What is the name of the fictional university Peter Parker attends in the comics?

Peter Parker attends the fictional Empire State University in the comics.

Empire State University, commonly shortened to ESU, is a fictional New York college in Marvel Comics. Peter enrolls there after graduating from Midtown High School, marking an important transition from his early teenage stories into college life. The university becomes a recurring setting for classes, friendships, scientific work, and Spider-Man adventures.

Peter's time at ESU introduces or develops several major characters, including Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy. Professor Miles Warren, who later becomes the villainous Jackal, is also associated with the university. These stories expanded Spider-Man's world beyond schoolyard conflicts and made Peter's academic and personal responsibilities central to the series.

A common mix-up is Midtown School of Science and Technology, which is primarily associated with Peter's high-school years in film adaptations. “Empire State University” is the comics' fictional college, not a reference to a real institution such as Columbia University or New York University.