source → Heat: I Heart SapphFic 'Extra Spicy'. Ending: Goodreads reviews confirm significant cliffhanger.
Low Spice or Explicit
48 books are L1–L3 (no on-page sex to open door) and 57 are explicit (L4–L5). Show no on-page sex, show explicit. 6 YA and 53 new-adult books are marked on each card.
How LRR Verifies College Romance
A book qualifies when the central romance is sapphic, at least one lead is a current college or university student, and campus life (classes, a team, a dorm, a program) drives the story. We checked the book description, the author or publisher, or our own review. Book-database tags were leads only.
Heat uses the LRR scale: L1 no on-page sex, L2 closed door, L3 open door, L4 explicit, L5 very explicit. Endings appear only when a source confirms them; a series HEA never counts for book one.
Complete Collection
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| Book | Level | Tropes | Heat | Ending | LRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Education in Malice S. T. Gibson | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers, Academic rivals | L4 · Explicit | Unconventional ending | Review |
| Bank Shot Josie Mae | Undergraduate | College sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Better Off Red Rebekah Weatherspoon | Undergraduate | Dark academia | L5 · Very explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Catch and Cradle Katia Rose | Undergraduate | College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Elmwood Inclusive Magic Academy Remi Lebeau | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Roommates, College sports | L3 · Open door | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Finding a Keeper Nicole Pyland | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Girls Like Us Jennifer Dugan | Undergraduate | College sports | L1 · No on-page sex | HFN | Review |
| Making It Count Nicole Pyland | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, College sports | Heat not rated | HEA | Review |
| Match to Love Johana Gavez | Law school | Friends to lovers, College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Onside Play Liz Rain | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, College sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Overtime Tracey Richardson | Undergraduate | Professor/student, College sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Running Home to You Samantha Saldivar | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, College sports | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Serpentine Valentine Giana Darling | Undergraduate | Dark academia | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| She Gets the Girl Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | L1 · No on-page sex | HEA | Review |
| Sun Poisoning Phoenix Kathryn | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers | L5 · Very explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Take Her On Emily Wright | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, College sports | L5 · Very explicit | HEA | Review |
| The Book of Blood and Roses Annie Summerlee | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers, Roommates | L3 · Open door | Cliffhanger/series continues | Review |
| The Love Factor Quinn Ivins | Grad school | Professor/student | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Rules of Love Cara Malone | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Words Shimmer Jenn Matthews | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, Friends to lovers, Professor/student | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Then & Now Monica McCallan | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| To The Bone Kylie Cross · Killer Queens #1 | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers | L5 · Very explicit | Series continues | Review |
| Treasure Rebekah Weatherspoon | Undergraduate | Roommates | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Tricky Girls Holly Thorne | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Cliffhanger | Review |
| Winter Jacket Eliza Lentzski · Winter Jacket #1 | Undergraduate | First love, Professor/student | L3 · Open door | Series continues | Review |
| After Classes Kitty Keen | Undergraduate | First love, Professor/student | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| After the Fall Melody Wiklund | Undergraduate | Roommates | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Almost the Right Girl Ellie Khelliver | Undergraduate | First love, Roommates | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Autumn in Aurburbach University Night Kitten | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Champagne Problems Addison Clarke · Moonflower Cove #3 | Grad school | Professor/student | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Choose You Melissa Tereze · Study You #2 | Undergraduate | Professor/student | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Chord Chelsea M. Cameron · The OTP #2 | Undergraduate | First love, Roommates | Heat not rated | HFN | New on LRR |
| I Only Want to Be with You Fran Annaford | Undergraduate | First love, Professor/student | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| I'm Not Going Anywhere Jen Vespa | Undergraduate | Professor/student | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Mary, Everything Cassandra Yorke · The Flapper Covenant #1 | Undergraduate | Dark academia, First love | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| More Than a Wish Jamey Moody · The Wishing Stars #2 | Grad school | Professor/student | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Out on Good Behavior Dahlia Adler · Radleigh University #3 | Undergraduate | First love, Roommates | Heat not rated | HEA | New on LRR |
| The Ethics Of Desire Tracy Cress · MapleRidge #1 | Grad school | Enemies to lovers, First love, Academic rivals | L4 · Explicit | HEA | New on LRR |
| To The Flame Kylie Cross · Killer Queens #2 | Undergraduate | Dark academia, Enemies to lovers | L5 · Very explicit | Cliffhanger | New on LRR |
| A Marine Discovery Jax Meyer | Undergraduate | L3 · Open door | Series continues | Review | |
| Birds of a Feather Laina Villeneuve | Undergraduate | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review | |
| From Fan to Forever Tiana Warner | Grad school | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review | |
| Illegal Contact Becky Harmon | Undergraduate | College sports | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | Review |
| Juliet Takes a Breath Gabby Rivera | Undergraduate | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | Review | |
| Like a Power Play Elle Sprinkle | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Love Changes Everything Jaime Maddox | Undergraduate | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | Review | |
| Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner | Undergraduate | L5 · Very explicit | HEA | Review | |
| Odd Girl Out Ann Bannon | Undergraduate | L1 · No on-page sex | Bittersweet | Review | |
| Re: Stacks Chloe Slate | Undergraduate | College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Say Yes to the Soccer Player Abby Crofton | Undergraduate | College sports | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | Review |
| The Rules of Engagement Cara Malone | Grad school | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review | |
| Tip In Josie Mae | Undergraduate | College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Wilderness Rescue Scoring Love Harmony Noble | Undergraduate | College sports | Heat not rated | HEA | Review |
| A Cut Above Cara Malone · The Lakeside Hospital #2 | Med school | Academic rivals | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| A Kick in the Heart Erin Wade | Undergraduate | College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Against the Current Lily Seabrooke · Bayview Romances #2 | Undergraduate | College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| And Then I Met You Erica Lee · And Then I Met You #1 | Undergraduate | First love | Heat not rated | Tragic | New on LRR |
| Awakenings Susan X Meagher · I Found My Heart in San Francisco #1 | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Beautiful Game Kate Christie | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers, College sports | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Between Bases and Kisses Mónica Benítez | Undergraduate | College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Body Language Renee Roman | Undergraduate | Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Case for Love Candi Tab | Law school | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Catching Feelings Ana Hartnett Reichardt · The Alder Series #2 | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Changing Majors Ana Hartnett Reichardt · The Alder Series #1 | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers, Roommates | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Checking Her Out Eliza Lentzski | Undergraduate | L4 · Explicit | Bittersweet | Listed on LRR | |
| Closed Off Terri Ronald · The Love Concealed #2 | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, Roommates | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Confucius Jane Katie Lynch | Med school | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Deadline for Love Candi Tab | Law school | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Dorm Life, Dorm Love Morgan Routh · Dorm Life #1 | Undergraduate | First love, Roommates | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Down to a Science Kat Paige | Grad school | Friends to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Enemies to Lovers Aster Glenn Gray | Other higher ed | Enemies to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Exception to the Rule Cindy Rizzo | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, First love, Roommates | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Falling For My Muse Alex B. Porter | Undergraduate | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Far From Home Callie Hall | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, Roommates | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Feels Like Home Jo Cox | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Finding A Voice Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue · Jems and Jamz #4 | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, Roommates | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Finding the One Lindsey Pennington | Undergraduate | First love | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Focused Faith Avery Gearhardt | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, Roommates | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Fragmented Eliza Lentzski | Undergraduate | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Freshman Five Vanessa Cardui | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, First love | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Girl Love Happens: Season One T.B. Markinson · Girl Love Happens #1 | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers, Roommates | Heat not rated | Cliffhanger | New on LRR |
| Girlfriend Material Katia Rose | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Homecoming Nell Stark | Undergraduate | First love, Roommates | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Hyacinths and Hydrangeas Aricka Alexander | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, College sports | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | Listed on LRR |
| I Dare You Regena Mercy | Undergraduate | College sports | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | Listed on LRR |
| I'll Get Back to You Becca Grischow | Other higher ed | Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| It Should Be A Crime Carsen Taite | Law school | Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| June Nicole Pyland | Grad school · Undergraduate | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| June and Inobe's Dating Game Jillian Amena | Undergraduate | College sports | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | Listed on LRR |
| Just Like Heaven Aila Glass · The Apartment Complex #1 | Grad school | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Just Might Work Katia Rose | Undergraduate | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Learning Curves Ceillie Simkiss · Learning Curves #1 | Grad school · Law school | Friends to lovers | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Let Go Nicole Pyland · Boston #1 | Grad school · Law school | Enemies to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Lifted With Love Aricka Alexander · Crum University | Grad school | First love, College sports | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Long-Distance Loving Dorothy Rice Bennett · The Lives Intertwined #2 | Grad school | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Love In Stasis Vi E. Geary | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, Roommates | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Love Study Nicole Pyland | Grad school | Friends to lovers, Roommates | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Maybe More Than Friends Zuri Amara | Undergraduate | First love, Friends to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| More than Mistletoe Maya Winters | Undergraduate | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| My Last Season With You SVC Ricketts | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Never the Same Michele L. Rivera | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Not In The Contract Chloe Peterson | Grad school | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Nothing But Net Ali Spooner | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers, College sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Listed on LRR |
