The Happiest Colleges In The Country According To The Daily Beast's 2013 Ranking

The 10 Happiest Colleges
MADISON, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 9: University of Wisconsin-Madison students battle in a campus-wide snowball fight on Bascom Hil December 9, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. Classes were canceled at the university after Madison and the surrounding area has been hit with about 15-18 inches of snow with more snow to come. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 9: University of Wisconsin-Madison students battle in a campus-wide snowball fight on Bascom Hil December 9, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. Classes were canceled at the university after Madison and the surrounding area has been hit with about 15-18 inches of snow with more snow to come. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images)

If you're happy and you know it, you may be an Aggie.

That's because Texas A&M University is the happiest college in the country according to a recent ranking from The Daily Beast.

The ranking of the happiest colleges puts Texas A&M at No. 1, followed by Stanford and the University of Wisconsin.

Check out the top 10 in the list below and head over to The Daily Beast for the full ranking.

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10. Kansas State University
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 82%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.2Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.8 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.9
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9. The University of Texas at Austin
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8. University of Georgia
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Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 94%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.5Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.7 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.6
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7. Brigham Young University
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 87%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.1Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.7 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.9
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6. University of Florida
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 95%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.3Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.7 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.7
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5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 97%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 8.8Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.7 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.8
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4. Florida State University
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 92%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.0Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.8 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.9
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3. University of Wisconsin
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 94%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.4Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.8 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.7
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2. Stanford University
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Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 98%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 8.9Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 9.7 Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.9
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1. Texas A&M University
Full-time Freshman Retention Rate: 92%Best Student Health Center (score out of 10): 9.3Best Overall Student Experience (score out of 10): 10.0Would Do It All Over Again (score out of 10): 9.8

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