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Colleges Ranked: Hardest and Easiest When it comes to college, the one that has the best classroom experience is Pomona College in Claremont, California, followed by Reed College, Wellesley College, Stanford University and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.
If you want a school where the students (almost) never study, here's your list: West Virginia University, University of Maryland-College Park, State University of New York at Albany, University of Mississippi and the University of North Dakota. Party! They know how to party hearty at Penn State University, the University of Florida, University of Mississippi, University of Georgia and Ohio University in Athens. That's the word from the Princeton Review's 2010 edition of "The Best 371 Colleges," in which it ranks schools in dozens of somewhat unusual categories. What makes the Princeton Review unique--and controversial--is that it relies on the survey results of college students. No administrators. No professors. No parents. Only student opinions are solicited. Following are the No. 1 rankings in selected categories: I Only Want the Best - Best Classroom Experience: Pomona College
- Professors Get High Marks: Davidson College
- Professors Get Low Marks: United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Most Accessible Professors: United States Military Academy
- Least Accessible Professors: Illinois Institute of Technology
All I Ever Do Is Study! - Students Study the Most: California Institute of Technology
- Students Study the Least: West Virginia University
- Best College Library: Harvard College
- This Is a Library?: Clarkson University
The Smiley Face Factor - Happiest Students: Brown University
- Least Happy Students: United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Dorms Like Palaces: Smith College
- Dorms Like Dungeons: Hampton University
- Best Campus Food: Virginia Tech
- Is It Food?: United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Most Beautiful Campus: Colgate University
- Least Beautiful Campus: New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Best Campus Town: Columbia University
- Best Quality of Life: Rice University
Where's the Game? - Best Athletic Facilities: University of Maryland-College Park
- Students Pack the Stadiums: Penn State University
- Best Jock School: Clemson University
- Dodge Ball Targets: Sarah Lawrence College
- Everyone Plays Intramural Sports: University of Notre Dame
- Nobody Plays Intramural Sports: Sarah Lawrence College
Animal House - Top Party School: Penn State University
- Major Fraternity and Sorority Scene: Wofford College
- Reefer Madness: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Lots of Hard Liquor: University of Mississippi
- Lots of Beer: Penn State University
They Never Wear Togas Here - Stone Cold Sober School: Brigham Young University
- Most Religious Students: Thomas Aquinas College
- They Don't Inhale: Brigham Young University
- Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch: Brigham Young University
Politically Correct - Most Politically-Active Students: George Washington University
- Election? What Election?: Salisbury University
- Most Conservative Students: Texas A&M University
- Most Liberal Students: Warren Wilson College
I'm Okay, You're Okay - Lots of Race/Class Interaction: University of Miami
- Gay Community Accepted: New York University
- Alternative Lifestyles Not an Alternative: Wheaton College
Red Tape, Green Money - School Runs Like Butter: Stanford University
- Long Lines and Red Tape: Eugene Lang College
- Great Financial Aid: Swarthmore College
- Students Dissatisfied With Financial Aid: New York University
--From the Editors at Netscape
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