Comparison: Best Mini Fridge For College (Updated | Oct 22nd)
College life often means limited space, making a mini fridge a lifesaver for snacks, drinks, and even small meals. But with so many options available, finding the best one for your dorm can be overwhelming. This comparison aims to simplify the process by examining key factors like size, energy efficiency, cooling performance, and features. We’ll explore a range of models designed for student living, helping you identify the perfect mini fridge to keep your essentials cold and your study space organized. Let’s dive in and find the best fit for your needs!
Editor’s Choice
Best for a specific purpose
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Best for larger capacity:
Upstreman 3.2 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer -
Best for most compact:
Upstreman 1.7 Cu.ft Mini Fridge with Freezer -
Best for energy efficient:
Sweetcrispy 3.2 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer Small Refrigerator Single Door Adjustable Thermostat Energy-efficient Low Noise -
Best for two door design:
Frestec Mini Fridge with Freezer 3.2 Cu.Ft. 2 Door Refrigerator and Freezer Small Fridge for Bedroom Home Office Dorm -
Best for simple design:
Igloo 3.2 Cu.Ft. Single Door Compact Refrigerator with Freezer – Slide Out Glass Shelf -
Best for versatile storage:
EUHOMY Mini Fridge with Freezer -
Best for best value:
Frestec 1.7 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer -
Best for best budget:
DEMULLER Mini Fridge with Freezer -
Best for retro charm:
Frigidaire EFR176 Retro Compact Fridge with Chiller Mini Refrigerator with Built-in Bottle Opener for Office -
Best for double doors:
DEMULLER 2.4 Cu.ft Mini Fridge with Double Doors Small Refrigerator with Separate Freezer & 7 Adjustable Temperature Control
Product Comparison: Best Mini Fridge For College
Larger Capacity
Upstreman 3.2 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer, Single Door Mini Fridge, Dorm Fridge, Adjustable Thermostat, Mini Refrigerator for Bedroom, Office, Dorm, Black-BR321
Upstreman
- Single-Door: This mini fridge measures 18.7’’*17.4’’*33.1’’(W*D*H) and has 3.2 Cu.ft(90.6 L) capacity including freezer. The single door design is convenient and space efficient. While being able to grab ice cubes and drinks at one step, this single-door mini fridge has more capacity compares to those double-door small refrigerator with the same size. The storage is greatly utilized, occupies a little space, making it perfect for dorms, offices, bedrooms, RV cars and garages
- Adjustable Thermostat: From 33.8° F to 46.4° F (1° C to 8°C NOT suitable for storing ice cream) , there are 5 variable temperature settings can be manually switched between as per your needs. (Optimum temperature range for perishable food storage is 37 to 41 °F (3 to 5 °C)). The temperature of freezer is affected by the cooler’s temperature settings. Choosing the most favourable temperature setting to keep the food fresh while save on electricity bills
- Energy-efficient & Quiet: The mini fridge energy cost is estimated to be as low as 0.5 kWh per day. The small refrigerator working noise is 38 dB, roughly at the level of quiet rural area. Economic and quiet, you will hardly notice its existence when it’s cooling all your food & drinks, ideal appliance for bedroom, study and quiet space
- Crisper Drawer & Removable Shelves: Features a crisper drawer to keep your greens and fruits fresh and juicy. The small fridge storage space is adjustable to practical uses with removable shelves. Arrange these shelves how you see fit and you’d be amazed how much the small fridge can stores
- Accessories & Services: 1 Upstreman 3.2 cubic feet mini fridge with freezer, 2 removable shelves, 1 crisper drawer, 1 ice tray, 1 defrost tool and worry-free customer service
Most Compact
Upstreman 1.7 Cu.ft Mini Fridge with Freezer, Dorm Essentials, Adjustable Thermostat, Energy Saving, Low Noise, Single Door Compact Refrigerator for Dorm, Office, Bedroom, Black-FR17
Upstreman
- Compact: Given a dimension of 18.9” *17.7” *19.3” (W*D*H), this mini fridge can fit anywhere you need. Whether it’s on the counter or under the desk, it requires little space yet offers plenty of storage room
- Adjustable Temperatures: Ranges from 33.8° F to 46.4° F (Not for storing ice cream), the fridge offers 5 variable temperature settings per your need. Includes a compact freezer that allow you to make ice cubes, keep your food fresh and drinks chilled
- 38dB Quiet: Operates at a low noise of 38 dB, this fridge brings the peace and refreshing cold at the same time. Free of any disturbance while it’s keeping all your food nice and fresh, ideal for environment like dorm, bedroom, office, kitchen and study
- Energy-efficient: The daily cost is as low as 0.5 kWh per day, use the least energy to get the job done. The refrigerant R600a contributes no ozone depletion potential and a lower global warming potential compared to earlier refrigerants
- High-Quality Service: As an outstanding appliance brand, Upstreman offers one-year quality and service, satisfaction assured on all
Energy Efficient
Sweetcrispy 3.2 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer Small Refrigerator Single Door Adjustable Thermostat Energy-efficient Low Noise, Compact Fridge for Bedroom, Office, Dorm (Black)
Sweetcrispy
- Compact and Convenient: With a compact design(17.5’’*17.7’’*31.5’’(W*D*H)), the single-door mini fridge has more capacity than a double-door small refrigerator of the same size. Ideal for dorm rooms, offices, and small apartments, this refrigerator provides easy access to your favorite snacks and beverages without taking up too much space.
