--- title: Syracuse 'Disappointed' to be Ranked #1 Party School description: Syracuse University distanced itself from a nationwide student survey that ranked Syracuse the number one party school in the country. canonical: https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/ author: Dan Kedmey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-05T13:07:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:30:16.285Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Syracuse 'Disappointed' to be Ranked #1 Party School og:description: Syracuse University distanced itself from a nationwide student survey that ranked Syracuse the number one party school in the country. og:url: https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad1a730e023da8a/69869e68cd68486fbb095eea/79802158.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Georgetown v Syracuse og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Syracuse 'Disappointed' to be Ranked #1 Party School twitter:description: Syracuse University distanced itself from a nationwide student survey that ranked Syracuse the number one party school in the country. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad1a730e023da8a/69869e68cd68486fbb095eea/79802158.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Syracuse 'Disappointed' to Be Ranked #1 Party School  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 5, 2014 1:07 PM CUT  People cheer during the game between the Georgetown University Hoyas and the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome February 16, 2008 in Syracuse, New York. People cheer during the game between the Georgetown University Hoyas and the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome February 16, 2008 in Syracuse, New York.Marc Squire—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 5, 2014 1:07 PM CUT Syracuse University has distanced itself from a nationwide student survey that ranked it the number one party school in the country. School ranking service _The Princeton_ _Review_ surveyed 130,000 students nationwide about every facet of campus life, from academics to sports to availability of beer, and while Syracuse ranked second in the nation for its school paper, and third for its sports scene, administrators were not pleased to see its record of achievements overshadowed by its number one ranking for partying. “We are disappointed with the Princeton Review ranking, which is based on a two-year-old survey of a very small portion of our student body,” [read](http://news.syr.edu/statement-from-syracuse-university-regarding-princeton-review-party-school-ranking-47005/ "undefined") a statement from Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Kevin Quinn. “We do not aspire to be a party school.” _The Princeton Review_ also [ranked](http://www.princetonreview.com/SyracuseUniversity.aspx#/ "undefined") Syracuse fourth in the nation for “lots of beer.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/"},"headline":"Syracuse 'Disappointed' to Be Ranked #1 Party School","datePublished":"2014-08-05T13:07:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:30:16.285Z","description":"\"We do not aspire to be a party school\"","url":"https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/","keywords":["Education","party"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad1a730e023da8a/69869e68cd68486fbb095eea/79802158.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad1a730e023da8a/69869e68cd68486fbb095eea/79802158.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Georgetown v Syracuse","caption":"Georgetown v Syracuse","creditText":"Marc Squire—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/education/","name":"Education"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3082403/syracuse-party-school/","name":"Syracuse 'Disappointed' to Be Ranked #1 Party School"}}]}] ```