<p>My sister is looking for colleges, and would like to find a school where the social scene doesn't revolve around drinking. She's a really fun girl, very social, who loves to hang out with friends--but she likes to have fun without drinking. Can you all think of schools that would be a fit this personality type?</p>
<p>Women’s colleges, in general, have less drinking. Also, schools in rural areas without many distractions are places where drinking tends to happen more often. Urban environments offer more alternatives. Of course, some religious schools fit that bill as well, but certainly not all of them.</p>
<p>Some Christian colleges ban alcohol on campus, even for those who are of legal drinking age.</p>
<p>Also, she might want to look at colleges that offer substance-free or healthy living dorms, where she’ll have planned activities and meet others who don’t drink, even if many other students at the college do.</p>
<p>try Pepperdine</p>
<p>no drinking allowed on campus</p>
<p>It’s irrelevant whether a school allows drinking “on campus”. Many schools say that they have “dry campuses” …that means nothing.</p>
<p>Nearly all schools will have kids who drink. Nearly all schools will have kids who don’t drink.</p>
<p>^^^^sorry mom2, but it is very relevant</p>
<p>It REALLY depends on who you hang out with and surround yourself with. I go to a christian school that has a dry campus, and while its not tolerated on campus, and you cannot be found drunk on campus or in your dorm, people will always find loopholes and have house parties off campus, etc. That being said, if you don’t want to drink, you don’t have to go off campus and seek it out,and there are plenty of people that don’t. But just because something is a dry campus, it typically doesn’t mean much. It really depends on what group of friends you end up choosing. I mean, of course its going to be different then if you pick a state school known for partying, but all I’m saying is its college, and there will be a bunch of kids who do want that party scene, and a handful that don’t.</p>
<p>I have yet to see any campus take a drink.</p>
<p>^ I needed that!</p>
<p>barrons- my thoughts, exactly.</p>
<p>It is relevant whether a campus is dry NOT because it means less drinking among the student population but can mean more dangerous behavior in terms of drinking/driving or traveling to/from off-campus parties or bars. I would prefer my kid to drink ON campus and not be in a vehicle.</p>
<p>while i think you have to take this with a grain of salt…as others say some students will drink on a dry campus, some students dont drink at a party school… but here’s a list you might want to scrutinize (there is a “worst party school” list ie less drinking)
Top Party Schools for 2011</p>
<p>Based on surveys taken from 122,000 students, the Princeton Review has released their annual rankings of colleges. By far the list that gets the most attention is the ranking of the top party schools in the nation. The ranking is figured based on survey questions relating to student use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study done each day, and the popularity of the Greek system at the school.</p>
<p>Princeton Review’s Top Party Schools for 2011</p>
<p>University of Georgia
Ohio University
Penn State University
West Virginia University
University of Mississippi
University of Texas at Austin
University of Florida
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Iowa
DePauw University
Florida State University
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Alabama
Sewanee - The University of the South
Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Missouri
University of Illinois
University of Maryland
Michigan State University</p>
<p>Other category rankings in the Princeton Review that relate to “partying” include:</p>
<p>Worst Party Schools</p>
<p>BYU
Wheaton College (Illinois)
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Air Force Academy
Wesleyan College
College of the Ozarks
U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Military Academy
Calvin College
Thomas Aquinas College
Grove City College
Wellesley College
Mills College
Marywood University
Berea College College
Cal State - Stanislaus
CUNY Queens
Mount Holyoke College
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Agnes Scott College</p>
<p>Most Beer Drinkers</p>
<p>Pennsylvania State University–University Park
University of New Hampshire
Providence College
University of Florida
Claremont McKenna College
Ohio University–Athens
Hampden-Sydney College
West Virginia University
Colgate University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lehigh University
The University of Texas at Austin
Union College (NY)
Florida State University
DePauw University
Trinity College (CT)
Eckerd College
Gettysburg College
Indiana University–Bloomington
University of Mississippi</p>
<p>Most Hard Liquor Drinkers</p>
<p>Providence College
University of Georgia
Tulane University
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Mississippi
Indiana University - Bloomington
Ohio University - Athens
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Sewanee - The University of the South
Trinity College (CT)</p>
<p>Most Potheads</p>
<p>University of California–Santa Cruz
Skidmore College
University of Vermont
Bard College
University of Colorado–Boulder
New College of Florida
Colorado College
Hampshire College
University of California–Santa Barbara
Eckerd College
Ithaca College
Sarah Lawrence College
Warren Wilson College
Pitzer College
University of Oregon
Guilford College
West Virginia University
Wesleyan University
State University of New York–Purchase College
Green Mountain College</p>
<p>Students Study the Least</p>
<p>West Virginia University
University of Maryland, College Park
State University of New York at Albany
University of Mississippi
University of North Dakota
Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
Florida State University
University of Florida
Florida Southern College
University of Georgia
Pennsylvania State University–University Park
University of Central Florida
City University of New York–Brooklyn College
Arizona State University
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
Ohio University–Athens
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
Salisbury University</p>
<p>Students Who Study The Most</p>
<p>California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reed College
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Harvard College
Middlebury College
Swarthmore College
University of Chicago
Princeton University
Davidson College
Williams College
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Military Academy
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Bryn Mawr College
Sweet Briar College
Carleton College
Harvey Mudd College
College of the Holy Cross
Grinnell College</p>
<p>It is relevant whether a campus is dry NOT because it means less drinking among the student population but can mean more dangerous behavior in terms of drinking/driving or traveling to/from off-campus parties or bars.</p>
<p>That’s a good point. </p>
<p>But, we all know that even on campuses where they claim to be dry (or have dry dorms) kids still drink in their dorms unless they’re like bible schools and everyone is a teetotaler. . </p>
<p>The kids know that the RAs are not doing nightly booze checks…especially on weekends…because they’re too busy playing beer pong.</p>
<p>Some colleges have freshman wellness dorms for kids that don’t want to drink. My S lived in one such dorm and it was great for him. There will be kids who drink, even in a wellness dorm, but my S’s experiences is that overall there was a much higher than average percentage of kids who don’t drink/smoke etc.</p>
<p>Schools with large populations of students of a religion that forbids or discourages alcohol consumption would have less alcohol consumption (e.g. BYU). But they may not be that suitable otherwise for students who are not observant members of that religion.</p>
<p>Updated for 2012:</p>
<ol>
<li>Ohio University, Athens, Ohio</li>
<li>University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.</li>
<li>University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.</li>
<li>University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa</li>
<li>University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.</li>
<li>West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.</li>
<li>Penn State University, University Park, Pa.</li>
<li>Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.</li>
<li>University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.</li>
<li>University of Texas, Austin, Texas</li>
<li>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</li>
<li>Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.</li>
<li>Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.</li>
<li>University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.</li>
<li>DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.</li>
<li>Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.</li>
<li>Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.</li>
<li>University of Maryland, College Park, Md.</li>
<li>University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.</li>
<li>University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.</li>
</ol>
<p>I see Depauw is the one and only smallish LAC on that list.</p>