Varsity

Varsity, in British English, is a tournament (academic or sporting) between rival educational institutions. It is also occasionally used as a short word for university. In North American English, the term is generally used to describe university sports teams instead of any tournaments they compete in.

Places

• Varsity, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Varsity Lakes, Queensland, a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Books and publications

• Varsity (Cambridge), a student newspaper at Cambridge University
• Varsity (Cape Town), a student newspaper of the University of Cape Town
• The Varsity (newspaper), a student newspaper at the University of Toronto

Business

• The Varsity (restaurant), a drive-in restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, US
• Varsity (pub chain), a UK pub chain

Media

• The Boys Presents: Varsity, a 2023 live-action adaptation of The Boys comic book series arc "We Gotta Go Now"
• Varsity (band), an indie rock band from Chicago
• "Varsity" (alma mater song), the alma mater song of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• "Varsity" (fight song), a 1911 fight song of the University of Michigan
• Varsity, a 2014 EP by ASTR
• Varsity (film), a lost 1928 American comedy silent film
• Varsity (group), a South Korean boy group formed by CSO Entertainment in 2017

Sports

• Varsity Cup Championship, an American college rugby competition
• Varsity (rowing regatta), a student rowing regatta in the Netherlands
• Toronto Varsity Blues, varsity teams of the University of Toronto
  • Varsity Arena, the Varsity Blues' hockey arena
  • Varsity Stadium, the Varsity Blues' football stadium
• Varsity Rugby, South African rugby union competitions
• Varsity Sports (South Africa), university sports league
  • Varsity Hockey (South Africa)
  • Varsity Football (South Africa)
• Varsity FC, a Canadian soccer team

Transport

• Varsity (train), a passenger train of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, a.k.a., the Milwaukee Road
• Varsity Line, the railway line that formerly connected Oxford and Cambridge
• Vickers Varsity, a post-World War II military trainer aircraft based on the Vickers Viking

Other uses

• Operation Varsity, an airborne operation in World War II
• Varsity Scouting, a program of the Boy Scouts of America for older boys
• Varsity TV, a former teen-oriented television network
• The Varsity (West Lafayette, Indiana), an apartment building
• Varsity College (South Africa), a school

See also

• Junior Varsity (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with varsity
• All pages with titles containing varsity
• University (disambiguation)