These Are Playboy’s Top 10 Party Schools

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Playboy has released its annual ranking of the top party schools for 2015. While Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, has been on the list four times, it finally cinched the top spot this year.

That may not be a surprise to current students and alums, given the block parties, which take place during the college music festival #Fest and Halloween (aka “HallOUeen”) and throughout the spring semester. Some block parties have ended with burning couches. Revelers have also been known to hang out on a hilltop nicknamed “Bong Hill” and go bar-hopping in the Appalachian college town.

Here’s the full list:

1. Ohio University

2. University of Iowa

3. Florida State University

4. Tulane University

5. University of Illinois

6. University of Texas

7. Syracuse University

8. University of Wisconsin

9. University of Mississippi

10. University of Michigan

Playboy magazine editors chose the schools on this list based on “access to nightlife and musical events, and creativity when planning social gatherings,” and a reader’s poll. Last year, the University of Pennsylvania topped the ranking.

Several of the educational institutions on Playboy‘s list also appear on Princeton Review‘s list of the top party schools released last month, including Syracuse University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Iowa.

Mardi Gras: Rare Vintage Photos From America's Most Famous Party

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938. William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938. William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras decorations, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras decorations, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras revelers, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras revelers, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras float, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras float, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras revelers, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras revelers, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras revelers, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras costumes, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras mask, 1938.
Mardi Gras mask, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, 1938. (Some predominately African American "krewes" -- especially the Zulu -- are known, even today, for wearing blackface during the parade.)William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras parade participant, 1938. (Some predominately African American "krewes" -- especially the Zulu -- are known, even today, for wearing blackface during the parade.)William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938. (Some predominately African American "krewes" -- especially the Zulu -- are known, even today, for wearing blackface during the parade.)William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras crowd, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras crowd, New Orleans, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras souvenir sign, 1938.
Mardi Gras souvenir sign, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1938.
Mardi Gras revelers in costume, 1938.William Vandivert—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

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