Auburn University in Alabama earns that reputation. It’s the U.S. college with the happiest students for 2025, according to The Princeton Review. The publication ranked colleges based on how strongly students agreed with the statement “I am happy at my school” in nationwide surveys.
Here are the 10 colleges with the happiest students:
Auburn University — Auburn, Alabama
Kansas State University — Manhattan, Kansas
Taylor University — Upland, Indiana
University of Dallas — Irving, Texas
Thomas Aquinas College — Santa Paula, California
Texas Christian University — Fort Worth, Texas
Washington State University — Pullman, Washington
Marist College — Poughkeepsie, New York
Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia
Angelo State University — San Angelo, Texas
