Mythology is everywhere! There are THOUSANDS of schools that have taken
their nicknames from mythology, not to mention all the professional
teams. I've provided a list of major American universities and colleges
whose names include a mythological reference. Let me know if you'd like
me to include your school!
Athenas
Joint team of Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, California), Claremont
McKenna College (Claremont, California) and Scripps College (Claremont,
California)
Athenians
Mount St. Mary's College (Los Angeles, California)
Argonauts
College of Notre Dame (Belmont, California)
University of Great Falls (Great Falls, Montana)
University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)
Centaurs
Allentown College (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
Purdue University-North Central (Westville, Indiana)
Golden Griffins
Canisius College (Buffalo, New York)
Golden Rams
Albany State University (Albany, Georgia)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
Griffins
Fontbonne College (St. Louis, Missouri)
Golden Gate University (San Francisco, California)
Reed College (Portland, Oregon)
Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania)
Griffons
Missouri Western State College (Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Phoenix
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Wilson College (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
Spartans
Aurora University (Aurora, Illinois)
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio)
Castleton State
College (Castleton, Vermont)
Manchester College (North Manchester,
Indiana)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
San Jose
State University (San Jose, California)
St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill,
New York)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro (Greensboro, North
Carolina) University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
York College of
Pennsylvania (York, Pennsylvania)
Central Bible College (Springfield,
Missouri)
D'Youville College (Buffalo, New York)
Missouri Baptist
College (St. Louis, Missouri)
Norfolk State University (Norfolk,
Virginia)
University of Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa)
Titans California State
University-Fullerton (Fullerton, California)
Indiana University-South
Bend
The Ohio State University-Newark (Newark, Ohio)
University of
Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
(Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
Westminster College (New Wilmington, Pennsylvania)
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Illinois)
Tritons
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Florida)
University of
California-San Diego (San Diego, California)
Trojans Anderson College
(Anderson, South Carolina)
Dakota State University (Madison, South
Dakota)
Taylor University (Upland, Indiana)
Trevecca Nazarene University
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Trinity International University (Deerfield,
Illinois)
Troy State University (Troy, Alabama)
University of
Arkansas-Little Rock (Little Rock, Arkansas)
University of Southern
California (Los Angeles, California) (men's team)
Virginia State
University (Petersburg, Virginia)
Hannibal-LaGrange College (Hannibal,
Missouri)
Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, North Carolina)
Vulcans
California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)
University of Hawaii-Hilo (Hilo, Hawaii)
MANY MORE TO COME!
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