- Energy Efficient: Our mini refrigerator is designed with energy efficiency in mind. It operates quietly and uses minimal power(0.41 kWh per day (about 0.04 dollars/day)), helping you save on energy bills while providing consistent cooling performance. Enjoy the convenience of cold storage without significantly impacting your electricity consumption.
- Adjustable Temperature: With a user-friendly dial, you can tailor the temperature to keep beverages, fruits, or beauty items fresh and chilled to perfection. It features a five-level adjustment, the third level recommended for residential or workplace application, and has a 3.2 Cu.ft total capacity including a 2.9 Cu.ft Refrigeration zone (33.8℉~44℉) and a 0.3 Cu.ft freezer area (23℉~35℉).
- Spacious Interior: Despite its compact size, the small fridge boasts a spacious interior with 1 crisper drawer, 2 adjustable shelves, and door compartments. This smart design allows you to maximize storage space and organize your items efficiently, making it easy to find what you need when you need it.
- Quiet Operation: The low-noise fridge operates at 38dB. This artistic, quiet piece ensures undisturbed sleep, even if it is located next to your bed. Enjoy a peaceful environment with the mini fridge's whisper-quiet operation. It's engineered to minimize noise, making it ideal for use in bedrooms, study areas, or any quiet setting where you need a silent appliance.
- Accessories & Services: 1 Sweetcrispy 3.2 cubic feet mini fridge with freezer, 2 removable shelves, 1 crisper drawer, 1 User manual and worry-free customer service.
Two Door Design
Frestec Mini Fridge with Freezer 3.2 Cu.Ft. 2 Door Refrigerator and Freezer Small Fridge for Bedroom Home Office Dorm, Small Drink Chiller, 37 dB Low Noise, Stainless Steel
Frestec
- 2 DOOR MINI FRIDGE AND FREEZER – 3.2 Cu.Ft, 17.8W * 20.5L * 33.5H inches. 1 CU FT freezer features ample storage space storage your ice cream or frozen food. 2.2 Cu.Ft spacious cold storage space to store your eggs, vegetables, drinks, fruits, or milk fresh longer.
- ULTRA QUIET – The working sound of small refrigerator with freezer is lower than 37dB which is suitable for people who don't like noise in living and working environments. It could be placed waiting room, bedroom, and even baby rooms (You can store milk for easy feeding.)
- ENERGY-SAVING – With R600a high-efficiency and low-consumption compressor, the mini refrigerator with freezer can cool food quickly. Supported by Energy Saving certificate, it consumes as little as 0.69 kWh of electricity and $0.08 on a daily basis, it's a both affordable and low-carbon lifestyle.
- 7 ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL – Mini refrigerator with freezer Support 7 temperature settings, ranging from 33.8 °F to 46.4°F to Offer your different needs. This small refrigerator freezer is of excellent quality and durable.
- USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN – LED interior fridge light makes you easier to find things at night. Adjustable feet of mini fridge help adapt to uneven surface. 2 Reversible Door. The crisper drawer is designed for your separate vegetable or fruits. Adjustable glass shelf of mini fridge makes it more convenient to place taller food or drinks. Provide you plenty of flexibility and increasing space utilization.
