United States
| University | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Esse Quam Videri | Latin | To be, rather than to seem |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Ad Summum | Latin | To the top |
| University of Houston | In tempore | Latin | In time |
| Albright College | Veritas et Justita | Latin | Truth and Justice |
| American University | Pro deo et patria | Latin | For God and Country |
| Amherst College | Terras Irradient | Latin | Let them give light to the world |
| Andrews University | Corpus, Mens, Spiritus | Latin | Body, Mind, Spirit |
| Angelo State University | Fiat Lux | Latin | Let there be light |
| University of Arkansas | Veritate Duce Progredi | Latin | To Advance with Truth as our Guide |
| Auburn University | For The Advancement of Science and Arts | English | |
| Barton College | Habebunt Lumen Vitae | Latin | They shall have the light of life |
| Belmont Abbey College | That in all things God may be glorified. | English | |
| Benedict College | Veritas et virtus. | Latin | Truth and Virtue |
| Berklee College of Music | Esse quam videri. | Latin | To be, rather than to seem |
| Bob Jones University | Petimus Credimus | Latin | We seek, we trust |
| Boston College | Αιεν αριστευειν | Greek | Ever to Excel |
| Boston University | Learning, Virtue, Piety | English | |
| Bowdoin College | Ut Aquila Versus Coelum | Latin | As an eagle towards the sky |
| Brandeis University | Truth Even Unto its Innermost Parts | English | |
| University of Bridgeport | Educating for the Real World | English | |
| Brown University | In deo speramus | Latin | In God we hope |
| University of California | Fiat lux | Latin | Let there be light |
| Calvin College | My heart I offer to you, Lord, promptly and sincerely | English | |
| California Institute of Technology | The truth shall make you free | English | |
| California State University, Chico | Today decides tomorrow | English | |
| Caldwell College | Sapientia Et Scientia | Latin | Wisdom and Knowledge |
| Campbell University | Ad astra per aspera | Latin | To the stars through difficulties |
| Canisius College | Where leaders are made | English | |
| Cardinal Stritch University | Ut Probetis Potiora | Latin | To value the better things |
| Carnegie Mellon University | My heart is in the work | English | |
| Catawba College | Scholarship, Character, Culture, Service | English | |
| The Catholic University of America | Deus Lux Mea Est | Latin | God Is My Light |
| College of Charleston | Sapientia ipsa libertas | Latin | Knowledge itself is liberty |
| University of Chicago | Crescat scientia; vita excolatur | Latin | Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched |
| Chowan University | Lux et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth |
| Christian Brothers University | Virtus et Scientia | Latin | Character and Knowledge |
| University of Cincinnati | Juncta Juvant; Alta Petit | Latin | Strength in Unity; She Seeks the Heights |
| Claremont McKenna College | Crescit cum commercio civitas | Latin | Civilization prospers with commerce |
| Colby College | Lux Mentis Scientia | Latin | Knowledge is the Light of the Mind |
| Colgate University | Deo ac Veritati | Latin | For God and for Truth |
| College of Mount Saint Vincent | Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me. | Latin | Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge. |
| College of Wooster | Scientia et religio, ex uno fonte. | Latin | Knowledge and religion from one source. |
| University of Colorado | Λαμψατω το φώσ υμών | Greek | Let your light shine |
| Columbia University | In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen | Latin | In Thy light shall we see light |
| Cornell University | I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study – Ezra Cornell, 1865 | English | |
| Crichton College | Think. Grow. Change. | English | |
| University of Dallas | Veritatem, Justitam diligite | Latin | Love ye Truth and Justice |
| Dartmouth College | Vox clamantis in deserto | Latin | The voice of one crying in the wilderness |
| University of Denver | Pro Scientia et Religione | Latin | For Knowledge and Religion |
| Davidson College | Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas | Latin | Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen |
| DePaul University | Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi. | Latin | I will show you the way of wisdom. |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | Caritas et Veritas | Latin | Love and Truth |
| Drew University | δωρεαν ελαβετε δωρεαν δοτε | Greek | Freely you have received, Freely give (Matthew 10:8) |
