The Princeton Review has released its "The Best 371 Colleges" annual guide, which polls 122,000 students nationwide on differing topics. However, the "topic" that always catches the most attention, both positive and negative, is the party school ranking.
Penn State takes the top spot in the Princeton Review's top party school category. Of course, the school was close in 2008, finishing third.
Penn State also ranked at the top for two other Princeton Review categories: most packed stadium (popular intercollegiate sports) and beer consumption (high reported usage), which probably contributed some to the party aspect, as well.
Here is the list of the top party schools, as surveyed by the Princeton Review.
1. Penn State University, State College, Pa.
2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
4. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
7. University of Texas, Austin, Texas
8. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
9. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
10. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
11. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
13. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
16. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
17. Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
18. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
19. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
20. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
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