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The Impact of Being Named a Top Party School on the Peer Rankings and the Academic Profile of a University

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  • Abigail Cormier
  • Austin F. Eggers
  • Peter A. Groothuis
  • Kurt W. Rutthoff

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We explore how being named the top party school by the Princeton Review affects the U.S. News and World Report peer rankings as well as the academic profile of a university. We find that being named the top party school lowers peer rankings, freshman retention, and the academic quality of incoming students at a university. However, we also find that being named a top party school has no effect on an institution’s acceptance rate. These results suggest that the publicity of being named the top party school in the nation enhances a school’s undesirable reputation as measured by peer ranking, and also negatively influences student enrollment decisions, particularly among top academic performing students. Key Words: Higher Education, Academic Ranking, Party School

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  • Abigail Cormier & Austin F. Eggers & Peter A. Groothuis & Kurt W. Rutthoff, 2020. "The Impact of Being Named a Top Party School on the Peer Rankings and the Academic Profile of a University," Working Papers 21-06, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
    • Handle: RePEc:apl:wpaper:21-06
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