| Drexel University | Science, Industry, Art | English | |
| Duke University | Eruditio et Religio | Latin | Erudition and Religion |
| Duquesne University | Spiritus est qui vivificat | Latin | It is the spirit that gives life |
| East Carolina University | Servire | Latin | To Serve |
| East Stroudsburg University | ' | Latin | Prepare to serve |
| Eastern Nazarene College | Via, Veritas, Vita | Latin | The Way, the Truth, and the Life |
| Emory University | Cor prudentis possedibit scientia | Latin | The wise heart will possess knowledge |
| The Evergreen State College | Omnia Extares | Latin | Let It All Hang Out |
| The Florida State University | Vires, Artes, Mores | Latin | Strength, Skill, Character |
| University of Florida | Civium in moribus rei publicae salus | Latin | The welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens |
| Fordham University | Sapientia et Doctrina | Latin | Wisdom and Learning |
| Furman University | Christo et Doctrinae | Latin | For Christ and Learning |
| Gallaudet University | Ethpatach | Syriac | Be opened (Mark 7:34) |
| Gardner-Webb University | Pro Deo et Humanitate | Latin | For God and Humanity |
| George Washington University | Deus Nobis Fiducia | Latin | In God Our Trust |
| Georgetown University | Utraque Unum | Latin | Both and One |
| University of Georgia | Et docere et rerum exquirere causas | Latin | To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Progress and Service (formerly "To Know, To Do, To Be") |
English | |
| University of Great Falls | In lumine tuo, videmus lumen | Latin | In Your Light we see the light |
| Greensboro College | Palma Non Sine Pulvere | Latin | No reward without effort |
| Grinnell College | Veritas et Humanitas | Latin | Truth and Humanity |
| Guilford College | I strive for wisdom and virtue | English | |
| Hampshire College | Non Satis Scire | Latin | To Know Is Not Enough |
| Harvard University | Veritas | Latin | Truth |
| Hendrix College | Eις ανδρα τελειον | Greek | Unto the whole person (Ephesians 4:13) |
| High Point University | Nil Sine Numine | Latin | Nothing Without Divine Guidance |
| Hillsdale College | Virtus Tentanime Gaudet | Latin | Strength Rejoices in the Challenge |
| Howard University | Veritas et Utilitas | Latin | Truth and Service |
| Huntington University | The Truth Will Make You Free | English | |
| University of Illinois | Learning and Labor | English | |
| Illinois State University | Gladly we Learn and Teach | English | |
| Indiana University | Lux et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth |
| University of Indianapolis | Education for Service | English | |
| Iowa State University | Science with Practice | English | |
| James Madison University | Knowledge is Liberty | English | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Educating of Justice | English | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Veritas vos liberabit | Latin | The truth shall make you free |
| Johnson C. Smith University | Sit Lux | Latin | Let There Be Light |
| Johnson State College | Docendo discimus | Latin | By teaching, we learn |
| Kalamazoo College | Lux esto | Latin | Be light |
| Kansas State University | Rule by Obeying Nature's Laws | English | |
| University of Kansas | Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus | Latin | I will see this great sight, how the bush does not burn |
| University of Kentucky | Dream, Challenge, Succeed | English | |
| Lindenwood University | Natura et Doctrina | Latin | Character and Learning |
| Lees-McRae College | In Montibus, Ex Montibus, Pro Montibus | Latin | In the mountains, of the mountains, for the mountains |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς | Greek | The truth shall set you free |
| Lesley University | Perissem Ni Perstitissem | Latin | I had perished had I not persisted |
| Loyola Marymount University | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam — Tua Luce Dirige | Latin | For the greater glory of God. — Direct us by thy light. |
| Loyola University Chicago | Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam | Latin | For the greater glory of God |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Fortiter, Feliciter, Fideliter | Latin | Boldly, Happily, Faithfully |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Seek the Truth | English | |
| Louisiana Tech University | Union, Confidence, Justice | English | |
| Macalester College | Natura et Revelatio Coeli Gemini | Latin | Nature and Revelation are twin sisters of heaven |
| Manhattan College | Signum Fidei | Latin | Sign of Faith |
