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These are Princeton Review's best colleges for 2017

Princeton Review just released their annual college rankings. Check out the lists to see which schools had the best food, parties and more!
/ Source: TODAY
By Courtney Gisriel

With fall just around the corner, parents all over the country are buckling up for the roller coaster that is the college search process.

Maybe your student is looking for a school with the most gourmet food options or the best career advice — or maybe they're looking for the school that really knows how to party. No matter the criteria, finding the perfect fit is practically a science.

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Princeton Review combed through the data once again to find the top schools with the things you care about most. Check out the lists below to see which schools made the cut in five key categories.

Great Financial Aid

Vassar College
All Families Weekend, September 2015Karl Rabe / Karl Rabe

1. Vassar College

2. Princeton University

3. Bowdoin College

4. Vanderbilt University

5. Pomona College

6. Claremont McKenna College

7. Colgate University

8. St. Olaf College

9. Pitzer College

10. Stanford University

Best Campus Food

University of Massachusetts Amherst Harvest Fresh Market
University of Massachusetts Amherst Harvest Fresh MarketKeith Toffling

1. University of Massachusetts Amherst

2. Bowdoin College

3. Cornell University

4. Virginia Tech

5. St. Olaf College

6. College of the Atlantic

7. James Madison University

8. Saint Anselm College

9. Washington University in St. Louis

10. Bryn Mawr College

Best Career Services

Bentley University Trading Room
The mock trading floor at Bentley University buzzes with activity.Bentley University

1. Bentley University

2. Northeastern University

3. Wake Forest University

4. Southwestern University

5. Clemson University

6. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

7. Claremont McKenna College

8. Wabash College

9. Pennsylvania State University— University Park

10. University of Iowa

Best Quality of Life

Virginia Tech Carnival Swings
A student flies high on a swings ride at Virginia TechVirginia Tech

1. Virginia Tech

2. Claremont McKenna College

3. Kansas State University

4. Bowdoin College

5. Scripps College

6. Tulane University

7. Vanderbilt University

8. University of Dayton

9. Rice University

10. Rhodes College

Best Party School

University of Wisconsin Marching Band Halftime Show
University of Wisconsin Marching Band Halftime ShowSuzanne Tucker

1. University of Wisconsin—Madison

2. West Virginia University

3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4. Lehigh University

5. Bucknell University

6. University of Iowa

7. University of Mississippi

8. Syracuse University

9. Tulane University

10. Colgate University