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Top party schools revealed: Would you let your child go to a party school?

Print | Comments () Posted by Kristi Palma August 21, 2012 08:59 AM

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The Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings, including the top party schools in the nation.

Check out these lists of party schools and also the "stone-cold sober schools," posted by the New York Daily News:

Top 10 party schools:
1. West Virginia University, Morgantown
2. University of Iowa, Iowa City
3. Ohio University, Athens
4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. University of Georgia, Athens
6. University of Florida, Gainesville
7. University of California-Santa Barbara
8. Florida State University, Tallahassee
9. Miami University of Ohio, Oxford
10. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

Top 10 stone-cold sober schools:

1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
3. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
4. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.
5. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.
6. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
7. City University of New York-Brooklyn College
8. Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.
9. Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
10. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Here are some New England colleges that stood out for other reasons, and why, according to the AP:

Northeastern University for the best career services.
Maine's Bowdoin College for the best campus food.

If your child really wanted to go to one of the top 10 party schools, would the "party school" reputation make you think twice about sending him or her? What do you think about the ranking for New England schools?

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Kristi Palma, Boston.com Moms producer, is the mom of a kindergartner and a preschooler. She is a writer who enjoys cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes (when her son isn't launching paper airplanes into them). Follow her on Twitter @kristipalma.

Jennifer Clark Estes is a teacher, writer, blogger, and the mother of four young children. In her free time, she blogs at A Mom's World, plays with the kids (or chauffeurs them around), and is desperately seeking a quiet spot so she can read a book. Follow her on Twitter @JenniferCEstes.