Top Party Schools 2011: Playboy List

Party on, CU-Boulder!

According to Playboy, the University of Colorado at Boulder is the No. 1 party school in America, followed by Penn State and Arizona State.

Last year's top party school, the University of Texas-Austin, came in fifth this year.

The rocking-est schools were picked by Playboy's editors, who considered feedback from readers, students, alumni, campus representatives and others. They also looked at factors like male-female ratios on campus, academics, athletic records and proximity to recreational hot spots in compiling the list.

The rankings will be published in Playboy's May edition, which will also note the top schools in categories like "most coveted dorm room," "hottest sorority" and more.

Below, check out the top ten party schools. Did your school make the cut? Should it have? Let us know in the comments section.

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Comments

[Mirrorah]

01:29 AM on 05/31/2011

Sup Boulda! Get it

[SocialTrendNews]

12:19 AM on 05/17/2011

Roll Tide. Why isn't my school on the list. 1992-1996.

[SilentSolidarity]

05:40 PM on 04/24/2011

No SDSU? I call BS!

[kendra]

03:03 AM on 04/25/2011

Yeah! SDSU used to always be ranked in the top 3.

How proud we were.

[4State]

10:10 AM on 05/04/2011

Our Fighting Aztecs?! Not even in the Top 10!!

I'll still fondly remember those days... sort of.

[kapalabhati]

12:17 PM on 04/22/2011

WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bummer, No. 2.

[TheOnlyOneQQ]

11:50 PM on 04/21/2011

"They also looked at factors like male-female ratios" I bet they didn't take sexual orientation into account.

[Andra Claudia Garcia]

08:51 PM on 04/20/2011

HEY DRUNKS GO TO CLASS

[proshot22]

01:38 PM on 04/20/2011

West Point is never on these lists. At least we have the Ring Poop.

[Justus Danny Eapen]

01:31 AM on 04/20/2011

This list is such a joke. Western Ontario wtf? West Virginia isn't in the top five you know its complete crap. Good Job Playboy :/

[Alexandra Franklin]

12:35 PM on 05/02/2011

I cant remember when they posted it, but they said they weren't including wvu in the list anymore because its unfair to have amateurs compete with professionals. EAT SHIT PITT.

[KristinMHinton]

11:02 PM on 05/04/2011

UWO makes it on this list almost every year. I think Playboy just feels the need to include a Canadian school...

[Andman0121]

05:37 PM on 04/19/2011

Um, sorry but this list is bogus. Ohio University is nowhere to be found.

[hippietilidie]

11:45 AM on 04/23/2011

Go Bobcats!!!!

[MsMsBurning]

10:10 AM on 04/18/2011

Ole Miss didn't make it? That's a 1st!

[stuoverit]

01:19 PM on 04/21/2011

A fellow alum on the Huffpost? I believe we are in the minority of UM supporters on HP.

[strongindependent]

11:36 AM on 04/17/2011

And we need this story for what reason?

[kapalabhati]

12:18 PM on 04/22/2011

And you clicked on this story for what reason?

[LoneRanger2011]

07:56 AM on 04/17/2011

What? No USC? I remember we partied like crazy, but that was some time ago. Today's Trojans really have to get into the party mood.

[Ashish Srivastava]

06:17 AM on 04/17/2011

seriously ?? party schools? At thousand of dollars of your parents money or student loan, you want to party? How about just partying at a fraction of that cost by just not going to college

[stephjeff11]

06:49 PM on 04/17/2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704358904575477643369663352.html

This was on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Penn state, this school year, was named the top school in which job recruiters come to first. In my opinion, that is not "wasting parents' money", it is giving them a great opportunity to make money in future endeavors. Sure, they are very proud that they are on this list of top party schools. However, I am sure they are even more proud that they are the top school in which job recruits visit first.

[Marzapan]

11:44 PM on 04/17/2011

You would be correct. We are.

[GraphicMatt]

02:38 PM on 04/19/2011

In the immortal words of Sgt. Hulka, lighten up Francis.

[xxbeachybabe89xx]

08:03 PM on 04/16/2011

no one throws a good riot like UMD!!! bout to get my party on tonight :)

[TAskejian]

04:30 PM on 04/16/2011

GO GAUCHOS!!!