Top Party Schools throughout History: 1993-2015

Times change and, apparently, colleges do, too.

Each August, there are students excitedly wait in anticipation to discover which school was crowned the year’s top party school by The Princeton Review. Other students animatedly vocalize their resentment for the mere existence of such a list. Then, of course, there are the college administrators, who anxiously await in anticipation of the listings, which will likely impact whether or not they will need to launch an extensive PR campaign highlighting the school’s academic image.

These three examples (though, there are many more opinions) demonstrate the impact that the Princeton Preview’s party school rankings (and other rankings, too) have across audiences – whether the audiences like it or not. Each year, it’s easy to find the winner. But, it isn't so easy to find a complete listing of the history of the declared top party schools.

Luckily, the Huffington Post sifted through old sites and news to compile a list. A couple notable items regarding the history of the top party schools: • This year, Syracuse University (2015) made history by becoming the first private college to take the top party school spot since Tulane University in 1993.

• Times change and, apparently, colleges do, too. The University of Rhode Island may have reigned from 1994-1996, but it’s no longer even on the top 10 list – and there are other colleges that hold similar spots on the list.
Count back the Princeton Review’s top party schools throughout history, starting from 1993: