Depending on which college you attend, you might spend more time hitting the books than your peers elsewhere.
Many of the colleges on this list — which ranks schools by how much students study — have rigorous curricula, small class sizes, and an interdisciplinary approach to learning.
The list is from the Princeton Review’s “The Best 391 Colleges,” which surveyed 170,000 students at 391 colleges about their experiences and was published in August 2025.
The following ranking was compiled from college student responses to the question: “How many out-of-class hours do you spend studying each day?”
Based on the responses, the Princeton Review…
