| Rank | Institution |
| 1 | Florida International University |
| 2 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne |
| 3 | Arkansas Tech University |
| 4 | Clayton State University |
| 5 | Indiana University-South Bend |
| 6 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| 9 | Kennesaw State University |
| 10 | Indiana University-Southeast |
| 11 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 12 | University of South Alabama |
| 13 | Columbus State University |
| 14 | United States Coast Guard Academy |
| 15 | University of Central Florida |
| 16 | Purdue University-North Central Campus |
| 17 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus |
| 18 | Post University |
| 19 | University of South Florida-St Petersburg |
| 20 | Morehead State University |
| 21 | Central Connecticut State University |
| 22 | University of Southern Maine |
| 23 | Indiana University-East |
| 24 | Indiana University-Northwest |
| 25 | Adams State University |
| 26 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing |
| 27 | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| 28 | University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee |
| 29 | University of North Florida |
| 30 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 31 | Indiana University-Kokomo |
| 32 | Southern University at New Orleans |
| 33 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu |
| 34 | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| 35 | Savannah State University |
| 36 | University of Michigan-Flint |
| 37 | University of Montevallo |
| 38 | New College of Florida |
| 39 | University of Maine at Fort Kent |
| 40 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| 41 | University of Maine at Machias |
| 42 | University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| 43 | Life Pacific College |
| 44 | Southern New Hampshire University |
| 45 | Trinity Baptist College |
| 46 | Eastern Connecticut State University |
| 47 | Southern Connecticut State University |
| 48 | Nicholls State University |
| 49 | Montana State University-Northern |
| 50 | The University of Montana |