The only college ranking list that actual college students themselves care to pour over has been released, and a new school has taken the throne. Yes, that’s right. It’s Princeton Review’s Top Party School list. Taking the title as the nation’s top party school is New York privately owned, Syracuse University. Known for its thriving basketball team and stellar Journalism school, ‘Cuse is now also known for its rages.
In a nationwide survey of about 130,000 students—on average 343 students per campus—the Review compiled a list of the universities with the best partying atmosphere. The list is as follows:
20. University of Delaware
19. University of Oregon
18. University of Vermont
17. Tulane University
16. University of Mississippi
15. University of Georgia
14. DePauw University
13. Ohio University — Athens
12. Florida State University
11. Miami University
10. University of Florida
9. Bucknell University
8. University of Wisconsin — Madison
7. Pennsylvania State University — University Park
6. Lehigh University
5. University of Illinois at Urbana — Champaign
4. West Virginia University
3. University of California — Santa Barbara
2. University of Iowa
1. Syracuse University
Syracuse officials, of course are none too pleased. In a statement to the Associated Press, officials quote: “We do not aspire to be a party school.” They cite their “long-established reputation for academic excellence with programs that are recognized nationally and internationally as the best in their fields.”
It seems that there are no exceptions—apparently every party has a pooper.