| Only Human Audrey Wilson | Undergraduate | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Pages for You Sylvia Brownrigg | Grad school · Undergraduate | First love, Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Pleasing the Pledge Ina Channing · Taken by the Sorority #1 | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers, First love | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Quiet Zone Stella Rowe | Undergraduate | First love | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Reaction Time Emily O'Beirne | Undergraduate | First love | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Revenge Jenna Kent · The Revenge Duet #1 | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Sad Girl Hours Anna Zoe Quirke | Undergraduate | Friends to lovers | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Say Yes to the Ex Abby Crofton · Say Yes | Undergraduate | First love | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Second Chances Eliza Lentzski | Undergraduate | Enemies to lovers | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Listed on LRR |
| Secret Horizons Naomi Felton | Undergraduate | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| She's My Wildfire Suze Snow | Undergraduate | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Sleepwalking Cara Malone | Undergraduate | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Something About Her Clementine Taylor | Undergraduate | First love | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Spring Fire Vin Packer | Undergraduate | First love | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Study You Melissa Tereze · Study You #1 | Undergraduate | Professor/student | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Summer Hours Alex Winters | Undergraduate | First love | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Summer Temptation Laura Conway | Undergraduate | Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Taste Kris Bryant | Other higher ed | Professor/student | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| The Hills We Run From Ellis Mae | Undergraduate | College sports | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| The Improper Use of Stationery Luna Fury · Love and Lust #7 | Undergraduate | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| The Only Reason Shannon O'Connor | Undergraduate | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| The Perfect Distance Hannah Conrad · The Perfect Distance (Akiyama Quest Universe) #1 | Undergraduate | College sports | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| The Professor Elia Johnson | Undergraduate | Professor/student | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| The Serenity Nearby Eve Morton | Grad school | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| The Taste of Winter Geneva Vand | Undergraduate | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Time After Time Mikki Daughtry | Undergraduate | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| To The Grave Kylie Cross · Killer Queens #3 | Undergraduate | Dark academia | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Tricky Chances: The Clinical Years Camryn Eyde · Tricky Chances | Med school | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| True Love and Other Impossible Odds Christina Li | Undergraduate | First love | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Two is a Pattern Emily Waters | Undergraduate | Professor/student | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Under Her Supervision Ina Channing · The FF Collection #2 | Grad school | Professor/student | L5 · Very explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Under the Gown Payton Frischhertz | Undergraduate | L2 · Closed door | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| West Point Women in Love Rachel Windsor | Undergraduate | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| When You Smile Melissa Brayden | Grad school · Undergraduate | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Year of the Kiss Giselle Fox | Grad school | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
Held and Not Included
Student lead, but college is only background (19)
- Chasing Cypress (Ana Hartnett Reichardt)
- Deal-Breaker (Siri Caldwell)
- Everything She Needs (Cynthia Dane and Hildred Billings)
- Gamed (Caitlin Ryan)
- How Sweet the Sound (Ann Tonnell)
- In Too Deep (Rachael Sommers)
- Jackpot (Cade Haddock Strong)
- Language Lessons (Sage Donnell)
- Love Burns (Adrian J. Smith)
- Not Asking for More (Lindsey Pennington)
- …and 9 more.
Held for more evidence (90)
- (you) Set Me On Fire (Mariko Tamaki): College-freshman lead in dorm setting, but whether the Allison/Shar relationship is a reciprocated central sapphic roman
- 18 Months (Samantha Boyette): Mystery; school level not verified; romance centrality unclear
- A Guide to the Dark (Meriam Metoui): 'College tour road trip' suggests pre-college; enrolment and romance centrality unverified
- A Little Song, A Little Dance (Rebecca Freeman): Student archetype tagged but blurb gives no college detail
- A Stalk Away (Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue): Thriller; student status and romance unverified
- About a Girl (Joanne Horniman): Student archetype tagged but level and college setting not verified
- …and 84 more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a sapphic college romance?
A book with a sapphic central romance where at least one lead is a current college or university student (undergraduate, grad, law or med school), and campus life drives the story. A lead who only went to college once, or a degree mentioned in passing, doesn’t count.
How many sapphic college romances are on this page?
138 verified books. 93 are new to LRR and 39 have a full LRR review.
Are there college sports sapphic romances?
Yes, 29, including soccer, basketball, softball, lacrosse and hockey. Use the College sports filter.
Are there YA or low-spice college romances?
6 are YA and 48 are rated L1–L3. Filter by YA or by heat in the table.
Are there professor/student romances?
20 books pair a student with a professor, lecturer or tutor. All leads are adults. These are marked Professor/student so you can find or avoid them.
Why do so many books say “Ending unverified”?
105 books don’t have a confirmed ending yet, mostly new-to-LRR titles. We only show HEA or HFN when a source confirms it.
Why is heat unknown for some books?
33 books don’t have a verified heat rating yet. We don’t guess from covers or genre.
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