| 100% | UAL | 3 | Large UK school with six constituent colleges that specialize in painting, design, fashion and performing, for short |
| 26% | CIA | 3 | School with Baking and Pastry Arts degrees, for short |
| 26% | SUNY | 4 | College consortium with campuses in Buffalo and Binghamton, for short |
| 24% | RISD | 4 | Arts college that offers a dual degree with Brown University, for short |
| 24% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Fashion magazine for women that has been in publication since 1886, and is often referred to by its shorter name |
| 22% | TATS | 4 | Designs made with needles and ink, for short |
| 22% | AST | 3 | Zone that clocks in Antigua and Barbuda are permanently aligned to, for short |
| 22% | ECON | 4 | A subject in college that deals with things like demand and finances: Abbr |
| 21% | SCI | 3 | School subject that includes Biology and Chemistry, for short |
| 21% | KSU | 3 | School with an Olathe campus, for short |
| 21% | ASU | 3 | School with a Tempe campus, for short |
| 21% | SACHA | 5 | ___ Jafri, British artist who created the world's largest canvas painting that was sold for $62 million in 2021 |
| 21% | LILT | 4 | Coca-Cola brand sold in the UK that "contains real pineapple and grapefruit juice for a totally tropical taste" |
| 21% | PAVLOV | 6 | Ivan ___, figure studied in Psychology who is known for his experiments with dogs and is an unexpected memory from school |
| 21% | SCI | 3 | School subject with physics, chemistry, and biology, for short |
| 21% | ECON | 4 | Subject that deals with supply and demand, for short |
| 21% | OBS | 3 | Doctors who specialize in childbirth, for short |
| 21% | SHAQ | 4 | Hoopster with six rap albums, for short |
| 21% | ECON | 4 | A subject or class in college that deals with goods and services |
| 21% | AMY | 3 | I shared my name with the character I played in "Her" and I've been nominated for the Oscars six times |
| 21% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 20% | UNC | 3 | School with branches in Asheville and Charlotte, among others: Abbr. |
| 20% | ETS | 3 | Those arriving in Arrival, for short |
| 20% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 20% | ART | 3 | School subject that involves paints and drawing |
| 20% | LOUISVUITTON | 12 | Fashion house that collaborated with the Final Fantasy XIII video game franchise in 2016 to create a new look for the heroine Lightning (2 wds.) |
| 20% | DONOVAN | 7 | With 40-Across, 30-Across/48-Across running back who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship |
| 20% | INSTS | 5 | Schools and facilities, for short |
| 20% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | French fashion designer and namesake of the brand that was founded in 1909 and is known for its perfume No. 5: 2 wds. |
| 20% | TRIG | 4 | High school math class with sines and tangents, for short |