Top 10 Best Brain Supplements For Students

1. Mind Lab Pro

Inside Mind Lab Pro is Citicoline, a choline donor that can help boost brain energy and motivation. Besides that, the stack contains Bacopa Monnieri which is important for memory preservation and stress tolerance.

To top it all up, this stack packs up L-theanine which is a well-known GABA and serotonin booster. It helps in promoting calmness and boosting attentiveness especially when taken alongside Citicoline.

In total, there are 11 premium ingredients in this supplement all of which are geared to support optimal brain function. And that’s why we’d recommend Mind Lab Pro to students taking complex academic courses.

On the flip side, though, the product doesn’t come cheap. You have to fork out $65 per bottle. Fortunately, the manufacturer provides a 30-day money-back guarantee which ensures you only pay for what you benefit from.

2. Qualia Mind

We’ve got this top-tier supplement on our list as well and for good reasons! Qualia Mind has got 28 ingredients meaning that it tackles multiple pressure points at once.

We think that this is a good approach especially if you’re not sure what you need to achieve. If you need your memory improved, stress-relieved, focus improved and so forth, Qualia Mind might appeal to you.

Also, another good thing with Qualia Mind is that it contains 90mg caffeine. The beauty about caffeine is that its effects kick in fast unlike those of choline-donors which take time to build up.

And to ensure that you don’t have to deal with bothersome jitters, this supplement features 200mg of L-theanine on its menu.

Let’s also not forget that it contains two of the most sought-after choline donors namely Citicoline and Alpha GPC.

As you can imagine, this supplement doesn’t come cheap. A bottle of it would set you back some 119 bucks. Yup, you read that right.

3. Awaken Gold

Awaken Gold contains Noopept although it contains 20mg of it. This is, indeed, the kind of dosage we’d recommend if this is your first-time taking racetams. The 37.5mg found in Nitrovit might be a bit of an overkill in our view.

Other than that, the supplement from Awakened Alchemy contains Citicoline at 250mg. As we have already mentioned, this is an important choline donor that can help improve focus and brain energy.

And just in case you’re feeling anxious as you await your next exam, the ashwagandha in this supplement might help calm you down.

In our view, Awaken Gold leaves nothing to chance as far as enhancing cognitive performance is concerned. It, however, doesn’t come cheap. Also, it contains Noopept which even though a popular racetam remains highly controversial.

4. NooCube

For a low-priced stim-free brain supplement, you’ve got to see what Noocube has in store for you. It’s got 250mg of Bacopa monnieri along with L-Tyrosine, Alpha-GPC, and L-Theanine.

Those 4 ingredients, in our view, are enough to meet the needs of student life. However, we could have wished for a bit more Alpha-GPC here. For now, the manufacturer provides a paltry 50mg of Alpha-GPC per serving.

Also, you get L-Tyrosine instead of the highly bioavailable NALT.

Those aren’t really major issues if this is your first time using a premium-quality supplement like this one. However, if you’ve used stuff like Mind Lab Pro before, Noocube would probably disappoint you.

Don’t get us wrong, though. The supplement is quite well-made and considering its price, we think it does provide good value for money.

5. Lumultra

This is a brand owned by Avanse Nutraceuticals. It’s a US-based company that claims to operate in GMP and FDA accredited facilities.

One thing we like about it is that it contains potent cognitive-enhancing ingredients such as noopept, alpha-GPC, L-tyrosine, and PS.

In our view, this is an ideal supplement for beginners since it’s mainly made up of generic ingredients. That said, it comes with adequate choline donors, adaptogens as well as dopamine production enhancers.

On the flip side, though, all of its ingredients are contained in proprietary blends namely energy, focus, and memory blends. So, it’s not quite possible to tell how much of each ingredient is used in it.

6. NitroVit

You might have heard of racetam compounds but have heard about the most powerful one of them all? That’s none other than Noopept which is thought to be 1000 times more powerful than piracetam.

The good news is that noopept is one of the active ingredients you’ll find in Nitrovit. What’s more, this ingredient is provided in a potent dosage of 37.5mg which is only 2.5mg shy of the highest recommended dosage.

As if that’s not enough, this supplement contains Alpha-GPC, Phosphatidylserine as well as Uridine 5-Monophosphate.

In our view, this is a potentially powerful supplement only that it contains a non-natural ingredient in noopept.

7. Performance Lab Mind

If you feel that Mind Lab Pro is a bit too expensive, Performance Lab Mind might be a better choice for you. It is made by the same company behind Mind Lab Pro i.e. Opti-Nutra.

What’s more, it’s made up of high-quality ingredients although it has fewer of them and in smaller quantities.

As such, it might be slightly less effective than its bigger brother. That said, it’s much more effective than most low-priced brain supplements available out there and we feel that it provides good value for money.

Some of its ingredients that caught our attention include Citicoline, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (NALT), and Phosphatidylserine (as Sharp PS).

The beauty about going for Performance Lab Mind over Mind Lab Pro is that you get the same quality guarantee from Opti-Nutra but at 15 bucks less per bottle.

8. Brain Pill

We honestly think that Brain Pill is one of the most underrated brain supplements available currently. Why? You might be wondering.

The first reason is that this blend contains all the ingredients you’d expect from a top-tier brain supplement. We’re talking about Citicoline (Cognizin), Bacopa monnieri (as Synapsa), Ginkgo Biloba, L-Tyrosine, and L-theanine.

A single bottle of it will set you back some 69 bucks but we think it is well worth it. With such powerful ingredients on its list, Brain Pill can rival any top-rated ready-made stack in the markets.

9. Alpha Brain

Next up on our list is this ready-made nootropic stack from Onnit. One thing we like about it is that just like the other two, it’s caffeine-free. As such, it doesn’t leave you with jitters and the risk of an addiction which are common complaints associated with cheap, caffeine-based products.

With Alpha Brain, you get Alpha GPC as a choline donor. Plus you also get Bacopa Monnieri which is an important stress-relief supplement.

There’s also L-theanine which as we have mentioned may help with calmness and focus. However, the product also features L-Tyrosine which is a less effective, generic form of NALT.

Another issue with this supplement is that all its key ingredients are contained in proprietary blends. So, you can’t really tell the exact quantities of the specific ingredients used in it.

Fortunately, the product is made by a well-known company which is based right here in the US.

10. CILTEP

You might be a little skeptical about using hardcore nootropics, but what if you could try energy enhancing ingredients along with a few herbs? Ciltep is a combination of Vitamin B6 which is an essential foundational nootropic for overall mental performance.

Then there is artichoke extract which, though, not a true nootropic is thought to boost attention and enhance information processing abilities.

And since classwork sometimes demands a lot of physical energy, the supplement provides you with acetyl-l-carnitine. This is an amino acid that’s commonly available in workout supplements, though.

In our view, Ciltep might not meet the criteria of a top-tier nootropic stack in the strictest sense. However, it has nootropic-like effects such as memory-enhancement, mood elevation, and increased motivation.