Apr 21st 2009 By Jeremy Taylor

The Hardest-Partying Colleges, According to Playboy

No longer content to let a stodgy educational-prep company like the Princeton Review be the go-to arbiter of which colleges party the hardest, Playboy has thrown its iconic brand into the party-school ranking game.

So what does it take for a university to make the House-that-Hef-built's list? Good ratings in the categories of campus life, sports, sex, "bikini" (a combination of girl-to-guy ratio, weather and "cheerleaders," whatever that means) and, surprisingly, brains.

Despite this unexpected academic inclusion, Playboy's list still manages to recognize many of the usual suspects. Or, as we like to call them, "The colleges we would have gone to if we knew then what we know now."

See if your school made the list after the jump.

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The one positive is that the Scotch tape probably won't hold throughout the night.

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When it comes to partying, some guys just can't hang.

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The best shamings are the ones where girls help out with tampons, women's underwear and KY.

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When action on the field wanes, passed-out old guys tend to pay the price.

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All dressed up and nowhere to puke.

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The dreads and hemp necklace isn't a good look for you.

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Jenga! Jenga! Jenga!

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If Jonah Hill wants to continue making movies, he's going to have to kick his addiction to 'Quik.

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Clearly, this guy's not a smoker.

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Much like a chalk outline, the beer bottle outline shows the position of the body when the victim succumbed.

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1) University of Miami
2) University of Texas (Austin)
3) San Diego State University
4) University of Florida
5) University of Arizona
6) University of Wisconsin (Madison)
7) University of Georgia
8) Louisiana State University
9) University of Iowa
10) West Virginia University

Do you agree with Playboy's picks? Who got left out?

College Girl Playboy Covers

Student Power (September 1969)

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Girls of the Big Ten (September 1977)

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Girls of the SWC (September 1980)

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Girls of the Big Eight (September 1982)

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Girls of the Big Ten (September 1984)

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Women of the Top Ten Party Schools (October 1987)

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Special College Issue (October 1988)

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Girls of the Big East (April 1989)

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Girls of the SEC (October 1989)

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Girls of the Big West (October 1990)

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Tags: college - party schools - PartySchools - playboy

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Wednesday 22 April

By Nelly

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Playboy has obviously never been to Ole Miss!! Ole Miss has always been in the top 3 of every publication that makes this kind of list. Sports Illistrated did a special article on "Groving" and put Ole Miss in a category all it's own.

Wednesday 22 April

By M

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Screw U of Iowa!

Wednesday 22 April

By Whatdoesitmatter

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It's Playboy. It's not as if they do research that gets peer review by sociologists. For what it's worth, Cal State Chico is known as a party school. But I'll bet that most big schools that
1) have easy access to alchohol
2) lack access to entertainment for most of the year
3) aren't strictly religious or something like that
are known as party schools. It's not the schools, it's our culture.

Wednesday 22 April

By KmwE

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Was UF confused for FSU? I have actually driven to Gainesville to party and left a couple hours later due to dissapointment.

Wednesday 22 April

By casey

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"WVU is no longer rated in our annual Top Ten Party Schools List because we feel that it is unfair to include professionals in a list full of amateurs" Playboy Magazine.

Thursday 23 April

By Phil

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Playboy gives the "It's unfair to include professionals with amateurs" line to anybody they left off the list so as not to alienate any customers. They told us the exact same thing at UCONN 4 years ago. The top 10 party school list is simply a marketing gimmick to garner customer support in different cities.

Wednesday 22 April

By steven

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how could texas state university of san marcos be on there its the best party school in texas

Wednesday 22 April

By Mike

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Playboy??? They are so yester-century.....

Wednesday 22 April

By Hayley

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Apparently they haven't been to Indiana University. IU is the BEST party school!

Wednesday 22 April

By don

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my canes number 1 again finally maybe thats why the football program went tits up

Wednesday 22 April

By Jenn

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Are you kidding me? Why isn't UC Santa Barbara on this list?! Halloween in IV=PRICELESS!

Wednesday 22 April

By Loridans1

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This list is just the biggest bunch of B.S.

1) University of Miami- has substantially improved in the past 10+ years, though not up with UF.

2) University of Texas (Austin)- Some of the best programs in the U.S. in quite a few fields.

3) San Diego State University- well, this school is a bit on the ugly & dumpy side, so maybe there is nothing else to do.

4) University of Florida - Another school that has gone from a "safe school" to quite competetive

5) University of Arizona - certainly a decent school

6) University of Wisconsin (Madison)- Come on. An excellent Big 10 school.

7) University of Georgia - Like UF & UM, has made great strides. Not as good as UF, though, and likely deserves to be on the list.

8) Louisiana State University - OK, you got me here

9) University of Iowa - Not as good as Wisconsin, but another good Big 10 school

10) West Virginia University - who the heck knows what goes on there.

In addition, there are many "colleges" that are nothing but glorified high schools. However, putting many of those "colleges" on the list would not be PC.

Wednesday 22 April

By Al Tam

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I think you're confusing "Hardest Partying" with "Academically Acclaimed".

Wednesday 22 April

By Nicole

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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY??
What about the Nittany Lions - we party harder than all of you!

Wednesday 22 April

By someone

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what about osu? maybe they've cracked down since I hung out up there alot but osu is definitely a party school.

Wednesday 22 April

By Eric

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Bullshit, this whole listed is way off. UCSB has the biggest halloween part in the country and biggest spring party, not to mention we have the most in between, its fucking crazy here.

Wednesday 22 April

By Al Tam

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Dude! Bro! This list is WHACK! How could "u" leave [Name of My College or University] off that list! We party DOWN at [Name of My College or University]!!! No one knows how "2" party like a [Team Nickname of My College or University]!