Why Are Students So Darn Happy At Clemson?

Clemson is number one.

No, not in football where I’m sure Tiger fans would settle for at least an ACC Championship at last this coming season.

Clemson is number one when it comes to Happiest Students according to the Princeton Review. The title comes from the simple question: “overall, how happy are you?“

Clemson is also the number one Jock School based on “a combination of survey questions concerning intercollegiate and intramural sports and the popularity of the Greek system” according to Princeton Review.

Princeton Review bases their rankings on interviews with 120,000 students across the country and awards designations for 62 categories ranging from Top Stone-Cold Sober School to Everyone Plays Intramural Sports.

Their rankings are always a subject of great debate, when they put out The Best 368 Colleges Guide.

And the category that gets the most media attention every year is the list of Top Party Schools.

It’s a designation that students adore (your tuition dollars at work, parents!) and the colleges or universities themselves go to great lengths to dispute.

The University of Florida is this year’s big winner, based on “a combination of survey questions concerning the use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study each day, and the popularity of the Greek system.“

Clemson school officials disputed being a party haven when the university was ranked second in 2002.

And you might be surprised that Wofford College ranks second in the country for the Popularity of Fraternities and Sororities.

Here are a few of the other designations as described by the official press release, which you can read by clicking here.

Best Career / Job Placement Services - Northeastern University (Boston)
Best Classroom Experience - Stanford University
Most Conservative Students - Texas A&M University (College Station)
Most Liberal Students - Occidental College (Los Angeles)
Most Politically Active Students - American University (DC)
Top Party School - University of Florida (Gainesville)
Top Stone-Cold Sober School - Brigham Young University
Least Religious Students - Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Race / Class Relations Friendliest - Pitzer College (CA)
Most Diverse Student Body - City University of New York - Baruch College
Gay Community Most Accepted - Emerson College (Boston)
Best Athletic Facilities - University of Maryland at College Park
Everyone Plays Intramural Sports - University of Notre Dame
Great College Town - DePaul University (Chicago)***

***- I’m sorry, but you can’t claim Chicago as a college town. Why can’t Loyola, Northwestern or UIC be among those to claim the same designation? Rush Street is not a college town area.