Who Parties the Hardest? Annual List of Top Party Schools Released

A Princeton Review survey released Monday crunched the numbers from 122,000 college students to determine the nation's best party schools, as well as the schools where Dr. Pepper and philosophical debate were most likely to occupy a Friday night.

Ohio University ascended to the top of the college party universe after registering in second last year, with the University of Georgia, University of Mississippi, University of Iowa and Uiversity of California Santa Barbara rounding out the top five. Ohio's ranking partially reflected its notorious Halloween party, an event that is not sanctioned by the university. Not everyone was thrilled.

"We take seriously our responsibility to help our students succeed in all facets of their experience, including addressing high-risk behavior," Dean of Students Ryan Lombardi said in a statement Monday. "We are disappointed in the party school ranking as it is not indicative of the overall experience of Ohio students and does not match the data we have collected."

Mormon flagship Brigham Young University maintained its grip on the most sober spot, where it has sat for the last 14 years. The complete ranking below:

Party Schools

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.

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Stone-cold sober schools

1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.

3. Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.

4. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.

5. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

6. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

7. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.

8. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.

9. Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.

10. City University of New York -- Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y.

11. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, N.Y.

12. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.

13. U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

14. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Mass.

15. City University of New York -- Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.

16. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.

17. University of Dallas, Irving, Texas

18. Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.

19. College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.

20. Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minn.