| 100% | SAO | 3 | University of ___ Paulo (school with almost 100,000 students) |
| 50% | SAO | 3 | University of ___ Paulo (Brazilian school) |
| 45% | DEAN | 4 | University staffer with a "list" of top students |
| 41% | BIGWEST | 7 | Conference with five University of California schools |
| 40% | SAO | 3 | University of ___ Paulo |
| 38% | GATOR | 5 | University of Florida student |
| 38% | GOLDENGOPHER | 12 | University of Minnesota student |
| 37% | NYU | 3 | Manhattan school with over 50,000 enrolled students: Abbr. |
| 37% | SAO | 3 | Brazil's University of ___ Paulo |
| 37% | WHARTON | 7 | University of Pennsylvania business school |
| 37% | DANE | 4 | University of Copenhagen student, typically |
| 37% | IRAQI | 5 | University of Baghdad student, typically |
| 37% | VOLUNTEERS | 10 | University of Tennessee team whose football stadium has a capacity of over 100,000 |
| 37% | WOLVERINES | 10 | University of Michigan team whose football stadium has a capacity of over 100,000 |
| 36% | ETON | 4 | School with "societies" instead of "organisations" |
| 35% | ERICCARTMAN | 11 | One of the central "South Park," figures, the elementary school student who lives with his single mother: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CROAT | 5 | Many a University of Zagreb student |
| 35% | LIBYAN | 6 | Many a University of Tripoli student |
| 35% | BRIT | 4 | Many a University of London student |
| 35% | MIT | 3 | School with a view of the Charles River: Abbr. |
| 34% | WAHOO | 5 | Colloquialism for a University of Virginia student |
| 34% | COLLEGE | 7 | School of higher learning, university |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | School of Buddhism with koans |
| 34% | LEI | 3 | Graduation wear for a University of Hawaii student |
| 34% | MATHLETES | 9 | Students with a lot of problems? |
| 34% | ENGLISH | 7 | School subject with lots of reading |
| 33% | YALE | 4 | Ivy League school with its own shade of blue |
| 33% | DECLARE | 7 | University students do this with a major |
| 33% | ELON | 4 | University with a law school at Greensboro |
| 33% | HONOR | 5 | With 43-Down, list of superb students |