| Rank | Institution |
| 1 | United States Coast Guard Academy |
| 2 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing |
| 3 | University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee |
| 4 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| 5 | Purdue University-North Central Campus |
| 6 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu |
| 7 | Indiana University-East |
| 8 | Arkansas Tech University |
| 9 | Clayton State University |
| 10 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 11 | Indiana University-Kokomo |
| 12 | University of South Florida-St Petersburg |
| 13 | Adams State University |
| 14 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne |
| 15 | Indiana University-Northwest |
| 16 | Southern University at New Orleans |
| 17 | New College of Florida |
| 18 | Indiana University-South Bend |
| 19 | Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| 20 | Indiana University-Southeast |
| 21 | New Mexico Military Institute |
| 22 | Trinity Baptist College |
| 23 | University of Montevallo |
| 24 | Savannah State University |
| 25 | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| 26 | Life Pacific College |
| 27 | Columbus State University |
| 28 | Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions |
| 29 | University of Maine at Fort Kent |
| 30 | Montana State University-Northern |
| 31 | University of Maine at Machias |
| 32 | University of Baltimore |
| 33 | University of South Alabama |
| 34 | Central Baptist College |
| 35 | New Saint Andrews College |
| 36 | Montana Bible College |
| 37 | Kentucky State University |
| 38 | Boise Bible College |
| 39 | Morehead State University |
| 40 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| 41 | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| 42 | Judson College |
| 43 | Mid-Continent University |
| 44 | Montana Tech of the University of Montana |
| 45 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus |
| 46 | Edward Waters College |
| 47 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| 48 | Dickinson State University |
| 49 | Valley City State University |
| 50 | Brewton-Parker College |