Some Different College Rankings

[jonriv]

From Princeton Review


When it comes to college, the one that has the best classroom experience is Mount Holyoke College, followed by Reed College, Stanford University, West Point and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Students buckle down and study the most at these difficult schools: Harvey Mudd College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Harvard College and Princeton University.

If you want a school where the students (almost) never study, here's your list: University of North Dakota, Salisbury University, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, University of Central Florida and University of South Florida.

Party! They know how to party hearty at Ohio University, University of Georgia, University of Mississippi, University of Iowa and University of California-Santa Barbara.

That's the word from the Princeton Review's "The Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition" that ranks schools in dozens of somewhat unusual categories. What makes the Princeton Review unique--and controversial--is that it relies on the survey results of college students. No administrators. No professors. No parents. Only student opinions are solicited.

Following are the No. 1 rankings in selected categories:

I Only Want the Best
Best Classroom Experience: Mount Holyoke College
Professors Get High Marks: Wellesley College
Professors Get Low Marks: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Most Accessible Professors: United States Military Academy
Least Accessible Professors: United States Merchant Marine Academy
Best Career Services: University of Florida

All I Ever Do Is Study!
Students Study the Most: Harvey Mudd College
Students Study the Least: University of North Dakota
Best College Library: Harvard College
This Is a Library?: Clarkson University

The Smiley Face Factor
Happiest Students: Rice University
Least Happy Students: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dorms Like Palaces: Bryn Mawr College
Dorms Like Dungeons: University of New Mexico
Best Campus Food: Wheaton College
Is It Food?: Hampton University
Most Beautiful Campus: Florida Southern College
Least Beautiful Campus: Clarkson University
Great College Town: Columbia University
Best Quality of Life: Rice University

Where's the Game?
Best Athletic Facilities: Georgia Institute of Technology
Students Pack the Stadiums: University of Notre Dame
Best Jock School: University of Florida
Dodge Ball Targets: New College of Florida
Everyone Plays Intramural Sports: Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Nobody Plays Intramural Sports: Sarah Lawrence College

Animal House
Top Party School: Ohio University-Athens
Major Fraternity and Sorority Scene: Vanderbilt University
Reefer Madness: Colorado College
Lots of Hard Liquor: Providence College
Lots of Beer: Ohio University-Athens

They Never Wear Togas Here
Stone Cold Sober School: Brigham Young University
Most Religious Students: Brigham Young University
They Don't Inhale: United States Air Force Academy
Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch: Brigham Young University
Got Milk? Brigham Young University

Politically Correct
Most Politically-Active Students: The George Washington University
Election? What Election?: University of Scranton
Most Conservative Students: Hillsdale College
Most Liberal Students: Macalester College

I'm Okay, You're Okay
Lots of Race/Class Interaction: Loyola University-New Orleans
LGBT-Friendly: New York University
LGBT-Unfriendly: Wheaton College

Red Tape, Green Money
School Runs Like Butter: Washington University in St. Louis
Long Lines and Red Tape: New York University
Great Financial Aid: Swarthmore College
Financial Aid Not So Great: Pennsylvania State University-University Par

[fastpitchdad05]

Good stuff, Jonriv...Thanks!

My favorite (or what I would call "Captain-No-Fun U"):

They Never Wear Togas Here
Stone Cold Sober School: Brigham Young University
Most Religious Students: Brigham Young University
They Don't Inhale: United States Air Force Academy
Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch: Brigham Young University
Got Milk? Brigham Young University

[jonriv]

Here’s the complete list of Princeton Review’s top party schools for 2012:

1. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
4. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5. University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
7. Penn State University, University Park, Pa.
8. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
9. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
10. University of Texas, Austin, Texas
11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
13. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
14. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.
15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
16. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
18. University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
19. University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
20. University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.