Playboy ranked UW-Madison sixth on its list of top party schools for 2011.
The top five schools were the University of Colorado at Boulder, Pennsylvania State University, Arizona State University, University of Western Ontario and University of Texas at Austin, respectively.
Playboy editors determined the rankings based on responses from students, alumni, readers and campus representatives. They also studied factors such as female to male ratios, location and academic and athletic accomplishments.
The rankings will be published in the May edition of Playboy, alongside rankings such as ""most-coveted dorm room"" and ""hottest sorority.""
UW-Madison ranked third last year, while the University of Texas at Austin came in first.
Playboy has published lists of top party schools in 1987, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011. UW-Madison topped the chart in 2006.
