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UMass Amherst, Wellesley, and Bentley get top marks from annual survey

A cafe at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.NANCY PALMIERI/Globe photo/file 2013/Globe Freelance

The University of Massachusetts Amherst received top marks from The Princeton Review — but not for its academics.

The UMass Amherst campus was dubbed the college with the best food in The Princeton Review’s annual survey of 381 top US colleges and universities, which was released Monday.

Several other Massachusetts colleges were featured in the wide-ranging survey, including Wellesley College — the alma mater of Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright — for the best professors on staff.

Bentley University also captured the top spot on the “Best Career Services” list, and rightfully so: 98 percent of its 2015 respondents are now either employed or in graduate school, according to The Princeton Review. (Northeastern University in Boston followed close behind, coming in second in the category.)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute had the most popular study abroad program, and Emerson College ranked seventh on the “Best College Radio Station” list.

Some other notable winners: those at University of Wisconsin-Madison apparently throw the best parties; Vassar College in New York offers the best financial aid; and Sarah Lawrence College was named most LGBTQ-friendly.

The list was calculated based on 143,000 student surveys, and features the 20 best schools among more than 60 different categories, according to the company.

“We base our 62 ranking lists entirely on what the colleges’ customers, their enrolled students, report to us on our surveys,” wrote Robert Franek, the company’s senior VP-publisher, in a press release. “As such, they provide unique insights into the campus cultures, aid offerings, services, and student body communities at these schools. In the end, it’s all about the fit.”