Every August, The Princeton Review releases its survey of the Best 382 Colleges in America. Among the many categories is what they call “Reefer Madness” schools, which essentially means campuses with a strong affinity for marijuana. Northeast schools dominate this year's list, with the University of Vermont on top for the third year in a row.
Top 20 Reefer Madness Colleges for 2019
Ranking (Last Year) College Location
1 (1) University of Vermont Burlington, VT
2 (14) Pitzer College Claremont, CA
3 (7) University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
4 (11) Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
5 (9) Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
6 (13) Reed College Portland, OR
7 (6) University of Maine Orono, ME
8 (3) Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
9 (-) Marlboro College Marlboro, VT
10 (12) University of California Santa Barbara, CA
11 (15) Warren Wilson College Asheville, NC
12 (-) Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY
13 (-) State University of NY Purchase, NY
14 (16) Champlain College Burlington, VT
15 (19) Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
16 (5) University of Colorado Boulder, CO
17 (2) Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
18 (10) University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
19 (-) Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
20 (-) Hamilton College Clinton, NY
Previous Top Colleges
2018 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
2017 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
2016 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
2015 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
2014 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
2013 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
States with Most Colleges on 2019 List
New York - 7 colleges
Vermont - 3 colleges
California - 2 colleges
Colorado - 2 coleges