The Princeton Review annually lists the Top 20 Party Schools in the U.S., and this year, LSU regained its party school status when it was ranked No. 13 after three years off the list.  
The Princeton Review said its rankings come from surveying over 122,000 students at more than 370 colleges around the country based on alcohol and drug usage, hours of studying daily and the popularity of Greek life.
This year, Ohio University in Athens was ranked No. 1 on the list with the University of Georgia and University of Mississippi in Oxford following close behind.
In 2009, Pennsylvania State University reached No. 1 while the University of Georgia stepped up to take its place in 2010.
Although LSU has remained off the Princeton Review’s list since 2007, the University held the title of Top Party School in 2000.
Many students at LSU are glad to hear that the University is back on the list.
Ashley McCay, psychology sophomore, said she doesn’t believe LSU’s ranking on the list proves negative for the University’s reputation.
“I think No. 13 is about right,” McCay said.
Philip Bernard, undeclared freshman, said he thought the University should be ranked higher.
“LSU is probably one of the biggest party schools,” he said.
Jarrod Schwieger, business junior, said he thinks the University has an average amount of partying.
“I feel like nowadays the partying is nowhere near what it used to be in ’90s,” he said. “With all the academic requirements now, students have to buckle down, and there’s less academics.”
Cody Verdin, nutrition sophomore, agrees.
“I would think that LSU would be higher on the list, but regardless, it’s still not good for their reputation,” he said. “Students should be focusing on academics, not year.”
Andrew Coxon, chemical engineering sophomore, said he has attended parties at the University of Texas in Austin, which was ranked No. 10 this year.
“Here, students go to house parties more, but in Austin, most people go to bars,” he said. “Their 6th Street is a lot like Tigerland