20 Best Party Colleges (photos)
Herewith, the most forward-looking schools when it comes to pushing the boundaries of after-hours debauchery.
To figure out which schools have the best party scene in the nation, The Daily Beast used data from College Prowler, the leading student opinion site on colleges and universities. We considered four indicators for each school, each on a 10-point rating scale: most social drinkers, best party scene, most party guys, and most party girls. Each was weighted equally.
Champaign, Illinois
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.5
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 9.7
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.6
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Santa Barbara, California
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.8
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.8
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.4
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 10.0
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Oxford, Ohio
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 10.0
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 10.0
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.4
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.3
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Hamilton, New York
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.7
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.7
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 9.3
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.0
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Athens, Georgia
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.5
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.5
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.7
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.8
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Amherst, Massachusetts
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.0
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.1
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 10.0
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.1
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Morgantown, West Virginia
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.4
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.8
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.6
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Madison, Wisconsin
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.7
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 9.2
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.0
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Syracuse, New York
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.8
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.6
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.8
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 8.9
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Bloomington, Indiana
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 9.1
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.4
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.6
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.7
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.0
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.4
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Iowa City, Iowa
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.1
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 9.1
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.1
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Athens, Ohio
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.1
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.4
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.8
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.2
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University Park, Pennsylvania
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.4
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.3
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.4
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Tallahassee, Florida
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.6
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.4
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 7.6
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.6
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.5
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.2
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.1
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.3
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.4
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.1
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Gainesville, Florida
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 7.8
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 9.7
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Newark, Delaware
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.4
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.6
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 8.6
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Alexandria, Louisiana
Most Party Guys (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Party Girls (score out of 10): 9.2
Most Social Drinkers (score out of 10): 8.5
Best Party Scene (score out of 10): 8.9
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