Simple Design
Igloo 3.2 Cu.Ft. Single Door Compact Refrigerator with Freezer – Slide Out Glass Shelf, Perfect for Homes, Offices, Dorms – Black
Igloo
- Capacity: Spacious 3.2 Cu. Ft.. Capacity
- Refrigerator Cooling Range: 32 – 50 degrees F
- Freezer: Separate Freezer Compartment Is Ideal For Any Frozen Foods
- Thermostat: Adjustable Mechanical Temperature Control
- Cooling Type: Compressor Static Cooling No Fan
Versatile Storage
EUHOMY Mini Fridge with Freezer, 3.2 Cu.Ft Mini Refrigerator fridge, 2 door For Bedroom/Dorm/Office/Apartment – Food Storage or Cooling drinks, Silver
EUHOMY
- THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF FRIDGE-FREEZER – Euhomy mini fridge with freezer combines the advantages of fridge and freezer to design the dorm fridge with freezer 2 door. Mini frdige has two storage zone at the same time. 0.96 Cu.Ft of freezer zone can be used to store ice cream or frozen food. 2.24 Cu.Ft of fridge zone can be used to preserve fresh fruits, vegetables or refrigerated drinks. When you buy a Small fridge it is equivalent to buying a fridge and a freezer at the same time
- 3-LEVEL TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT – Mini refrigerator with freezer adopts advanced 3D refrigeration technology and supports 3 temperature settings. The detailed temperature setting allows you to adjust the temperature of small fridge for bedroom according to your different needs. Small refrigerators for bedroom is also equipped with a powerful compressor, and it does not cause too much noise while operating efficiently, so you will enjoy a quiet atmosphere
- EVERYTHING IS SIMPLE AND EASY – Euhomy designed LED lights inside dorm fridge with freezer Even if you turn on small refrigerator at night, you can still see the inside of the refrigerator very clean. The multi-layer shelves and crisper drawer of the compact refrigerator with freezer completely help you solve the problem of food odor. You can put them in shelves or crisper drawer according to the type or size of the food. The shelves are adjustable. Everything is to help you have more options
- REVERSIBLE DOOR AND ADJUSTABLE FEET – The design of the reversible door makes your dorm fridge suitable for a variety of positions in the room, giving you more options in the direction of opening the door. The adjustable feet allow dorm refrigerator to be placed horizontally on the ground and prevent the ground from being wet. Small refrigerator for office is very suitable for family/dormitory/bedroom/office/apartment/apartment/dormitory/garage.( Length of power cable: 60inch )
- EVERYTHING WE DO IS TO SATISFY YOU – Euhomy is also very dedicated to save energy. Mini refrigerator have UL energy certificates and only need 0.98 kwh per day. In the long run, this is very good for your wallet. Euhomy provides a 12-month product support. If you experience any issues, please ask us for help and we will help you solve them. Your satisfaction is our unremitting pursuit. Please note: You'd better put the small fridge with freezer upright for at least 1 day before using it
Best Value
Frestec 1.7 Cu.Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer,Mini Fridge for Bedroom,Small Refrigerator,Dorm Refrigerators with Freezer,Compact Refrigerator for Office,Apartment,Dorm,Bedroom (Black)
Frestec
- ❄️ 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄: When the hot summer is back in session and you need to head off to college, office, even in your bedroom, our mini fridge is always one must-have item for cooling drinks and fruit. With size of 17.91*16.73*19.88 inch, this mini fridge for bedroom offers a cube space to store everything from sports drinks to medications to milk (top space for your ice cream), which can be plugged directly into anywhere for saving your space.
- 🥝 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃: A simple UPGRADE with a removable glass shelf makes ranging and cleaning more easier than before. The special design of the reversible door of small refrigerator that is friendly for both hands use makes it suitable for various occasion. To protect your furniture and floor from scratch, there are 2 adjustable legs allow the mini refrigerator to be placed horizontally and avoid to touch the damp floor.
- 🥥 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊: Are you still struggling in defrosting by your hands? Just stop it! Our new design of one-click defrosting system in the middle of the temperature control knob of this mini fridge with freezer could help it melt in seconds. The soft detachable door seal not only protect the fridge but also makes cleaning easy.
- 🥯 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: Thanks to the adjustable thermostat control that is from 1 (cold) to 6 (the coldest), the small fridge offers the optimum temperature range from 28.4-50℉ to store, fruits and drinks with a high-efficiency and low-consumption compressor for SAVING your electricity BILLS. No matter where you are, the small refrigerator with freezer operates smoothly and quietly at a minimum noise under the 37dB for better fitting in anywhere.
