10 Reviews: Best Notebooks for College (Apr 2024)

This is another premium quality product from Maruman. As for this version, you will get 70 sheets with 80gsm lined paper stock in A4, a slightly higher version than the spiral type. And if you are a person who has poor time tracking, this has a date box for better organization. The simple look is suitable for your everyday notes’ taking.

For the purposes of research, this is an excellent notebook. Paper is of a high grade. Each page is well lined (and divided in 5 blocks) with top column for date and title. The slight tan to the colour makes for less lamp/desk light reflection. Paper is perforated which allows your notes to be removed without tearing them and computer scanned. The notebook has solid backing for keeping paper safe from crinkling.

by Gus B.

Maruman is famous for its high-quality Japanese paper. Their paper products are made in Japan and very friendly to all types of pens, especially for fountain pens. There will be no shading, feathering, and bleeding when you use your fountain pens on the paper. This one formed with 80 sheets with 70 gsm paper stock in A4 size. Comes with a lay-flat feature for great comfortability and stability in taking notes.

It was simply a pleasure to write on and survived quite a lot, I was impressed by its quality!

by Harry

Such a great companion for your travel diary as well as when you are a medical student who needs to go over here and there all the time. With its convenient A5 size and pen pocket, it’s easy to carry to school, university, or work, so you’ll never be without a place to jot down your thoughts, ideas, or journal entries. Constructed by 70gsm paper stock. This notebook comes with a pocket for storing a pen or pencil.

It is so nice to get inspired most of the time. This journal was inspired by Dr. Tererai Trent and her incredible book, The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can. Perfect for young folks that happen in college year now. It can boost your confidence with its stunning look. You can show it off to your friends. Lovely covers and smooth paper are everything from the Kikky.k brand.

You are someone who holds dear your belongings to the max level, that’s why you need to have a secure fit notebook that won’t open abruptly. Luckily, you can get this as the everyday witness of your life. Featuring a unique linen-look and a handy snap button closure which can hold your pen as well, it’s also the perfect size for taking notes on the go.

The cover is made from vegan material. This elegant journal engraved with a tree of life pattern. Perfect notebooks for writing journals, personal diary, or note-taking in college classes or meetings. This is a refillable notebook, so if you have worn all the pages, you don’t have to throw it all in the trash bin. You just need to replace the paper and preserve the beautiful cover leather.

I love the softness of the cover and the lay flat design. My journal came in a gift box and also included a pen. The pen is gel type and writes smoothly over the pages. I find the design of this journal makes it easier to just flip open and start writing without having to ruin bindings or dealing with page bleeds. Perfect as a gift and worth the price since it is refillable design.

by T Riddle

All hail for its simple design. This is suitable for art students that tend to do a drawing and sketching all the time. Has a simple but chic design to complement you look when you need to carry it around across the places. Covers are made of special resin to protect and prevent pages from bending. The round corner of the notebook won’t strain your bag when you need to pull it up from inside your bad.

Very unique item from Japan that popped up on my Amazon search for a medium sized notebook for work meetings that would be easy to use for a left-hander. I'm surprised no one else has thought to use a landscape orientation instead of the traditional portrait orientation that leaves a binder in the way for us lefties. The alternating grid and blank pages are working out ok, but I'd love it if I could fine this with lines on both sides of the page. The perforation and paper are quality - easy to detach notes from various meetings throughout the day and file them for future reference. Cool and quirky item with the Japanese instructions.

by pbrown

A compact and mini notebook for your travel companion. When teachers or lecturers asked you to write down everything you learn when you are on the school trip, this will be your best mate. 128 pages for ease writing as much as you like. The faux leather making it looks posh and premium. It runs smoothly on tip of your fingers.

As a beginner to bullet journaling, I've found this journal very helpful! The thickness of the pages is great and it can hold felt-tip pens and calligraphy pens with minimal ghosting and no bleeding, and even glue without wrinkling. I appreciate that the journal is a hardcover and very sturdy. The dots are 0.5mm apart which I definitely prefer over journals with 0.4mm dots. Though the dimensions are a little tricky to use since some spreads require gaps between the boxes (24 x 40 dots), it's a great deal for its price (especially when you catch it on sale) and I'd recommend giving it a go!

by Karen

For the love of classical or a bit dark vibe for your college life, we recommend you grab this version of a notebook from Jofelo. The cover is made from handmade leather, thoughtfully breeding products. Stylish, vintage, and mysterious notebooks right? You will get 140 lined pages of A5 paper for writing everything. There is a ribbon-like binding for keeping pen at its place, super practical for a passionate writer like you, a.k.a a college student like you. The box set is study as your gift to your beloved people.

Son was very happy with this as a gift as he goes off travelling. Very Stylish

by Leah

The paper within the notebook is made from Clairefontaine 80 g superfine Vellum. You can detach the micro-perforated sheets as you like. Has rigid backing allows you to take notes when you are in hurry. The binding is made of solid wire, you can flip as much as you needed it to unfold. The logo embroidered in the middle of the cover is perfect to accentuate its beauty logo.

I'm a huge fan of the Rhodia notebooks, they come in lots of different styles and sizes but I like the simplicity and quality of the product. One thing to be aware of is the price, it seems to change hugely on amazon so look around different sellers and try different colours and line/square/dot style types and the price can change dramatically. If you can find them cheap buy some and you won't regret it!

by Mr. Taylor