Party school

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Party school is a term primarily used in the United States to refer to a college or university that has a reputation for alcohol and drug use or a general culture of partying usually at the expense of educational achievement. The Princeton Review published a list of schools that its surveys identified as party schools. Playboy magazine has also released lists of party schools on an irregular basis.

Many schools disapprove of the party school label, and the lists have been condemned by groups such as the American Medical Association for promoting dangerous behavior.