| 100% | YCCC | 4 | Community college in Wells, Maine: Abbr. |
| 47% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 47% | BATES | 5 | College in Lewiston, Maine |
| 46% | OSU | 3 | College in Columbus: Abbr. |
| 45% | MSU | 3 | College in East Lansing: Abbr. |
| 45% | NYU | 3 | College in Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 43% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 43% | UMASS | 5 | New England college in Amherst: Abbr. |
| 43% | NYU | 3 | Big college in Manhattan: Abbr. |
| 42% | CCNY | 4 | Public senior college in New York City: Abbr. |
| 42% | COLBY | 5 | Liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine |
| 42% | BATES | 5 | Liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine |
| 42% | GPA | 3 | Credit-weighted number in college: Abbr. |
| 42% | RAS | 3 | Student workers in college dorms: Abbr. |
| 42% | ROTC | 4 | Military training group in college: Abbr. |
| 41% | COE | 3 | Private college in Cedar Rapids (anagram of "eco"): Abbr. |
| 41% | NYU | 3 | College located in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 41% | GPA | 3 | 4.0, in college: Abbr. |
| 40% | MVPS | 4 | Best performing players in different NBA seasons: Abbr. |
| 40% | ASU | 3 | College located in Tempe: Abbr. |
| 40% | SOU | 3 | College in Ashland (abbr.) |
| 40% | YMCAS | 5 | Community centers (features in a "Village People" hit): Abbr. |
| 40% | TOWNEE | 6 | Nonstudent living in a college community: Var. |
| 39% | GRE | 3 | Score in a college application, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 39% | EDT | 3 | Summer clock setting in Maine: Abbr. |
| 39% | AAVE | 4 | Dialect spoken in some Black communities: Abbr. |
| 39% | NCAA | 4 | Athletic organization for colleges in America: Abbr. |
| 39% | NYU | 3 | College with a campus in Manhattan's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 39% | JRS | 3 | Students in their third year of college: Abbr. |
| 39% | GPA | 3 | 3.5 or 4.0, in college: Abbr. |