30 Easy College Halloween Costumes That Are Perfect for Parties
Don’t have a ton of time to put into your Halloween costume this year? Here are 30 super easy college Halloween costumes that you can recreate.
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Halloween weekend in college is one of the craziest times of the year. There are parties just about every single night for a week, so it’s always a good idea to have a few costumes on hand.
If you’re not sure what to go as for Halloween this year, it’s always a good idea to have some easy costumes on hand.
I put together a list of 30 easy college halloween costumes that you can use as inspiration for your next halloween party.
Quick and Easy College Halloween Costumes
Need a super quick Halloween costume? Here are some costume ideas that you can put together with just a few basic items.
1. Sailor
It doesn’t get much easier than this! Just throw on any blue dress and add a cheap sailor hat from Amazon.
2. Minion
We love a Halloween costume that you can put together with regular clothes!
For this minions costume, you’ll just need a pair of denim shorts, a yellow top, and a pair of goggles.
Don’t have goggles? You could even just draw black circles around your eyes with eyeliner.
3. Disney Princess
How adorable are these Disney princess costumes? And they’re pretty easy to recreate!
Just wear a mini skirt, colored corset top, and some white satin gloves. You may even have some of these things in your closet already!
Top the whole outfit off with a dainty princess tiara.
4. Magic Mike
Want a super easy costume that you can put together with normal clothes?
Just throw on a tie, a plain shirt, and a pair of jeans and go as Magic Mike!
5. Bunny
Such a simple but cute Halloween costume for college girls! Just put on a plain white dress and add some bunny ears.
6. Margarita
This margarita halloween costume is so cute and easy! All you need is a simple green dress and a lime headband.
If you have a little time you can DIY the lime headbands and straw with cardboard. Or you could just tape a green paper fan to a headband!
7. Disco Girl
This disco girl outfit is one of the easiest last minute college halloween costumes.
The whole costume comes as a set so there’s no DIY’s or preparation involved!
Here are some cute options:
8. Angel
You can’t go wrong with the classic angel costume.
You probably already have a white dress, so all you really need is a halo and a pair of cheap angel wings!
If you want more halloween costumes with white dresses, we have a full post about the best white dress halloween costumes.
9. Dora the Explorer
An easy college halloween costume that you can wear as regular clothes too? Yes please!
An orange skirt, pink top, and purple backpack come together to become the cutest Dora the Explorer halloween costume.
10. Statue Of Liberty
Here’s another costume idea where all you need is a dress and a headband!
Just wear a teal dress and the classic Lady Liberty headpiece and you’re good to go.
11. Britney Spears Oops I Did it Again Outfit
The easiest college halloween costumes are the ones that only require one purchase.
A red metallic jumpsuit is all you need to dress up as one of the most iconic music video outfits of all time.
Plus, you’ll be warm while all your friends are freezing on Halloween night!
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12. Hugh Hefner
When other girls are dressing up as playboy bunnies, you’ll be making everyone at the party laugh when you show up as Hugh Hefner.
This would be such a comfy costume to wear around all night too.
Recreate this easy costume with a red robe and a cheap captain’s hat:
13. Fortune Teller
Do you want to have one of the most unique costumes at the Halloween party? This fortune teller costume is so creative and cool.
You can get the fortune teller wrap skirt on Amazon for super cheap and then just wear any white top with it.
If you want to complete the look, you can add on a gold head chain and cover your arms with temporary tattoos.
14. Woody
This is such a creative Halloween costume for a college girl! Pair some denim shorts with a yellow top, cowboy hat, and red bandana.
So easy and you can reuse pretty much all of the elements of this outfit!
15. White Claw Can
This is such a quick and easy college halloween costume to recreate. Just print out a white claw label and put it on a white tube top.
Pair it with some cheap silver shorts from Amazon and you’re good to go!
16. Alien
This alien halloween costume idea is great for college because you can go so many different ways with it.
Recreate this look with any silver metallic dress and an alien antenna headband. Top off the whole look with some metallic face glitter.
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17. Princess Diaries
Here’s another super easy costume idea that can be recreated with a white dress. Just add some gloves, a tiara, and a pair of over ear headphones.
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18. Clown
This is definitely one of the more unique easy college halloween costumes on this list.
I love how cute this clown costume looks while still being pretty easy to throw together. Just pair a colorful skirt with a crop top, add a red bowtie, and use face paint to make clown makeup.
If you don’t want to buy face paint you could just use eyeliner and red lipstick to copy the makeup.
19. Race Car Driver
This Ferrari driver costume is SO trendy right now. It’s the perfect mix of girly and cool-girl vibes.
Here are some similar costume options from Amazon:
20. Paris Hilton
The best thing about this cute college halloween costume is that the dress is cute enough to wear as a normal outfit. We love a versatile queen.
This dress from Amazon is pretty much a perfect replica of the iconic Paris Hilton look.
Finish off the look with the iconic rhinestone choker necklace.
21. Fitness Chick
The 80’s workout girl look is so cute and it can be recreated really easily. Just get a funky windbreaker and throw it over some neon workout clothes.
You can try to find a vintage windbreaker at a thrift store, otherwise there are some good options on Amazon.
Add some bright leg warmers and a super high ponytail and you’re ready to get groovy.
22. Rainbow
How adorable is this rainbow halloween costume? Such a creative idea that probably no one else at the party will think of.
The rainbow striped outfit is so cute you could wear it as a regular outfit too.
Here are some cute options from Amazon:
23. Fairly Odd Parents
This would be such a fun one to do with a friend or significant other.
All you really need are the colorful wigs and gold crowns. The rest can be put together with clothes you already have in your closet.
You can easily DIY the gold star wands with some black pencils and gold construction paper. Or just go without them! Everyone will know who you’re supposed to be anyways.
24. Mermaid
These mermaid costumes are so adorable! They’re honestly cute enough to wear as a real outfit.
Just pair some metallic skirts with a seashell bra top. You could choose any color for this mermaid costume and it would still look super cute!
Put on some glitter face paint and curl your hair if you want to get the same look that these girls have!
25. Unicorn
This is such a fun and colorful college halloween costume idea.
You can easily recreate this look by getting a rainbow tutu, unicorn horn, and some pink fishnet tights.
Honestly, you can wear pretty much anything underneath! I think it looks best with a plain white outfit or dress.
26. Devil
A devil is another classic college halloween costume idea. All you really need is a red outfit and some devil horns.
27. Risky Business
I’ve done this costume a few times when I was in a big rush.
Just borrow a white dress shirt from a guy friend and throw on some white socks and black sunglasses. Couldn’t be any easier than that!
28. Skeleton
It doesn’t get much more Halloween-y than dressing up as a skeleton!
The skeleton bodysuit is a great way to show off your curves while still staying pretty warm all night.
If you’re a talented makeup artist, you can try to recreate the face paint. But this costume would look great without makeup too!
29. Cavewoman
This is such a cute and fun Halloween costume idea! You can DIY it like these girls did with some animal print fabric, white face paint, and bone-shaped hair clips.
If you don’t want to get too crafty with it, you can also just buy the whole costume on Amazon.
30. Boxer
I’ve been seeing this costume idea all over Pinterest and I’m seriously obsessed!
All you really need is a pink robe and some black workout clothes. It’s so cute and easy.
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