| 100% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (one's college or school) |
| 83% | ALMA | 4 | ___ Mater, school or college from where one passed out |
| 58% | STUDENTS | 8 | Learners at a university, college or school |
| 58% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (one's school) |
| 57% | ALMA | 4 | __ mater (one's former school) |
| 57% | ALMA | 4 | __ mater (one's old school) |
| 57% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (one's former school) |
| 57% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (one's old school) |
| 56% | INTRAMURALS | 11 | Sports events contested within a college or school itself |
| 54% | PUCE | 4 | One of two school colors (along with heliotrope) of New York's Purchase College |
| 53% | FRESHMAN | 8 | First-year US college or high school student |
| 53% | ACADEMY | 7 | Specialist school or college |
| 51% | EXAM | 4 | Faced at school or college (abbr) |
| 51% | FOURTHYEARS | 11 | High school or college seniors, usually |
| 50% | PREP | 4 | ___ school (school that gets one ready for college) |
| 50% | FRESHMAN | 8 | First year of high school or college |
| 49% | SHANDONG | 8 | __ or Lu Cuisine, one of China's 8 cuisine schools |
| 49% | VARSITY | 7 | Main team representing a high school or college |
| 48% | ALMAMATER | 9 | One's old school |
| 48% | STAFFROOM | 9 | Common place for teachers in a school or college |
| 47% | VOWEL | 5 | One’s beginning or end? |
| 47% | FRESHMAN | 8 | Student in the first year of high school or college |
| 46% | MATE | 4 | One's companion or partner |
| 46% | BIGDAY | 6 | One's marriage or graduation |
| 46% | ONUS | 4 | One's duty or responsibility |
| 46% | ELAN | 4 | One's style or energy |
| 46% | WONT | 4 | One's behavior or habit |
| 46% | JOB | 3 | A student might have one after school or during the summer |
| 45% | CONSTITUTION | 12 | One’s state of health or temperament |
| 45% | SIGNATURE | 9 | One's handwritten name, or defining trait |