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These Are The Top Party Schools In FL: List

Students ranked these FL colleges top for athletics, Greek life, and overall nightlife around campus.

FLORIDA — Students with a tendency to stay out late and skip classes to spend more time cultivating an active social life may want to avoid the following colleges in Florida. Their lively party scenes might prove to be much of a temptation.

According to Niche, Florida State University is the top "party school" in the state. It's also the second-best party school in the nation, according to the report.

Niche boasts more than 500,000 overall reviews from college and university students at campuses across the nation. To decide which schools have the best party scene, the site combined that honest feedback with statistics about access to bars and restaurants, as well as overall grades for athletics and Greek life on campus.

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Below are the top 10 party schools in Florida:

  1. Florida State University in Tallahassee, also No. 2 nationally
  2. Florida A&M University in Tallahassee
  3. University of Miami in Coral Gables, also No. 28 nationally
  4. University of Florida in Gainesville, also No. 41 nationally
  5. Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, also No. 63 nationally
  6. University of Tampa in Tampa, also No. 65 nationally
  7. University of Central Florida in Orlando
  8. Eckerd College in St. Petersburg
  9. Rollins College in Winter Park
  10. Florida International University in Miami

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According to Niche, these are the best party schools in the nation:

  1. University of California - Santa Barbara
  2. Florida State University
  3. Tulane University
  4. The University of Alabama
  5. Syracuse University
  6. University of Southern California
  7. University of Georgia
  8. University of Wisconsin
  9. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  10. Howard University

Niche's rankings are based on student surveys, access to bars and restaurants, campus Greek life, and the school's athletics. Read the full methodology here.

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