Princeton Review releases college rankings

The Princeton Review has released is annual ranking of U.S. colleges.

They looked at 371 schools and ranked them in 62 different categories. Some of those categories are something any university would be proud of. Others are definitely dubious distinctions.

Here's how some Capital Region schools stacked up…

Bennington College

• #8 Birkenstock-Wearing, Tree-Hugging, Clove-Smoking Vegetarians
• #2 Class Discussions Encouraged
• #8 Dodgeball Targets
• #5 Dorms Like Palaces
• #11 Gay Community Accepted
• #5 Intercollegiate Sports Unpopular or Nonexistent
• #8 Nobody Plays Intramural Sports
• #1 Least Religious Students
• #4 Most Liberal Students
• #17 Best Classroom Experience

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• #13 More to Do on Campus
• #11 Professors Get Low Marks

Skidmore College

• #19 Best College Radio Station
• #15 Dorms Like Palaces
• #2 Reefer Madness
• #12 Least Religious Students

State University of New York at Albany

• #2 Least Beautiful Campus
• #7 Dorms Like Dungeons
• #6 Is It Food?
• #10 Least Happy Students
• #9 Long Lines and Red Tape
• #16 Least Accessible Professors
• #18 Students Dissatisfied with Financial Aid
• #3 Students Study the Least

Union College

• #11 Little Race/Class Interaction
• #13 Lots of Beer
• #14 Major Frat and Sorority Scene
• #1 More to Do on Campus
• #13 Party Schools
• #2 Town-Gown Relations are Strained

Williams College

• #19 Dorms Like Palaces
• #8 Most Accessible Professors
• #19 School Runs Like Butter
• #16 Great Financial Aid
• #19 Students Pack the Stadiums
• #11 Students Study the Most
• #7 Best Classroom Experience

You can view the comeplete rankings of all colleges on the Princeton Review's website (free registration required).