You have to click on the ratings and keep clicking. There will be percentages of respondents and you can see the breakdown. One category might be as I listed, another might be “everyone drinks,” or whatever. You have to remember that Niche is based on student reviews, so take it for what it’s worth.
Yes, I am generalizing @RichInPitt . It’s not a judgement.
I wholeheartedly disagree that “students don’t want to appear smart.” Not true at many, many colleges. One prof cannot speak for all colleges. That might be true at some schools, not at others. Certainly not at Kenyon, or other colleges I can think of. Swarthmore, well, if you aren’t smart, you wouldn’t be there in the first place. Kids know that.
Re the C+ rating at Swat. That doesn’t mean they aren’t partying. When my D and I toured Swat, the guide very deliberately pointed out the boxes of free condoms stapled to the walls of the dorm she showed us. Many colleges offer free condoms at the campus health center. Students are partying, having sex, and doing all kinds of things at all kinds of colleges.
You can google lists of party schools. Some of them are very well known. Even then, not all kids are partiers. There will be serious students at almost all colleges. Honors colleges at public U’s will have serious students. There will be incredibly smart and talented kids at little known colleges who are there because they got a full ride, or whatever it might be. By and large, students are able to find their people.