The 12 WORST party schools in the country

MSN Now ^ | 03/24/2013

[SeekAndFind]

It seems as though it's the crazy party schools get all the attention these days. But what about the many tame and civilized schools out there which remain completely under the radar with absolutely no stories of late-night shenanigans or poor-decision making? Well, they stay under the radar until they repeatedly get put on lists of the colleges with the worst party scenes in the country, like this one. Below, see what real students on College Prowler had to say about their schools' nightlife:

1. GROVE CITY COLLEGE, Grove City, Penn.

Despite a zero tolerance for alcohol policy and the fact that students of the opposite sex are only allowed to visit rooms during designated weekend hours, many students love campus life at Grove City: "Pizza parties and ice cream socials offer a good excuse to leave the books behind." Others are less optimistic: "No fun to be found anywhere."

2. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, Lynchburg, Va.

Responses to questions about Liberty's night life range from serious to serious. "Liberty doesn't need a nightlife! If you want to have fun you can go play video games in a friend's dorm room. But let's face it, college is for school work. You should probably be studying instead of partying," said one student. Another said, "We are here to get an education and obey the Liberty Way."

3. INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST, Gary, Ind.

"Night life is great! Alcohol isn't served so all students are able to attend all functions," said one happy student on College Prowler, giving a nice positive spin on the subject. Other students were more pragmatic about the nightlife scene in Gary: "It's Gary, Indiana."

[SeekAndFind]

The rest on the worst party school list:

4. BIOLA UNIVERSITY, La Mirada, Calif.

5. BEREA COLLEGE, Berea, Ky.

6. WHEATON COLLEGE, Wheaton, Ill.

7. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, Utah

8. CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, N.Y.

9. WESLEYAN COLLEGE, Macon, Ga.

10. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, West Point, N.Y.

11. BRYN MAWR COLLEGE, Bryn Mawr, Penn.

12. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, Decatur, Ga.

[SeekAndFind]

A "Wild" Night at Grove city College

[Sir Napsalot]

Mad City not on the list? I am shocked.

[P.O.E.]

Went to my wife’s college reunion (a staunch Lutheran school of long-standing) a while back - they put us up in the unused dorm suites (the school was empty for summer recess).

We had a six-pack of beer in a cooler in the common area. Saturday we got a notice on our door that no beer was allowed. We figured it was some kind of formality. On Sunday we got a RED notice on our door warning we’d be evicted if we didn’t get rid of the beer.

Sheesh! We were probably 3 times older than the RA.

[SeekAndFind]

You won't see these scenes...

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The older I get, the more ridiculous college seems. Bring back apprenticeships. And plain old hard work.

[freedumb2003]

Pepperdine not on the list

Well, maybe Malibu makes up for the lack of on-campus “partying...”

[jimbo123]

[SeekAndFind]

For those who find the above schools boring... here are the top party schools in America...

CLICK HERE:

http://www.collegeatlas.org/top-party-schools.html

[Vigilanteman]

Sounds like a damn good list to start with picking your high school kid’s college. Most of them also make the list of best colleges for conservatives on yaf.org.

[SeekAndFind]

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Top Party Schools for 2011, 2012 and 2013

Based on surveys taken from 122,000 students, the Princeton Review has released their 2013 annual rankings of colleges. By far the list that gets the most attention is the ranking of the top party schools in the nation. The ranking is generated based on survey questions relating to student use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study done each day, and the popularity of the Greek system at the school.

For 2013 West Virginia University ousted Ohio University for the top spot in Princton's ranking of top party schools, but Ohio Universiity came in at a close third. It's not surprise that West Virginia University is at the top of the list. Most of us know if you're looking for a great time, like to drink and like to party, West Virginia University is where it's happening. A few schools that are new to Princeton Review's list of party schools include Tennessee University, University of Maine, and James Madison University. And topping this years list of "Stone Cold Sober" schools, as usual, is BYU, as well as several other military academies.

Princeton Review's Top Party Schools for 2012	Princeton Review's Top Party Schools for 2013
1. Ohio University (Athens, OH)	1. West Virginia University (Morgantown)
2. University of Georgia (Athens, GA)	2. University of Iowa (Iowa City)
3. University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)	3. Ohio University (Athens)
4. University of Iowa (Iowa city, IA)	4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. University of California Santa Barbara	5. University of Georgia (Athens)
6. West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)	6. University of Florida (Gainsville)
7. Penn State University (University Park, PA)	7. University of California-Santa Barbara
8. Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)	8. Florida State University (Tallahasee)
9. University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)	9. Miami University of Ohio (Oxford)
10. University of Texas (Austin, TX)	10. Syracuse University (Syracuse, N.Y.)
11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	11. Penn State University (University Park, Pa.)
12. Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)	12. DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.)
13. Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)	13. University of Wisconsin-Madison
14. University of Wisconsin-Madison	14. University of Mississippi
15. DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)	15. University of Texas-Austin
16. Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)	16. University of Maryland (College Park)
17. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)	17. University of South Carolina (Columbia)
18. University of Maryland (College Park, MD)	18. James Madison University (Harrisonburg Va.)
19. University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)	19. University of Maine (Orono)
20. University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)	20. University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

For sake of comparison, below we've listed the top party schools, as reported by Princeton Review, for 2011 and 2012. While the ranking change, you can see that many of the top party schools across the United States are somewhat consistent from year to year. Party schools that have been ranked in the top 10 for the last 3 years running include West Virginia University, Ohio University, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, University of Florida, and University of Caifornia-Santa Barbara. Schools that have fallen from Princeton Review's list of top 20 school include Louisiana State University, Indiana University, Arizona State University, University of Maryland, and University of Vermont.

