| 100% | GONZAGA | 7 | Spokane school with a strong basketball program |
| 68% | UTEP | 4 | School with a strong Chicano Studies program |
| 49% | PTA | 3 | Organization with a School of Excellence program |
| 49% | AAA | 3 | Org. with a driving school program |
| 41% | LSU | 3 | School with a ''Gumbo'' yearbook |
| 40% | ETON | 4 | School with a royally appointed provost |
| 40% | URI | 3 | School with a Providence campus: Abbr. |
| 40% | ASU | 3 | School with a Phoenix campus (Abbr.) |
| 40% | LSU | 3 | School with a Shreveport campus (Abbr.) |
| 40% | MIT | 3 | School with a sci-fi society |
| 40% | UCLA | 4 | School with a Bruin mascot: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETON | 4 | School with a varied sports programme |
| 40% | ASU | 3 | School with a Tempe campus: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETON | 4 | School with a 15th-century chapel |
| 40% | UCONN | 5 | School with a Hartford campus: Abbr. |
| 40% | ASU | 3 | School with a Tempe campus (Abbr.) |
| 39% | ASU | 3 | School with a Tempe campus, for short |
| 39% | EPOXY | 5 | Glue with a strong bond |
| 39% | SAGE | 4 | Herb with a strong flavor |
| 39% | TANGED | 6 | Imbued with a strong taste |
| 39% | URI | 3 | School with a campus on Narragansett Bay (Abbr.) |
| 39% | GARDENIA | 8 | Houseplant with a strong, sweet scent |
| 39% | NASCAR | 6 | Organization with a strong track record? |
| 39% | SKA | 3 | Jamaican music with a strong offbeat |
| 39% | ANT | 3 | Bug with a strong work ethic |
| 39% | COLLIE | 6 | Dog with a strong herding instinct |
| 39% | RHYTHMIC | 8 | Like music with a strong beat |
| 39% | TUFTS | 5 | Medford school with a Boston campus |
| 39% | GEORGIATECH | 11 | Atlanta school with a Shenzhen campus |
| 38% | MIT | 3 | School with a view of the Charles River: Abbr. |