According to government OPE crime & safety statistics these are the schools that have the most drug, alcohol, fighting, disciplinary issues, and student arrests per 1000 students.
Keep in mind that these can be compounded incidents. Example: an underaged drunk student got into a fight and was arrested and disciplined by school (4 incidents).
“Party Schools” incidents averaged over a 3 year period
<h1>Min 30k Students (highest number of incidents per 1000 students)</h1>
University of Colorado Boulder 73.5
University of Wisconsin-Madison 47.4
Colorado State University-Fort Collins 47.3
University of California-San Diego 45.2
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 43.6
Michigan State University 37.3
Ohio State University-Main Campus 33.8
Arizona State University-Tempe 33.7
The University of Alabama 31.6
University of Missouri-Columbia 31.6
Indiana University-Bloomington 30.6
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 29.5
Northern Arizona University 28.3
Boston University 27.5
University at Buffalo 23.7
University of Iowa 22.6
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 22.2
University of South Carolina-Columbia 22
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19.2
Purdue University-Main Campus 18.4
Washington State University 17.1
University of Arizona 16.6
San Jose State University 16.5
University of Maryland-College Park 16.3
Oregon State University 16.3
Texas Tech University 15.7
San Diego State University 14.3
University of Massachusetts-Amherst 14
University of Washington-Seattle Campus 13.8
University of California-Irvine 13.3
Temple University 13.2
George Mason University 12.9
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 12.6
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 12.5
New York University 12.3
Iowa State University 12.1
Virginia Commonwealth University 12
University of Utah 11.8
California State University-Northridge 11.3
University of Southern California 11.2
University of California-Los Angeles 10.8
Florida State University 10.5
Kent State University at Kent 10.5
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 9.4
Florida Atlantic University 9.2
Rutgers University-New Brunswick 8.9
University of Georgia 8.9
Georgia State University 8.2
California State University-Sacramento 7.6
University of California-Berkeley 7.4
<h1>Min 20k Students (highest number of incidents per 1000 students)</h1>
University of Colorado Boulder 73.5
West Virginia University 67.4
Illinois State University 63.7
Syracuse University 49.5
James Madison University 48.7
University of Wisconsin-Madison 47.4
Colorado State University-Fort Collins 47.3
University of Oregon 45.6
University of California-San Diego 45.2
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 43.6
Western Michigan University 40.3
Michigan State University 37.3
Northeastern University 34.3
Ohio State University-Main Campus 33.8
Arizona State University-Tempe 33.7
East Carolina University 33
University of Connecticut 32.3
University of Kansas 32
Central Michigan University 31.9
The University of Alabama 31.6
University of Missouri-Columbia 31.6
Indiana University-Bloomington 30.6
Missouri State University-Springfield 30.4
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 29.5
Clemson University 29.5
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 29.5
Ohio University-Main Campus 29.2
Northern Arizona University 28.3
Boston University 27.5
University of Arkansas 26.2
Ball State University 25.2
University of Pennsylvania 24.6
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 24.5
DePaul University 24.4
Johns Hopkins University 24.1
University of California-Santa Barbara 24
University at Buffalo 23.7
University of Delaware 23.4
University of Virginia-Main Campus 23.2
University of Iowa 22.6
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 22.2
University of South Carolina-Columbia 22
University of Kentucky 22
Georgia Southern University 21.9
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 21.4
Boise State University 21.3
Old Dominion University 19.7
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 19.6
Northwestern University 19.4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19.2
<h1>Min 10k Students (highest number of incidents per 1000 students)</h1>
Coastal Carolina University 125.6
College of Charleston 104.5
Boston College 93.5
University of California-Santa Cruz 86.1
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 77.5
Texas Christian University 75.4
University of Colorado Boulder 73.5
University of Maine 73
University of Minnesota-Duluth 69
University of Hawaii at Manoa 68.7
West Virginia University 67.4
University of Dayton 66.6
University of Vermont 65.5
Illinois State University 63.7
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60.9
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 60.2
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 60
Villanova University 52
University of Notre Dame 51.4
Syracuse University 49.5
Western Illinois University 49.3
James Madison University 48.7
Southern Connecticut State University 48.3
Florida Gulf Coast University 47.6
University of Wisconsin-Madison 47.4
Colorado State University-Fort Collins 47.3
University of Oregon 45.6
University of California-San Diego 45.2
University of Denver 44.1
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 43.6
American University 42.6
Fordham University 42.3
Loyola University Chicago 41.1
Western Michigan University 40.3
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 39.7
University of Rochester 39.7
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 38.5
Michigan State University 37.3
The University of Montana 37.3
Rowan University 36.7
South Dakota State University 35.2
University of North Carolina Wilmington 34.4
Northeastern University 34.3
University of Northern Iowa 34.2
Ohio State University-Main Campus 33.8
Arizona State University-Tempe 33.7
Pace University-New York 33.6
East Carolina University 33
Western Washington University 32.6
University of Rhode Island 32.4
<h1>Min 5k Students (highest number of incidents per 1000 students)</h1>
Plymouth State University 150.3
Coastal Carolina University 125.6
Gonzaga University 106.6
College of Charleston 104.5
Boston College 93.5
Catholic University of America 90
Santa Clara University 89.4
Fairfield University 86.4
University of California-Santa Cruz 86.1
Ithaca College 86
Loyola University Maryland 83.3
Saint Joseph's University 83.2
Christopher Newport University 80.1
The University of Tampa 79
Xavier University 78
University of Redlands 77.7
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 77.5
Marist College 76.6
Texas Christian University 75.4
Sacred Heart University 74.9
Columbia College-Chicago 74.3
Roger Williams University 73.9
University of Colorado Boulder 73.5
University of Maine 73
Wake Forest University 72
University of Minnesota-Duluth 69
University of Hawaii at Manoa 68.7
West Virginia University 67.4
University of Dayton 66.6
University of New Haven 66.1
University of Vermont 65.5
Eastern Connecticut State University 64.7
Illinois State University 63.7
Bentley University 62.8
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60.9
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 60.2
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 60
The College of New Jersey 57.6
Robert Morris University 54.2
SUNY College at Cortland 53
Worcester State University 52.7
Villanova University 52
University of Notre Dame 51.4
Duquesne University 51.3
Creighton University 50.3
Syracuse University 49.5
Western Illinois University 49.3
Utica College 49
James Madison University 48.7
Colorado Mesa University 48.7