| College | Discipline | Color |
| Agriculture & Life Sciences | All disciplines | Maize (Pale yellow) |
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| Architecture & Urban Studies | All disciplines with two exceptions | Blue violet (Purple) |
| Architecture & Urban Studies | Public Administration | Peacock blue |
| Architecture & Urban Studies | Environmental Design | Ph.D. blue |
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| Pamplin College of Business | All disciplines | Drab *(Yellow-brown) |
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| Engineering | All disciplines | Orange |
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| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Light blue |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | School of Education | Light blue |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Teaching & Learning | Light blue |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Apparel, Housing, & Resource Management | Maroon |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Human Development | Maroon |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Philosophy | Ph.D. blue |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Music | Pink |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Communication | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | English | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Foreign Languages & Literatures | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | History | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Interdisciplinary Studies | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | International Studies | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Political Science | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | School of the Arts | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Science & Technology in Society | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Sociology | White |
| Liberal Arts & Human Sciences | Theatre Arts | White |
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| Natural Resources | All disciplines | Russet (Rust) |
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| Science | All disciplines with one exception | Bright gold (Golden yellow) |
| Science | Economics | Copper |
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| Veterinary Medicine | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine | Gray |
| | Master's-Black tassel | Bright gold (Golden yellow) |
| | Ph.D.-Gold tassel | Ph.D. blue |
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| All Master's | Black tassel | Hoods by area |
| All Ph.D.s | Gold tassel | |