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NY influencer on quest to find America’s top party school — and ‘crazy’ college is winner so far

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Barbuti, A. (2026, September 19). NY influencer on quest to find America’s top party school — and ‘crazy’ college is winner so far. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/lifestyle/ny-influencer-on-a-quest-to-find-the-best-party-school-in-america/

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Marco Graci, a 20-year-old student from Valhalla, NY, is visiting 40 college campuses across the U.S. to determine which one has the best party scene for his TikTok and Instagram channels. He ranks schools on criteria including crowd size, energy at parties, and overall atmosphere. So far, the University of South Carolina leads with an 8.2 rating due to its extensive tailgate parties and vibrant campus life. Graci travels with a friend who films his adventures, staying in dorms found via social media connections.

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Marco Graci, a 20-year-old student from Valhalla, NY, is traveling across America to rank college party scenes on a scale of 1 to 10 for social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He judges schools based on factors such as crowd size at frat parties, bar visits, tailgates, music atmosphere, school spirit, and overall energy. Sober throughout his trips, Graci has visited 40 campuses so far without spending a cent on the journey, relying on couch surfing with strangers.

According to his current rankings, the University of South Carolina in Columbia stands out with an 8.2 rating, primarily due to its vibrant tailgate scene during college football games. At one particularly memorable event, Graci described seeing 15 different frat parties happening simultaneously within a single parking lot, highlighting the intensity and diversity of the party atmosphere there.

Graci’s quest aims to identify which university has America's top party school experience by evaluating unique aspects that contribute to each institution's nightlife culture.

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He’s sober and a judge — of America’s top party schools. asserted

He → ’ → schools

Marco Graci, 20, of Valhalla, NY, is hitting frat parties, attending tailgates, doing bar crawls, and crashing on strangers’ couches at 40 campuses across the country in a Herculean effort to rate the nation’s No. 1 party school. asserted

Graci → hit → school

He judges them on a scale of 1 to 10, “kind of how Portnoy does the pizza,” and posts videos of his wild weekends on TikTok and Instagram. “I’m using the crowd size at the frat parties, bars and tailgates, the energy and music at the parties, the level of school spirit, how wild the student body is at the parties, what makes that school’s party scene unique and the overall weekend atmosphere to make my rankings,” the Sacred Heart University junior told The Post. asserted

junior → judge → Post

He doesn’t drink during the parties so that he can document them. asserted

he → drink → them

So far, the University of South Carolina has the highest ranking at 8.2 and its Columbia campus is home to what “might be the best tailgate” in college football. uncertain

what → have → football

So you just bounce around,” he said of his Sept. 3 weekend down South. asserted

he → bounce → weekend

In one unforgettable moment at the home of the Gamecocks, he heard suspicious sounds while waiting on line at a porta-potty. asserted

he → hear → potty

“I’m like, ‘What’s going on in there? asserted

What → ’m → ?

Maybe someone’s unloading something from their morning breakfast.’ asserted

someone → unload → breakfast

But then I see a couple come out, so . . . I think we can all guess what happened.” asserted

what → see → ?

Graci, a public relations and advertising major, travels with a pal he met while visiting Penn State, Myroslav Khopersky, who serves as his cameraman. asserted

who → travel → cameraman

They stay in the dorm rooms of students he finds via social media. asserted

he → stay → media

The idea came to him in March when he visited a friend at the University of Tampa during his spring break. asserted

he → come → break

The video he shared of the experience blew up, with 1.4 million views. asserted

he → share → views

He decided to keep the party going, and traveled to the University of Delaware, UConn, Marist College and SUNY Binghamton throughout the spring semester. “I’ve seen some crazy things . . . some guys get drunk, you see them jumping through tables. asserted

them → decide → tables

People with long distance partners –doesn’t seem like they have a long distance partner when they’re at this party,” he said. asserted

he → seem → party

He also witnessed a new trend from frat boys at USC and UMass. asserted

He → witness → USC

“Some frat kid was like, ‘You want to see what a fish beer is?’ asserted

beer → want → ?

And he grabbed a beer and he just dumped it on his face. asserted

he → grab → face

He didn’t even drink it,” he recalled. asserted

he → drink → it

His own college, a Catholic university in Fairfield, Conn., is sedate compared to what he’s seen elsewhere. asserted

he → compare → what

You just don’t have enough people. asserted

You → have → people

You don’t have the sports, the football,” he said. asserted

he → have → sports

“From 10 a.m. when you wake up to 3 a.m. when the club closes, you are just surrounded by beautiful girls in beautiful weather,” he said. asserted

he → wake → weather

“It’s not always the easiest negotiating with frat guys and college bars,” he explained of his itinerary. asserted

he → ’ → itinerary

For now, he doesn’t plan to stop the partying. asserted

he → plan → partying

“I mean, maybe this will be my career, ranking college parties,” he said. asserted

he → mean → parties

“Maybe I will be the 30-year-old still going to college parties.” asserted

I → go → parties

NY influencer on quest to find America’s top party school — and ‘crazy’ college is winner so far

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