| Marietta College | Lux Et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth |
| University of Maryland | Fatti maschii, parole femine | Italian | Manly deeds, womanly words |
| Marylhurst University | Cor Sapientis Quaerit Doctrinam | Latin | "The wise of heart seek knowledge" Proverbs XV |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mens et Manus | Latin | Mind and Hand |
| Methodist University | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue |
| Miami University | Prodesse Quam Conspici | Latin | To Accomplish Rather Than To Be Conspicuous |
| University of Miami | Magnus est Veritas | Latin | Great is the Truth |
| University of Michigan | Artes Scientia Veritas | Latin | Art, Science, Truth |
| Middlebury College | Scientia et Virtus | Latin | Knowledge and Virtue |
| University of Minnesota | Commune Vinculum Omnibus Artibus | Latin | A Common Bond for All the Arts |
| Mississippi College | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue |
| University of Missouri | Salus Populi | Latin | The Welfare of the People |
| Montana State University - Billings | Access and Excellence | English | |
| Montclair State University | Carpe Diem | Latin | Seize The day |
| Montreat College | Esse Quam Videri | Latin | To Be, Rather Than To Seem |
| Morehead State University | Lux | Latin | Light |
| Morehouse College | Et Facta est Lux | Latin | And There Was Light |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas | Omnia Pro Patria | Latin | Everything, all things for country |
| New York University | Perstare et Praestare | Latin | To Persevere and to Excel |
| State University of New York | To learn, to search, to serve | English | |
| Niagara University | Ut Omnes Te Cognoscant | Latin | That All May Know You |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Levo Oculos Meos In Montes | Latin | I Lift My Eyes to the Mountains |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Lux Libertas | Latin | Light, Liberty |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Service | English | |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Discere Aude | Latin | Dare to Learn |
| University of North Dakota | Lux et Lex | Latin | Light and law |
| University of Northern Colorado | Sapientia In Aeterum Est | Latin | Wisdom is eternal |
| Northeastern University | Lux, Veritas, Virtus | Latin | Light, Truth, Courage |
| Northwestern University | Quaecumque sunt vera | Latin | Whatsoever things are true |
| University of Notre Dame | Vita, Dulcedo, Spes | Latin | Mary, our Life, Sweetness, and Hope |
| The Ohio State University | Disciplina in civitatem | Latin | Education for Citizenship |
| Old Dominion University | A Portal to New Worlds | English | |
| University of Oregon | Mens Agitat Molem | Latin | Minds Move Mountains |
| Peace College | Esse Quam Videri | Latin | To be, rather than to seem |
| University of Pennsylvania | Leges sine moribus vanae | Latin | Laws without morals are useless |
| Pennsylvania State University | Making life better | English | |
| Pepperdine University | Freely you have received, Freely give (Matthew 10:8) | English | |
| University of Pittsburgh | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue |
| Princeton University | Dei sub numine viget | Latin | Under God's power she flourishes |
| Principia College | As the sowing, the reaping | English | |
| Providence College | Veritas | Latin | Truth |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Non ministrari sed ministrare | Latin | Not to be served but to serve |
| Queens College | Discimus ut serviamus | Latin | We learn in order to serve |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Knowledge and Thoroughness | English | |
| Rice University | Letters, Science, Art | English | |
| University of Richmond | Verbum Vitae et Lumen Scientiae | Latin | The Word of Life and the Light of Knowledge |
| Roanoke Bible College | Set for the Defense of the Gospel | English | |
| University of Rochester | Meliora | Latin | Ever better |
| Rollins College | Fiat Lux | Latin | Let there be light |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Labor et scientia | Latin | Labor and knowledge |
| Smith College | Ἐν τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν | Greek | In virtue, knowledge |
| St. Augustine's College (Raleigh) | Veritas vos liberabit | Latin | The truth will set you free |
| St. Bonaventure University | In Sanctitate et Doctrina | Latin | In Holiness and Learning |
| St. John's University (New York City) | Educatio Christiana Animae Perfectio | Latin | A Christian Education Perfects the Soul |
