What is a ‘party school’? Whitepaper available
The Princeton Review, among others, have consistently weighed in on which colleges are “party schools,” among other labels. The Review’s announcements are based on non-scientific surveys; any college student can check off if their school is a party school.
But that does not leave parents of college-bound students with an effective guide to whether a college might be a party school as opposed to being a place of serious learning.