mom2collegekids

Virtually any schools that have strong rah rah big sports are going to have a big party element to them. Throw in Greeks and it's a guarantee.

Any school that has tailgate parties that involve alumni/fans showing up on game weekend Fridays, pitching EZ UPs, setting up BBQs and staying thru Sundays is going to be a serious party school.

If you started a thread...which schools have the most people tailgating, you'll get your list.

kb10

based on what I've seen, Cornell, Upenn, Vandy, Duke. Generally schools in the middle of nowhere or in bad neighborhoods where all u can do is drink, and generally schools with decent sports programs have a partying atmosphere as well.

mom2collegekids

^^^

Vandy is not in the middle of nowhere, nor is it in a bad neighborhood.

Schools with strong sports programs and Greeks typically have a party atmosphere.

par72

Duke, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Williams, Bucknell.

raelah

How is Pepperdine a party school?

slik nik

Although I wouldn't call Rice a party school, there is definitely a lot of partying on weekends. Since we have no frats or sororities, the partying here is not exclusive as you would find at other universities... we are a residential college system, which means basically every student is in a frat/sorority (think Harry Potter houses). I would say Rice's social atmosphere is one of the most inclusive ones out of all the top 20 schools. We are ranked #1 for Best Quality of Life this year for a reason and #8 for Happiest Students for a reason. Basically, you can work hard here, get an excellent education, and still have a lot of sober/not sober fun at the same time here. Rice is definitely underrated on CC.

Other top schools I recommend for good balance between work and play: Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, and Northwestern.

Cuse0507

UNC-Chapel Hill

dstark

Cuse507, USNWR says 25% of the classes at UNC are taught bt TAs. Is that true?

required_details

Colgate, BC, and Holy Cross

Cuse0507

I highly doubt it. I'm a junior at UNC and have yet to have taken a class taught by a TA. TA's usually lead smaller recitation sections that are a part of the larger, more impersonal lecture courses.

dstark

I didn't think so Cuse507. USNWR's numbers can be incorrect. Thanks.

viking04

i don't think tailgates are a good way of measuring how much people party, since lots of smaller schools won't have big alumni tailgate events. i'd say any school where people are rocking BROBAMA shirts probably knows how to party, or at least the students play a lot of beer pong.

pierre0913

Pennsylvania State University - University Park
University Of Florida
The University Of Texas At Austin
University Of Wisconsin - Madison
University Of California - Santa Barbara
Union College (NY)
Sewanee - The University Of The South
Tulane University