University Rankings, Pt 1.

These rankings are entirely subjective, covering the first chunk of my travels, everywhere that I've gone so far:

The University of Washington (Seattle)
Lewis and Clark (Portland)
Reed (Portland)
The University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
Scripps (Claremont, Los Angeles) [women only]
Pepperdine (Malibu, Los Angeles)
The University of Texas at Austin
Rice (Houston)
Tulane (New Orleans)
Florida State University (Tallahassee)
The University of Florida (Gainesville)


1. Best Academics
Winner: Reed
Runner Up: Rice

2. Most Beautiful Campus
Winner: Pepperdine
Runner Up: The University of Washington

3. Best Campus Life
Winner: Rice
Runner Up: Lewis and Clark

4. Craziest Parties
Winner: The University of Southern California
Runner Up: The University of Texas

5. Best College Town
Winner: The University of Washington
Runner Up: Tulane

6. Best Overall Social Life
Winner: The University of Washington
Runner Up: Florida State University

7. Coolest Students
Winner: Lewis and Clark
Runner Up: Florida State University

8. Best Educated Students
Winner: Scripps
Runner Up: Pepperdine

9. Quirkiest Students
Winner: Reed
Runner Up: Rice

10. Kindest Students
Winner: The University of Washington
Runner Up: The University of Florida

11. Best International Program
Winner: Lewis and Clark
Runner Up: Tie - Florida State University and Pepperdine

12. Best Sports (for your average undergrad)
Winner: The University of Florida
Runner Up: Rice

13. Coolest Science Facilities
Winner: Reed (nuclear reactor for undergrads)
Runner Up: Florida State University (High Magnetic Field Lab)

14. Overall Best Public School
Winner: The University of Florida
Runner Up: The University of Texas

15. Overall Best Private School
Winner: Rice
Runner Up: Scripps

NB: Many of these categories were extremely difficult to pick a winner for, and the result was a little random. Don't take these rankings too seriously.