West Virginia U. Ranks 1st—in Fun

In student survey, Ohio U. finishes second

(NEWSER) - Good news for parents paying for their kids to study at the University of Georgia: The school is finally No. 1. The bad news: The Princeton Review list ranks the nation's top party schools. "UGA has been on the party school list for a while, but it’s one we prefer not to lead," a university rep tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Too late. "People need to understand the parties go on at night," says a rising senior. "We do actually go to class and study." More»

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

(NEWSER) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:

1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
2. Sports: University of Florida
3. Men's college: Morehouse College

Runners-up: Texas, San Diego State, Florida

(NEWSER) - Promising to make the ranking an annual tradition, Playboy today named its top 10 US party schools, using an algorithm weighing hot temperatures, guy-girl ratio, empty rooms available for sex, and even GPA. “Think of this as a BCS rating, but unlike the BCS we welcome your input,” the editors write—and, fittingly, the University of Miami tops a list heavy with sports powerhouses. “When you combine weather and women, no city in the country is hotter than Miami.” More»

Mississippi, Penn State round out top 3 in Princeton Review survey

(AP) - The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title—best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University and beat out the University of Mississippi and Penn State University, in the Princeton Review survey of 120,000 students released today. More»