The 20 Most Fun Colleges In America

Higher education is certainly an opportunity to study and learn, but college can also be the most fun four years in someone’s life. There’s good reason for this — college is a time of seemingly endless parties, a constant supply of alcohol, and cherished sports teams to cheer on with fellow students.

To find the most fun colleges in the country, we looked at 12 categories from The Princeton Review’s 2015 college rankings, combining the rankings to determine the most overall fun schools in the country.

Click here to read our complete methodology.

Many of the schools that made our list share common traits. The typical “fun” school, based on our results, is a large public university with a strong Greek life and competitive athletics.

This is not to say that these colleges are all play and no work. Many of these schools were nationally ranked for their academics as well.

Clemson University was our No. 1 most fun college, but it appeared on just five of the 12 Princeton Review lists we considered. However, while not the No. 1 school in any category, Clemson placed in the top three on every list on which it appeared, including Students Love These Colleges, Happiest Students, and Students Pack The Stadiums.

#20 Miami University

Oxford, Ohio

One of The Princeton Review’s top Party Schools, Miami houses the founding chapters of several now-national fraternities and still maintains a large and active Greek life.

Miami students always have somewhere to party, either at a frat house or a local bar.

#19 Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

The home football games for Auburn, the Princeton Review’s top Jock School, are packed with students shouting “War Eagle” — the school’s battle cry — especially during the annual Iron Bowl against the rival University of Alabama.

The most recent matchup between the two SEC powerhouses was named “Game of the Year” by ESPN following an unbelievable last-minute upset by Auburn.

#18 Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

A small school with a large Greek scene, more than half of Bucknell’s students are in a fraternity or sorority.

With not much else to do in the surrounding area, students have social lives that are pretty much restricted to campus — where there is always a lot of alcohol and someone throwing a party.

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The 20 Most Fun Colleges In America