| St. John Fisher College | Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam Doce Me | Latin | Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge. |
| San Francisco State University | Experientia Docet | Latin | Experience Teaches |
| Salem College | Reach Within, Shape the Future | English | |
| Skidmore College | Creative Thought Matters | English | |
| University of San Francisco | Pro Urbe et Universitate | Latin | For City and University |
| Seton Hall University | Hazard Zet Forward | Anglo-Norman/Archaic English | Despite hazard, forward |
| The University of the South | Ecce quam bonum, et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum | Latin | Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity! |
| University of South Carolina | Emollit Mores Nec Sinit Esse Feros | Latin | Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel |
| University of Southern California | Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat | Latin | Let him who deserves it bear away the palm |
| Southwestern University | "Non Quis Sed Quid" | Latin | Not who but what |
| Stanford University | Die Luft der Freiheit weht | German | The wind of freedom blows |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Per aspera ad astra | Latin | Through adversity to the stars |
| Stonehill College | Lux et Spes | Latin | Light and Hope |
| Sweet Briar College | Rosam quae Meruit Ferat | Latin | She who earns the rose may bear it |
| Syracuse University | Suos Cultores Scientia Coronat | Latin | Knowledge crowns those who seek her |
| Temple University | Perseverantia Vincit | Latin | Perseverance Conquers |
| University of Texas | Disciplina praesidium civitatis | Latin | Education, the Guardian of Society |
| Texas Woman's University | Scientia Lumen Vitae | Latin | Knowledge Brings Light to Life |
| Texas Tech University | From here, it's possible | English | |
| Touro University | To Serve, To Lead, To Teach | English | |
| Tufts University | Pax et Lux | Latin | Peace and light |
| Tulane University | Non Sibi Sed Suis | Latin | Not for one's self, but for one's own |
| University of Tulsa | Wisdom, Faith, Service | English | |
| Union University | Religio et Eruditio | Latin | Religion and Erudition, or Faith and Learning |
| United States Naval Academy | Ex Scientia Tridens | Latin | From Knowledge, Seapower |
| Valparaiso University | In Tua Luce Videmus Lucem | Latin | In Thy Light We See Light |
| University of Vermont | Studiis Et Rebus Honestis | Latin | Through Studies and Upright Affairs |
| Villanova University | Veritas Unitas Caritas | Latin | Truth Unity Love |
| Virginia Military Institute | In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium | Latin | In Peace, a Glorious Asset, in War, a Tower of Strength. |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Ut prosim | Latin | That I may serve |
| University of Washington | Lux sit | Latin | Let there be light |
| Wake Forest University | Pro humanitate | Latin | For humanity |
| Warren Wilson College | We're not for everyone... but then, maybe you're not everyone. | English | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Per veritatem vis | Latin | Strength through truth |
| Washington and Lee University | Non Incatus Futuri | Latin | Not Unmindful of the Future |
| Wellesley College | "Non Ministrari sed Ministrare" | Latin | Not to be ministered unto, but to minister. |
| West Virginia University | Πιστει την αρετην εν δε τηι αρετηι την γνωσιν | Greek | Add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge |
| Western Carolina University | Facultas Vestri Mentis | Latin | The Power of Your Minds |
| Western Kentucky University | The spirit makes the master | English | |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Educare, Sanare, Coniunctim | Latin | To Teach, To Heal, Together |
| Willamette University | Non nobis solum nati sumus | Latin | Not unto ourselves alone are we born |
| Wingate University | Faith, Knowledge, Service | English | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) | Christo et Regno Ejus | Latin | For Christ and His Kingdom |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Numen Lumen | Latin | God, our light OR The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light. |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Where the Free Spirit Prevails | English | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Lehr und Kunst | German | Theory and Practice |
| Yale University | Lux et veritas | Latin | Light and truth |
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