25 Biggest Party Colleges (Photos)
The Daily Beast finds out where students are most enthusiastically exercising their right to party.
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To find out which schools are leading the pack in partying, The Daily Beast partnered with Niche, the leading student opinion site on colleges and universities. We considered five indicators from student surveys for every school, each on a 10-point rating scale: Most Raging Party Scene, Most Party Girls, Most Party Guys, Most Social Drinkers, and—if you want to take the celebration off-campus—Nightlife. Each was weighted equally.
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#25
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Party Guys: 9.0
Party Girls: 8.5
Social Drinkers: 7.7
Raging Party Scene: 8.9
Nightlife: 8.4
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#24
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Party Guys Score: 8.4
Party Girls Score: 8.4
Social Drinkers Score: 8.3
Raging Party Scene Score: 8.7
Nightlife Score: 8.7
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#23
Penn State
University Park, Pennsylvania
Party Guys: 8.2
Party Girls: 8.7
Social Drinkers: 8.4
Raging Party Scene: 8.8
Nightlife: 8.4
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#22
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Party Guys: 9.2
Party Girls: 9.0
Social Drinkers: 8.2
Raging Party Scene: 8.2
Nightlife: 7.8
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#21
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Party Guys: 8.7
Party Girls: 8.8
Social Drinkers: 8.8
Raging Party Scene: 8.4
Nightlife: 7.9
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#20
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Party Guys: 9.5
Party Girls: 9.0
Social Drinkers: 9.0
Raging Party Scene: 9.3
Nightlife: 5.8
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#19
University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi
Party Guys: 8.6
Party Girls: 8.9
Social Drinkers: 8.3
Raging Party Scene: 8.2
Nightlife: 8.6
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#18
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Party Guys: 9.4
Party Girls: 9.2
Social Drinkers: 8.9
Raging Party Scene: 8.4
Nightlife: 6.7
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#17
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
Party Guys: 9.0
Party Girls: 9.5
Social Drinkers: 8.9
Raging Party Scene: 8.2
Nightlife: 7.6
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#16
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Party Guys: 8.5
Party Girls: 8.7
Social Drinkers: 8.2
Raging Party Scene: 9.0
Nightlife: 9.0
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#15
Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
Party Guys: 8.8
Party Girls: 9.3
Social Drinkers: 7.3
Raging Party Scene: 8.9
Nightlife: 9.1
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#14
Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
Party Guys: 9.6
Party Girls: 9.3
Social Drinkers: 7.6
Raging Party Scene: 8.8
Nightlife: 8.3
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#13
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Party Guys: 8.7
Party Girls: 8.8
Social Drinkers: 8.8
Raging Party Scene: 8.9
Nightlife: 8.6
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#12
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Party Guys: 8.2
Party Girls: 9.0
Social Drinkers: 9.0
Raging Party Scene: 9.0
Nightlife: 9.0
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#11
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Party Guys: 8.7
Party Girls: 9.0
Social Drinkers: 9.3
Raging Party Scene: 9.4
Nightlife: 8.0
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#10
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Party Guys: 9.4
Party Girls: 9.1
Social Drinkers: 8.2
Raging Party Scene: 8.0
Nightlife: 9.7
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#9
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Party Guys: 9.9
Party Girls: 9.8
Social Drinkers: 10.0
Raging Party Scene: 9.3
Nightlife: 5.8
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#8
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Party Guys: 9.7
Party Girls: 8.9
Social Drinkers: 9.3
Raging Party Scene: 8.6
Nightlife: 9.2
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#7
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Party Guys Score: 8.9
Party Girls Score: 9.1
Social Drinkers Score: 9.6
Raging Party Scene Score: 9.3
Nightlife Score: 9.0
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#6
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Party Guys: 9.0
Party Girls: 9.2
Social Drinkers: 8.6
Raging Party Scene: 9.8
Nightlife: 9.3
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#5
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Party Guys: 9.6
Party Girls: 9.1
Social Drinkers: 9.2
Raging Party Scene: 9.0
Nightlife: 9.0
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#4
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Party Guys: 9.6
Party Girls: 9.5
Social Drinkers: 8.2
Raging Party Scene: 9.8
Nightlife: 9.2
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#3
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Party Guys Score: 9.7
Party Girls Score: 10.0
Social Drinkers Score: 8.8
Raging Party Scene Score: 9.6
Nightlife Score: 8.2
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#2
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Party Guys: 9.1
Party Girls: 9.6
Social Drinkers: 9.2
Raging Party Scene: 10.0
Nightlife: 8.6
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#1
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Party Guys: 9.8
Party Girls: 10.0
Social Drinkers: 9.2
Raging Party Scene: 9.9
Nightlife: 9.9
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