After a small drop in last year's ranking, the University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign rose to the top of The Princeton Review's "Top Party School" list.

Likely due to last year's distinction at the top of the list, Syracuse University dropped to fifth overall this year. UI was ranked third overall in 2013, but dropped to fifth last year, before rising to the top.

While it is a distinction students love, and which earns many a headline, administrators typically care little for it and sometimes speak out against the ranking.

1.     UI - Urbana-Champaign

Location: Urbana, Ill.

Acceptance rate: 59 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 3rd in Best Athletic Facilities

2.     University of Iowa

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Acceptance rate: 81 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 4th in Students Pack the Stadiums

3.     University of Wisconsin - Madison

Location: Madison, Wis.

Acceptance rate: 50 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 5th in Best Health Services

4.     Bucknell University

Location: Lewisburg, Penn.

Acceptance rate: 31 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 1st in Lots of Greek Life

5.     Syracuse

Location: Syracuse, N.Y.

Acceptance rate: 53 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 6th in Top Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Programs

6.     University of California - Santa Barbara

Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 36 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 3rd in Green Colleges

7.     West Virginia University

Location: Morgantown, W.V.

Acceptance rate: 86 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 14th in Best College Newspaper

8.     University of Georgia

Location: Athens, Ga.

Acceptance rate: 55 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 20th in Intramural Sports

9.     Tulane University

Location: New Orleans, La.

Acceptance rate: 28 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 5th in Students Most Engaged in Community Service

10.  Colgate University

Location: Hamilton, N.Y.

Acceptance rate: 27 percent

Other Review ranking standout: 9th in Most Beautiful Campus

(Source: Princeton Review 2016 College Rankings)