List is a joke. I've been to UVA many times. I've also been to Wisconsin, USC, Penn State... in what universe is UVA #1? UVA doesn't even come close to any of those schools. It isn't even close to VT or JMU in the state of Virginia. USC is also overrated in a similar vein, but I haven't been there enough/been to other Cali schools to go definitive on an opinion.
At UVA, the Greek life is the focal point of the school like none other I've been to. It also, expectedly, runs the "party" scene. And there are hot girls. Parties are fun. Is it a party school? HELL NO. UVA is in fact the second most docile place I've been... second to only William & Mary.
Penn State and Wisconsin both get 10x as crazy and have 10x the participation. And I've never been to Morgantown, but I've WVU is crazy. UVA is just a bunch of bros being bros.