25 Gifts That Are Perfect for the Chic College Student in Your Life

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Shopping for each person in your life can get chaotic pretty easily, making it so tempting to buy everyone the same pair of socks. But we're here to make shopping for one particular person in your life seamless this gifting season. If you have a friend or loved one currently in college, we can bet you're stumped on what to give the studious but stylish young person for the holidays.

To ease your gift-giving stress, we've selected the coolest gifts approved by the chicest coeds. There's so much going on in a collegian's life—classes, extracurriculars, internships, and more— and with that in mind, we shopped the ideal piece to gift each type of student with. From trendy yet cozy pieces perfect for them to stay warm while taking online classes to a fashionable yet functional hoodie for the fitness-obsessed, there's something for everyone.

Check out the 25 gifts any university student will be happy to receive.

For the skincare lover…

For the student who loves sneakers...

For the student who loves a good manicure...

For the fashion aficionado who knows what the next big trend will be…

For the beauty lover...

For the student who's redoing their room...

For the superstar intern…

For the selfie queen...

For the student who likes to keep cozy...

For the student on the go...

For the soon-to-be graduate…

For the one who loves to write...

For the student who loves games...

For the student who loves to accessorize…

For the fitness lover…

For the student who loves beauty sleep…

For the fashion-forward dresser…

For the student with back-to-back classes and study sessions…

For the student who has to brave the polar vortex to get to class…

For the student who lives far from home…

For the beginner cook...

For the '90s obsessive…

For the accessory lover

For the candle enthusiast…

Associate Fashion Editor
Yusra Siddiqui is an editor who resides in New Jersey but bounces between the suburbs and NYC. (She's a Jersey girl at heart.) After interning at Who What Wear in 2019, she found her way to the team after graduating from LIM College in 2022 with a fashion media degree. She's also spent time writing and working for publications such as Fashionista, Coveteur, and Nylon, but she always knew that Who What Wear was where she was meant to be. When she's on the job, she's perusing runway shows, analyzing the latest thing fellow Gen Zers are up to on the internet, and sharing what she can about the modest-fashion market. You can also catch her dabbling in entertainment, talking about the costume choices of the latest Netflix series or diving deeper into how the plotline affects the viewers in a myriad of ways. Lastly, she likes to create content for Who What Wear's TikTok. Her personal time is spent doing similar but also different things—deep diving into almost every new TV show (Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things are favorites), planning her next local getaway (whenever that may be), and reading the latest Emily Henry or Sally Rooney novel in one sitting.