California college ranked top party school in the country — and another makes the top 5

Move over, the rest of the country, California is running the college party scene. University of California, Santa Barbara has snagged the No. 1 party school crown for 2026, according to Niche, and students aren’t holding back. Half of surveyed Gauchos summed up campus life in four words: “work hard, play hard.” California isn’t just...