UM Lands On Playboy's "Top Party Schools" List
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Another dubious honor for the University of Miami.
They've landed on Playboy magazines "Top Party Schools" list.
This year's list includes 10 schools, with the University of Pennsylvania taking top honors.
This is the ninth time Playboy has published its party school rankings, and the first time the Ivy League institution has made the list.
Coming in at number two was the University of Wisconsin, followed by West Virginia University, University of Arizona and the University of Iowa.
The University of California, Santa Cruz came was sixth while UM came in at seventh. Rounding out the top ten are Colorado State University, University of Texas and Syracuse University in that order.
In coming up with the list, Playboy said their editors considered a variety of factors including access to nightlife and musical events, and creativity when planning social gatherings. Information from the National Center for Education Statistics, the NCAA, and the US Economic Census was also considered.
In addition to its Top 10 rankings, Playboy also honored Vassar College for having the "Coolest Indie Music Scene" and Oberlin College for being the "Sexiest Small School."
The magazine's first top party schools list, Top 40 Party Colleges, appeared in its January 1987 issue with California State University-Chico taking the top spot.
The party school rankings are featured in the magazine's October 2014 college issue which hit the newsstands and iPlayboy.com on Friday, September 19th.
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