This is my final verdict in my series of university rankings, where I make some entirely subjective and unofficial lists out of the universities that I've visited. These rankings are comprised of the following universities:

The University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Lewis and Clark (Portland)
Reed (Portland, OR)
The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Scripps (Claremont, Los Angeles, CA) [women only]
Pepperdine (Malibu, Los Angeles, CA)
The University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Rice (Houston)
Tulane (New Orleans, LA)
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
The University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Emory (Atlanta, GA)
Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
The University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
American (Washington, DC)
St. John’s (Annapolis, MD)
Hunter (New York, NY)
Barnard (New York, NY) [women only]
Boston University (Boston, MA)
The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Washington University (St Louis, MO)
Kansas University (Larence, KS)
[NB: note that Washington U, Missouri, is not the same as U Washington, Seattle.]

Best Academics:
Winner: Chicago
Runner Up: Georgia Tech
Runner Up: Reed

Most Beautiful Campus:
Winner: Pepperdine
Runner Up: North Carolina
Runner Up: The University of Washington

Best Campus Life:
Winner: North Carolina
Runner Up: Rice
Runner Up: Washington University

Craziest Parties:
Winner: University of Texas
Runner Up: University of Southern California
Runner Up: University of Florida
Runner Up: Boston University

Best College Town:
Winner: University of Washington
Runner Up: Kansas University
Runner Up: Hunter College
Runner Up: Tulane

Coolest Students:
Winner: North Carolina
Runner Up: Lewis and Clark

Most Educated Students:
Winner: St. John’s
Runner Up: Scripps

Quirkiest Students:
Winner: St. John’s
Runner Up: Reed

Kindest Students:
Winner: North Carolina
Runner Up: University of Washington

Best International Program:
Tied Winner: Lewis and Clark
Tied Winner: American
Runner Up: Pepperdine
Runner Up: Florida State University

Best Sports:
Winner: North Carolina
Runner Up: University of Florida
Runner Up: Kansas University

Coolest Scientific Facilities:
Winner: Georgia Tech
Runner Up: Reed
Runner Up: Slorida State University

Best Overall Public University:
Winner: North Carolina
Runner Up: University of Texas
Runner Up: University of Washington
Runner Up: Kansas University

Best Overall Private University:
Tied: Chicago
Tied: Barnard
Tied: Scripps
Tied: Rice
Tied: Washington University
Tied: Emory

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.