10 Practical Christmas Gifts for a College Girl in 2024

Looking for the best Christmas gifts for a college girl? Finding the best Christmas gifts for a college girl can be really difficult, especially if has been a while since you were a college student. Although money is always appreciated by a poor college student, it’s quite unpersonal to give.

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Now, let’s dive into these 10 practical Christmas gifts for a college girl in 2024.

1. Alarm Keychain

Price: $15

I remember when I moved away to college and my mother gave me this gift. This is a gift that I would NEVER have bought for myself and I honestly thought my mom was being a bit paranoid. But I sure was happy I had it when I was walking home alone at night on campus. This is such a good going away gift for college girls to ensure that whatever they go, they will be safe.

2. Cards Against Humanity: Absurd Box

Price: $20

This is such a fun game to play in college with your friends! There were a lot of Friday nights when me and my girlfirends played this particularly game. Fun games are usually the best Christmas gifts for a college girl!

3. JBL FLIP 5 – Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Price: $90

My portable bluetooth speaker is my (and my friends’) bestfriend during the school year. I use mine all the time, literally. When I study, when I’m in the shower (although mine is not waterproof so I keep it safely tucked away in a towel), and of course when I hang out with friends! However, as I just mentioned, mine isn’t waterproof which sucks because that hinders me from sometimes using it when I really want to (such as in the shower or by a pool). But this portable bluetooth speaker is, so problem solved! Waterproof technology almost always one of the best Christmas gifts for a college girl.

4. Adjustable Laptop Stand

Price: $60

Ah, the desk laptop stand. As a college student, I do A LOT (if not all) of my studying in bed. And unfortunately, it’s only comfortable for like 1 minute or so. Then your back hurts, not to mention that your laptop just slides further down in your lap and eventually you fall asleep with it. Laptop stands are usually the best Christmas gifts for a college girl who is just starting her college career simply because you don’t want to go through your four years of college and then graduate with back pain!

5. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World

Price: $12

This is a really good book and I found this book in my third year of college. This Christmas gift is really inspiring for someone who is stressed out and feels overwhelmed (and what college girl isn’t). This book helped me be more productive by finding meaning in the everyday tasks that I do. If you ask me, great books are awesome cheap Christmas gifts for a college girl since they can be past onto others when they’re done with it.

6. Stanley Cup

Price: $35

Practical and cute! What more can a college girl ask for? This hardly needs an explanation but it keeps her cold drink cold and her hot drink hot for hours all while being a cute chic accessory. Besides, after this mug was both intact and kept the drink cold with ice still in it after being in a car fire that went viral on TikTok, everyone wanted one. 

7. Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2 Smartphone Printer

Price: $132

I absolutely love this type of gift! The years in college is something you really want to remember but it’s such a hassle to get your photos printed by a printing company. These on-the-go printers are one of best Christmas gifts for a college girl, especially now when everyone is snapping pictures with their phones. It’s also something about the minatyr pictures that look so cute that makes me want to have one of these (and I know I’m not the only college girl who feels this way).

8. Brita Water Pitcher with 1 Filter

Price: $23

This is the kind of product that is really appreciated by college girls but so boring to buy for themselves. As a college girl, you are usually so busy that it’s hard to remember to be fully hydrated (and boy do you suffer if you aren’t) so water pitchers like this one are really useful gifts for college girls who needs a reminder to drink their water! If access to fresh, clean water isn’t a problem, then perhaps a new cute water bottle? College girls love their waterbottles, especially the ones they can decorate or have cute inspirational quotes on them (I also fall for those). HERE is a cute water bottle that I purchased for myself in the beginning of my college career.

9. Sunbeam Heated Blanket

Price: $80

I love my heated blanket! My boyfriend and I got a heated blanket from his parents one Christmas and it were such a life saver! In order to save money, my boyfriend and I used to turn down the heat in our apartment but we could still go to bed warm with our heated blanket. I would say that heated blankets are among the best Christmas gifts for a college girl who wants to 1) save money on heating and 2) stay warm during those cold winter months. If the college girl you’re buying Christmas gifts for lives in warmer states, then I’d recommend getting them a tower fan for the same reason above. Namely, to avoid huge energy bills while staying cool.

10. Smart LED Roku 40 Inch TV (2019)

Price: $350

This gift is a little pricier (okay a lot) and I definitely think this is among the most expensive Christmas gifts for a college girl. BUT it is really a nice gift for any college student. It’s important to find ways to relax when you go through your college years and watching movies or TV series really helped the well-being of my mental health. If buying her an entire TV is out of your budget (it sure is for me), then I would recommend getting her a prepaid Netflix or Disney+ subscription which is the top two streaming services I use when I watch TV (and watching on my phone or iPad works just as great!).

11. Anker Power Bank

Price: $22

I use my power bank EVERY DAY in college. Seriously. As any other college girl, I use my phone for EVERYTHING and thus, the battery tends to run low all the time. And my power bank saves me every single time (I just have to remember to bring it with me). Power banks are great practical gifts for a college girl under $25 who always are running low on battery.

12. Reading Bed Rest Pillow with Arms

Price: $80

This goes hand in hand with the desktop stand I mentioned above. As I said, college girls do a lot of studying in bed (even though we know we shouldn’t) and this cool gift could reduce any back pain and/or improve your poster. Like I said with the desktop stand, bed rest pillows are probably among the best Christmas gifts for a college girl who is in the beginning of her college career since this can save her so much back pain from the start.

Take Away

That was my list of 10 practical Christmas Gifts for a College Girl in 2024 for you. There are so many more good Christmas gifts for a college girl but I’ve tried to narrow this down to what a college girl really would appreciate.

Now that you’ve found a Christmas gift for a college girl, you need to wrap it. But you didn’t think you could just buy regular paper and get started right? College girls nowadays are all about protecting the environment, so thankfully my friend Rebekah has put together this Zero-Waste Gift Wrap Ideas for you to use! You’re about to make one college girl very happy with both giving her a gift she’ll actually appreciate AND wrapping it with zero waste!

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