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University storage: what spawns here

University storage is one of the room types the game uses to decide what loot appears. The game fills 1 kind of container here from 3 loot tables. This page lists what each container can hold. Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.

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Most likely finds

ItemBest share of a table
Paperback9.0%
Penlight4.8%
Animal Bone4.7%
Awl - Bone4.7%
Large Bone Bead4.7%
Blunt Bone Knife4.7%
Bone Fishing Hook4.7%
Hemp (Scutched)4.7%
Knapping Tool4.7%
Leather Strips4.7%
Bone Needle4.7%
Sharp Bone Fragment4.7%
Sharp Flint Flake4.7%
Stone Blade4.7%
Apron3.0%

Share is how much of a loot table's weight the item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share means you see it more often. 163 different items can turn up here.

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Shelves

University Library Books · 4 rolls

Blacksmithing III: "Old West Smiths and Their Secrets" 2.9%, Butchering III: "Hunter's Guide to Butchering" 2.9%, Carpentry III: "Hand Crafted Shelving and Storage" 2.9%, Carving III: "Grinling Gibbons: His Life and Works" 2.9%, Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition" 2.9%, Electrical III: "Practical Wiring Guide" 2.9%, Agriculture III: "Liam Keating's Subsistence Farming" 2.9%, First Aid III: "Emergency Paramedics Manual" 2.9%, Fishing III: "Fresh and Saltwater Fishing" 2.9%, Foraging III: "Finding The Treasure in the Trash" 2.9%, and 50 more.

University Storage Anthropology · 4 rolls

Animal Bone 4.7%, Awl - Bone 4.7%, Large Bone Bead 4.7%, Blunt Bone Knife 4.7%, Bone Fishing Hook 4.7%, Hemp (Scutched) 4.7%, Knapping Tool 4.7%, Leather Strips 4.7%, Bone Needle 4.7%, Sharp Bone Fragment 4.7%, and 34 more.

University Storage Science · 4 rolls

Paperback 9.0%, Penlight 4.8%, Apron 3.0%, Scrap Electronics 3.0%, Jar 3.0%, Graph Paper 3.0%, Jar Lid 3.0%, Notebook 3.0%, Rubber Hose 3.0%, Steel Wool 3.0%, and 49 more.

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Quick answers

What spawns in a university storage in Project Zomboid?

The most likely finds are Paperback, Penlight, Animal Bone, Awl - Bone, Large Bone Bead. 163 different items are possible.

Which containers are in a university storage?

Shelves.

Loot tables, weights and room assignments are read from the Build 42 game data, as catalogued by the PZFans craft table. The grouping and wording are ours. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.