Princeton Review's Top Party Schools for 2011	Princeton Review's Top Party Schools for 2012
1. University of Georgia	1. Ohio University (Athens, OH)
2. Ohio University	2. University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
3. Penn State University	3. University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
4. West Virginia University	4. University of Iowa (Iowa city, IA)
5. University of Mississippi	5. University of California Santa Barbara
6. University of Texas at Austin	6. West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
7. University of Florida	7. Penn State University (University Park, PA)
8. University of California - Santa Barbara	8. Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
9. University of Iowa	9. University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
10. DePauw University	10. University of Texas (Austin, TX)
11. Florida State University	11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12. University of Wisconsin - Madison	12. Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
13. University of Alabama	13. Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
14. Sewanee - The University of the South	14. University of Wisconsin-Madison
15. Indiana University - Bloomington	15. DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)
16. University of Colorado - Boulder	16. Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
17. University of Missouri	17. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
18. University of Illinois	18. University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
19. University of Maryland	19. University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
20. Michigan State University	20. University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Other category rankings in the Princeton Review that relate to "partying" include:

Stone Cold Sober Schools

1. BYU
2. Wheaton College (Illinois)
3. U.S. Coast Guard Academy
4. U.S. Air Force Academy
5. Wesleyan College
6. College of the Ozarks
7. U.S. Naval Academy
8. U.S. Military Academy
9. Calvin College
10. Thomas Aquinas College
11. Grove City College
12. Wellesley College
13. Mills College
14. Marywood University
15. Berea College College
16. Cal State - Stanislaus
17. CUNY Queens
18. Mount Holyoke College
19. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
20. Agnes Scott College

Most Beer Drinkers

1. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
2. University of New Hampshire
3. Providence College
4. University of Florida
5. Claremont McKenna College
6. Ohio University–Athens
7. Hampden-Sydney College
8. West Virginia University
9. Colgate University
10. University of Wisconsin-Madison
11. Lehigh University
12. The University of Texas at Austin
13. Union College (NY)
14. Florida State University
15. DePauw University
16. Trinity College (CT)
17. Eckerd College
18. Gettysburg College
19. Indiana University–Bloomington
20. University of Mississippi

Most Hard Liquor Drinkers

1. Providence College
2. University of Georgia
3. Tulane University
4. University of Wisconsin - Madison
5. University of Mississippi
6. Indiana University - Bloomington
7. Ohio University - Athens
8. University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
9. Sewanee - The University of the South
10. Trinity College (CT)

Most Potheads

1. University of California–Santa Cruz
2. Skidmore College
3. University of Vermont
4. Bard College
5. University of Colorado–Boulder
6. New College of Florida
7. Colorado College
8. Hampshire College
9. University of California–Santa Barbara
10. Eckerd College
11. Ithaca College
12. Sarah Lawrence College
13. Warren Wilson College
14. Pitzer College
15. University of Oregon
16. Guilford College
17. West Virginia University
18. Wesleyan University
19. State University of New York–Purchase College
20. Green Mountain College

Students Study the Least

1. West Virginia University
2. University of Maryland, College Park
3. State University of New York at Albany
4. University of Mississippi
5. University of North Dakota
6. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
7. Florida State University
8. University of Florida
9. Florida Southern College
10. University of Georgia
11. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
12. University of Central Florida
13. City University of New York–Brooklyn College
14. Arizona State University
15. The University of Texas at Austin
16. The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
17. Ohio University–Athens
18. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
19. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
20. Salisbury University

Students Who Study The Most

1. California Institute of Technology
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Reed College
4. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
5. Harvard College
6. Middlebury College
7. Swarthmore College
8. University of Chicago
9. Princeton University
10. Davidson College
11. Williams College
12. United States Coast Guard Academy
13. United States Military Academy
14. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
15. Bryn Mawr College
16. Sweet Briar College
17. Carleton College
18. Harvey Mudd College
19. College of the Holy Cross
20. Grinnell College

[Senator_Blutarski]

This thread is depressing...

[cripplecreek]

College should be like an exclusive club where only the best of the best are invited.

Here’s a great story about an unapologetic conservative choosing to go to the source of the affirmative action fight in Michigan after bashing diversity.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3004113/posts

[dfwgator]

Here you go

[PJ-Comix]

[real saxophonist]

When I went to GA Southern in the ‘80s, it often made the list of ‘best party schools’. I’m happy to have contributed to that statistic.

[COBOL2Java]

Was that an actual bottle of booze?

[I want the USA back]

Many colleges take very seriously their mission of destroying any and all notions of morality that the students got from their parents or religious institution. Best way to do it is to make sure the alchohol flows freely and to give out free condoms.

[Tax-chick]

Some college information in the above post.

You might like University of the South: programs in History and Classics, and they drink hard liquor ... or at least think they do, not having been deployed in the Pacific ...