PR puts out Top 20 Party Schools list 2008

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<p>School Name Save Apply Request Info<br>
1 West Virginia University </p>

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<p>2 University of Mississippi </p>

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<p>3 The University of Texas at Austin </p>

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<p>4 University of Florida </p>

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<p>5 University of Georgia </p>

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<p>6 Penn State--University Park </p>

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<p>7 University of New Hampshire </p>

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<p>8 Indiana University at Bloomington </p>

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<p>9 Ohio University-Athens </p>

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<p>10 University of California-Santa Barbara </p>

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<p>11 Randolph-Macon College </p>

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<p>12 University of Iowa </p>

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<p>13 Louisiana State University </p>

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<p>14 University of Maryland-College Park </p>

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<p>15 University of Tennessee--Knoxville </p>

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<p>16 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign </p>

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<p>17 Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus </p>

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<p>18 Florida State University </p>

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<p>19 University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa </p>

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<p>20 State University of New York at Albany</p>

#2

<p>Most surprising for me is Randolph-Macon College: isn't that a women's college? And isn't it associated with a military boarding school? It's possible I'm thinking of the wrong college, of course.</p>

#3

<p>There were 3 R-Ms in VA.</p>

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<li><p>Randolph-Macon College in Ashland is a coed college.</p></li>
<li><p>Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal is a coed military prep school.</p></li>
<li><p>Randolph-Macon Women's College was a single-sex college. It was renamed Randolph College and is now coed starting this AY.</p></li>
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#4

<p>Am I the only one who hurried through this list twice to make sure Alma Mater wasn't on it?</p>

#5

<p>I'd think it was a hoot to have my alma mater on it (it wasn't)!</p>

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<p>No wonder I've been so confused, Motherdear! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Every year it's the same - the usual rotating roster of large publics with one LAC thrown in for good measure.</p>

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<p>I'll bet there are lots of volunteers for the panel that researches this for PR ;)</p>

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<p>I hurried through the list to make sure my alma mater WAS on it! We've slipped to No. 8. GO HOOSIERS!</p>

#10

<p>How can a school fall out of the top twenty completely after hovering near the top? Where's Wisconsin?</p>

#11

<p>We Are.......penn State</p>

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<p>My Alma Mater IS on the list:) No surprise there. It is in a very rural area of the state where the major thing to do is hit the bars and party. It's not a major metro area...and the nearest major metro area is about 1 1/2 hours away. Now having said that...I will say that I think most schools are party schools.</p>

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<p>Hmmm...daughter has a best friend at UC-SB and two good friends at RMC.</p>

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<p>Wazzu didn't even make the list--they are slipping in Pullman.
I didn't expect to see my alma mater, but I DID scan to make sure DD's school wasn't there!</p>

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<p>from what I hear Swarthmore should be on this list at about 5 or 6....</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to see that San Diego State has slipped off the list, because a colleague at work went undergrad to SDSU and to grad school at UCSB - she used to be a California party school double.</p>

#17

<p>And here's the flip side:</p>

<p>Top 20 "Stone Cold Sober" Schools </p>

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<li><p>Brigham Young University </p></li>
<li><p>Wheaton College (Ill.) </p></li>
<li><p>Thomas Aquinas College (Calif.) </p></li>
<li><p>College of the Ozarks (Mo.) </p></li>
<li><p>Grove City College (Pa.) </p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Coast Guard Academy </p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Air Force Academy </p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Naval Academy </p></li>
<li><p>City University of New York, Queens College </p></li>
<li><p>Webb Institute (N.Y.) </p></li>
<li><p>Wellesley College, Mass. </p></li>
<li><p>Calvin College, Mich. </p></li>
<li><p>Wesleyan College, Ga. </p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Military Academy, N.Y. </p></li>
<li><p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Mass. </p></li>
<li><p>Berea College, Ky. </p></li>
<li><p>St. Olaf College, Minn. </p></li>
<li><p>Agnes Scott College, Ga. </p></li>
<li><p>Bryn Mawr College, Pa. </p></li>
<li><p>Spelman College, Ga.</p></li>
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<p>I have to say that back when I was 18, being on that first list would be a definite plus factor in my decision of where to go to college. ;)</p>

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<p>What's with the Univ of New Hampshire??? Is it the token New England school, or is it a real party haven??</p>

#20

<p>Woo Hoo! Alumna of #19. Seriously, it's the Greek system fueling so much of the party atmosphere.</p>

<p>Interestingly, #4 on the sober list, College of the Ozarks which is near Springfield, calls itself "Hard Work U."</p>