- ❤️ 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘: RISK-FREE when purchasing from our store! We will provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee for our customers if there is any damage part when receive our 1.6 compact refrigerator. Please contact us and let us first,we will help you if your purchased product does not live up to your expectations 🙂
Best Budget
DEMULLER Mini Fridge with Freezer, 2.4 Cu.Ft Personal Refrigerator Only for One Person Use, Silver Tiny Small Size Refrigerator with 7 Level Adjustable Temperature and Double Door
DEMULLER
- Tiny Size with Suitable Storage: 15 x 14.6 x 30.8 inches, the silver fridge fits perfectly into any mini space; 2.4 Cu.Ft suitable capacity with a freezer capacity of 0.8 Cu.Ft on top and a refrigerator space of 1.6 Cu.Ft below
- Adjustable Temperature Settings: This mini fridge has seven temperature settings with exceptional cooling capability; The freezer maintains temp ranging from -0.4 °F to 32 °F, while the refrigerator maintains keeps temp between 32 °F to 50 °F
- User-friendly Design: Enjoy your personal fridge with ease; Two removable shelves add further flexibility and convenience; Two adjustable legs allow you to balance the machine on uneven ground; Manual defrosting makes cleaning easier
- Excellent Cooling: The single person refrigerator with advanced compressor, cools quickly without using too much energy and operates at an average of 38 dB during normal use, which won't disturb your daily life and work
Retro Charm
Frigidaire EFR176 Retro Compact Fridge with Chiller Mini Refrigerator with Built-in Bottle Opener for Office, Bedroom, Dorm Room or Cabin, 1.6 cu ft 16" D x 18" W x 18.5" H, Moonlight
Frigidaire
- RETRO CHARM: Elevate your space with this sleek and stylish small retro fridge. The eye-catching design infuses retro charm into any room. Its compact size and stylish design make it a great addition to your bedroom, office, or dorm room.
- SPACIOUS DESIGN: Featuring a 1.6 cu. ft. capacity, this compact fridge offers plenty of storage for bottles, cans, snacks, and more. The space-saving flush back design allows for seamless placement against walls, making it perfect for smaller spaces.
- ORGANIZED STORAGE: Equipped with a wire shelf and 2L door basket for large bottles, this mini fridge provides ample storage for your drinks and snacks, along with a chiller compartment and ice cube tray, so you have everything you need, all in one space.
- PRACTICAL STYLE: Perfect for entertaining, this small retro fridge comes with a built-in bottle opener on the side, along with an easy-open pull handle that adds to the retro vibe and is reminiscent of classic designs from the past.
- CUSTOMIZABLE DESIGN OPTIONS: Tailor this retro fridge to suit your space and style with the reversible door feature for flexible placement options. Choose from an array of colors to add a personalized touch that complements your unique aesthetic.
Double Doors
DEMULLER 2.4 Cu.ft Mini Fridge with Double Doors Small Refrigerator with Separate Freezer & 7 Adjustable Temperature Control, Tiny Size & Personal Fridge Ideal for Office Apartment Dorm Black
DEMULLER
- Double Door Black Fridge: 2.4 Cu.ft personal fridge is more spacious than a normal single door fridge; 0.8 Cu.ft freezer area can be used to store ice cream and frozen food; 1.6 Cu.ft refrigerator area can be used to store drinks, fruits and vegetables
- Adjustable Temperature Thermostat: By rotate the seven thermostat knob, the range of the mini refrigerator temperature control is from position one to seven the coldest; Keep your food fresh with temperatures ranging from -0.4 ℉ to 50 ℉
- Classic Design: This retro dorm fridge is designed with a silver exterior that adds adds a touch of retro charm to your room; While the 15 x 14.6 x 30.8 inches compact size is convenient no matter where you put it
- Energy-efficient Design: Small refrigerator with advanced compressor, cools quickly without using too much energy and operates at an average of 38 dB during normal use, which won't disturb your daily life; Ideal for Kitchen Apartment Dorm
- Note: Due to transportation, the oil in the compressor needs time to settle to the bottom, so it is recommended to place it upright for 6-12 hours before plugging it in to ensure its quiet operation and longer use
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Buying Guide
FAQs
What size mini fridge is best for a college dorm?
A 1.7 to 3.2 cu. ft. mini fridge is generally a good size for a dorm room, balancing storage space with available floor space.
Should I get a mini fridge with or without a freezer?
If you plan to store frozen meals or ice, a mini fridge with a freezer is recommended. Otherwise, a model without a freezer might suffice.
What features should I look for in a mini fridge for college?
Consider adjustable shelves, temperature control, a reversible door, and low noise operation for optimal convenience in a dorm setting.
Are two-door mini fridges better than single-door models?
Two-door models often offer better temperature control in the freezer compartment, while single-door models are usually more compact and affordable.
What is the benefit of a retro-style mini fridge?
Retro-style mini fridges offer a unique aesthetic and can add personality to your dorm room, while still providing basic refrigeration.
Is energy efficiency important for a college mini fridge?
Yes, choosing an energy-efficient model can help save on electricity costs and reduce your environmental impact.
What is the ideal cubic feet for a mini fridge in a dorm?
A mini fridge between 1.7 and 3.2 cubic feet is ideal for a college dorm, offering a balance of storage and space efficiency.
