Party school

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A party school is a term used to refer to colleges, universities, or any institution of higher learning in which there exists a culture of ribaldry and licentiousness amongst the student population. [1] The term is not used mututally exclusively with a school that has a strong academic program (that is, a school can have a strong academic program and still be properly called a "party school"), though party schools are sometimes perceived as not having strong academic programs.

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[edit] Princeton Review Party Schools

According to The Princeton Review [2], the 2007 Top 20 party schools are as follows:

"Based on a combination of survey questions concerning the use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study each day, and the popularity of the Greek system."

  1. Clemson University
  2. Penn State University - University Park
  3. West Virginia University
  4. University of Wisconsin - Madison
  5. University of Mississippi
  6. Ohio University - Athens
  7. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  8. Louisiana State University
  9. University of Iowa
  10. University of California at Santa Barbara
  11. University of Florida
  12. University of Georgia
  13. Indiana University - Bloomington
  14. University of New Hampshire
  15. Randolph-Macon College
  16. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
  17. Lehigh University
  18. University of Arizona
  19. State University of New York at Albany
  20. University of Maryland, College Park


Princeton Review's 2003 top 10 list:

  1. University of Colorado, Boulder
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  3. Indiana University - Bloomington
  4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  5. Washington and Lee University
  6. The University of Texas at Austin
  7. The University of the South
  8. DePauw University
  9. St. Bonaventure University
  10. University of Florida


Princeton Review's 2001 top 20:

  1. University of Tennessee
  2. Louisiana State University
  3. University of California-Santa Cruz
  4. Florida State University
  5. University of Colorado
  6. University of Alabama
  7. St. Bonaventure University
  8. Ohio State University
  9. University of Wisconsin
  10. University of Florida
  11. University of New Hampshire
  12. University of Georgia
  13. University of Texas
  14. Tulane University
  15. Lehigh University
  16. New York University
  17. Colgate University
  18. University of Vermont
  19. Southern Methodist University
  20. University of California-Santa Barbara

[edit] Princeton Review Controversy

Shortly after the Party School list was published by the Princeton Review, the American Medical Association (AMA) called for the Princeton Review to remove the "Top Party Schools" ranking from the "Best Colleges" guide, calling it "misleading" and accusing the list of giving college-bound students a skewed perception about partying on campus.[3]

[edit] The Party School Network's Top 25 Party School List

The Party School Network ([4]) Releases a yearly top 25 partyschool list. The Party School Network is considered one of the official party school rankings sources. http://www.partyschoolnetwork.com The Party School Network's 2006 List

  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Arizona State University
  3. West Virginia University
  4. University of Texas
  5. University of California - Santa Cruz
  6. University of Maryland
  7. Colorado State University
  8. Ohio University
  9. University of Mississippi
  10. Eastern Kentucky University
  11. Rutgers University
  12. Louisiana State University
  13. University of Georgia
  14. University of Miami
  15. Pennsylvania State University
  16. University of Connecticut
  17. University of Delaware
  18. University of California - Santa Barbara
  19. University of Massachusetts
  20. Florida State University
  21. Virginia Tech
  22. SUNY Albany
  23. University of Kansas
  24. Kent State University
  25. University of Rhode Island

Honorable Mentions: Indiana University, Syracuse University, Michigan State University, Auburn University, University of Alabama.

[edit] Playboy Magazine Party Schools

Playboy Magazine has had two issues dedicated to the top party schools in the nation, their most recent in May 2006, past issues were in 2002, and their original in 1987. Ironically, there is a common urban legend floating around that Playboy in-fact has an annual Party School issue, but this has been proven to be false. [5]

Playboy's 2006 List

  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara
  3. Arizona State University
  4. Indiana University Bloomington
  5. San Diego State University
  6. Florida State University
  7. Ohio University
  8. University of Georgia
  9. University of Tennessee
  10. McGill University, Canada


Playboy's 2002 List

"Campus legend has it that Playboy does a yearly ranking of America's top party schools. Truth is, we haven't done such a roundup since 1987, when we tagged Cal State-Chico the craziest campus in the nation. Chico has had bragging rights for 15 years, causing students to binge with pride while parents and administrators have dried out fraternities and sororities and canceled Halloween. Some students have sent us e-mails that say 'Don't you dare say Chico State. I'm sick of having to defend it. It's all because of your article 15 years ago!' Why do another ranking now? The kids demanded it, our public relations department is bombarded with calls from students who wonder where their schools rank. We wanted to hear what goes down on campus — the good, the bad and blurry — in your own words, more than 1500 of you wrote. These are your stories."

  1. Arizona State University
  2. California State University, Chico
  3. Rollins College
  4. Louisiana State University
  5. West Virginia University
  6. University of Colorado
  7. University of Wisconsin
  8. University of Connecticut
  9. University of Kansas
  10. San Diego State University
  11. University of Georgia
  12. Ohio State University
  13. Iowa State University
  14. Florida State University
  15. Colorado State University
  16. University of Florida
  17. Tulane University
  18. Washington State University
  19. East Carolina University
  20. Michigan State University
  21. University of Mississippi
  22. University of California, Santa Barbara
  23. Lehigh University
  24. Vanderbilt University
  25. James Madison University

Honorable Mentions: Miami University, Ohio University, Colgate University, Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, Southern Illinois University, Slippery Rock University, University of Tennessee, University of Texas, and University of Dayton.


Playboy's 1987 List

The information for Playboy's 1987 list of party schools was compiled in 1986 from the reports of Playboy staffers who interviewed campus club leaders, dorm rush chairmen, fraternity presidents and other campus social studs at more than 250 schools nationwide.

  1. California State University, Chico
  2. University of Miami
  3. San Diego State University
  4. University of Vermont
  5. Slippery Rock University
  6. University of Connecticut
  7. West Virginia University
  8. Plymouth State College
  9. Mercer University
  10. University of Virginia
  11. State University of New York at Cortland
  12. Colorado State University
  13. Arizona State University
  14. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  15. Boston University
  16. Central Michigan University
  17. Southern Illinois University
  18. Ball State University
  19. Oklahoma State University
  20. Central Connecticut State University
  21. University of Maryland, College Park
  22. University of Mississippi
  23. West Georgia College
  24. University of Texas
  25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  26. University of Kansas
  27. Kansas State University
  28. Glassboro State College
  29. University of Florida
  30. Eastern Kentucky University
  31. University of Iowa
  32. University of Oklahoma
  33. Brown University
  34. Ohio University
  35. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  36. University of Georgia
  37. Louisiana State University
  38. University of Missouri–Rolla
  39. Reed College
  40. Fairhaven College

Honorable Mentions: University of Alabama, Auburn University, Clemson University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Iowa State University, Kent State University, Michigan State University, Penn State University, Purdue University, University of Rhode Island, Rutgers University, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Trinity College.

They also did their best to take the sting out of being left off the January 1987 compilation by stating, "If your school isn't listed, it's probably because we didn't include professionals."

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