The Best College TV Shows on Free Services

What it's about: Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

Where to Watch: 6 episodes (5%) are available to watch free online (Sony Crackle). 110 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 112 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 8 services (iTunes, Google Play & 6 others).

What it's about: Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, but his eccentric view of the world and less-than-stellar social skills can often interfere with his work.

Where to Watch: 10 episodes (26%) are available to watch free online (ABC). 39 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 39 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her little brother, is new on campus and he's the geek. But he sees Cyprus-Rhodes University as an opportunity to create a whole new identity.

Where to Watch: 74 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Freeform). 74 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 74 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (iTunes).

What it's about: Pre-law student Marti Perkins' world is flipped upside down when she loses her scholarship, and realizes the only way she can stay in school is by reigniting her dormant teen gymnastic skills to win a place on Lancer University's legendary cheerleading team.

Where to Watch: 22 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 21 episodes (95%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Microsoft).

What it's about: A group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far: university!

Where to Watch: 30 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi TV & Yahoo View). 30 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 30 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (iTunes).

What it's about: Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love. Her practice of making audio diaries on cassette tape to send to her best friend back in California anchor the series' introspective and character-driven foundation.

Where to Watch: 84 episodes (99%) are available to watch free online (ABC). 85 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 85 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 8 services (iTunes, Google Play & 6 others).

What it's about: Undergrads is an animated television series centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV during 2001, only thirteen episodes were created. It has since been shown on Comedy Central in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, and Trouble in the United Kingdom. The show was conceived by Pete Williams, when he dropped out of college at the age of 19. Willams does most of the voices on the show. The series was produced by David McGrath.

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (SnagFilms).

What it's about: Dr. Eva Fletcher is the newly-elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University. Upon arriving, Eva is charged with saving the prestigious HBCU from bankruptcy and her twenty-year marriage from crumbling while managing a tumultuous relationship with her rebellious only daughter. A diverse group of freshman also promises to keep Eva's hands full.

Where to Watch: 1 episodes (5%) are available to watch free online (BET). 16 episodes (84%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (BET). 19 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board. Baio directed many episodes of the show, and was credited with his full name, Scott Vincent Baio.It was first broadcast on CBS from October 3, 1984 to April 3, 1985, when it was cancelled due to a struggle in the Nielsen ratings. It then had a more successful first-run syndication run from January 3, 1987 to November 10, 1990, as 126 original episodes were aired in total. The show was produced by Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television, and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and New Line Cinema Corporation.

Where to Watch: 125 episodes (99%) are available to watch free online (NBC). 125 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).

What it's about: Resident Advisors is an outrageous comedy set in the most hormonally-overloaded, sexually active, out-of-control workplace in the world: a college dorm. The show follows a group of resident assistants as they navigate sex, drugs, and midterms.

Where to Watch: 2 episodes (29%) are available to watch free online (Tubi TV & Yahoo View). 7 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 7 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (iTunes).

What it's about: The show follows passionate agents as they find recent college graduates and young professionals their new homes in NYC, while also shadowing the corporate group as we navigate the ins-and-outs of life at a quickly-growing firm.

Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Freeform). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: An unprecedented look at the job market facing today’s newly minted college graduates. Each episode will follow one highly-qualified young adult per episode on their journey to land a first job. Each job seeker will go on three interviews, and we will watch the intense ride to find out if he or she lands three, two, one – or zero offers.

Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Freeform). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).