# School  #Svys Score 1 University of Texas -- Austin   61 83.8% 2 University of Georgia   20 81.9% 3 University of California -- Santa Barbara   33 81.2% 4 Ohio State University Columbus   29 80.4% 5 Tulane University   37 79.8% 6 Texas A&M University at College Station   67 79.6% 7 Emory University   26 79.4% 8 Ohio University   25 79.3% 9 Michigan State University   56 79.3% 10 Fordham University   42 78.5% 11 Georgetown University   42 78.3% 12 Pace University   20 77.9% 13 Southern Methodist University   20 77.8% 14 University of Wisconsin -- Madison   55 77.7% 15 University of Colorado at Boulder   19 77.6% 16 Brown University   90 77.5% 17 University of California -- Los Angeles   48 77.4% 18 Vanderbilt University   45 77.4% 19 University of Virginia   57 77.1% 20 Rice University   21 77.1% 21 University of Washington   26 76.7% 22 Florida State University   69 76.5% 23 Dartmouth College   29 76.4% 24 University of Pennsylvania   46 76.2% 25 University of Michigan Ann Arbor   169 76.1% 26 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   44 76.0% 27 Western Michigan University   29 75.6% 28 University of Central Florida   37 75.6% 29 Southwestern Assemblies of God University   106 75.4% 30 Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale   21 75.4% 31 Pennsylvania State University   68 75.3% 32 James Madison University   43 75.2% 33 University of Richmond   20 74.8% 34 University of Iowa   20 74.7% 35 University of Miami   59 74.6% 36 Princeton University   30 73.8% 37 Cornell University   73 73.7% 38 Indiana University Bloomington   35 73.5% 39 Massachusetts Institute of Technology   87 73.2% 40 DePaul University   24 73.2% 41 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   27 73.1% 42 Texas State University-San Marcos   24 73.1% 43 Purdue University   31 73.1% 44 Yale University   28 72.9% 45 Boston University   58 72.7% 46 Stanford University   36 72.5% 47 Texas Tech University   30 72.5% 48 Sam Houston State University   22 72.3% 49 Tufts University   30 72.2% 50 Boston College   49 72.2%

About StudentsReview's Criteria for the Best All Around Education is: 35% - Social Life 20% - Extra-Curiculars 15% - Surrounding City 15% - Safety 10% - Individual Value 5% - Would Return What makes a good social life is ALWAYS under debate, but it is worth noting that it is always relative to the students who would choose to attend.  What constitutes a good social life in Southern California is entirely different than in Houston, Texas, or in Pensacola, Florida. But what we have established are some components that we believe to be important no matter where you are: Social  Social life is always relative to the students who would choose to attend, so it is entirely possible that a school without “parties every night” will be ranked well, becuase its students might not be interested in that. Extra-Curriculars  The extracurriculars are both of good quality and easy to become involved in. Surrounding City  Part of a good social life is having somewhere to “get-away” to, to expand experiences and culture. Safety  Safety is very important — whether it is crime, drugs, burglaries, it is difficult to socially involved when always looking over your shoulder. Individual Value  People want to be treated like people, not like numbers; the less individually valuable people are treated, the more inclined they are to become depressed and withdraw into themselves. Would Return (Overall Experience)  All things stated, would the students choose to return?  This blanket captures things that all of our ratings did not, or could not capture. Is there some unknown factor affecting why students would not return? Filtering and Analysis To find out how the data analysis was performed for the 2005 New Years Day OFFICIAL Rankings, including filtering, invalidity, weighting, distribution matching, and inherent biases, please go to 2005 NYD Rankings Explained.