| Rank | Institution |
| 1 | University of Central Florida |
| 2 | Florida International University |
| 3 | Kennesaw State University |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| 5 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing |
| 6 | United States Coast Guard Academy |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University |
| 8 | University of South Florida-Main Campus |
| 9 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 10 | The University of Texas-Pan American |
| 11 | Texas State University |
| 12 | Arkansas Tech University |
| 13 | Texas A & M University-College Station |
| 14 | Ohio State University-Main Campus |
| 15 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 16 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| 17 | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| 18 | United States Military Academy |
| 19 | Georgia Southern University |
| 20 | Florida State University |
| 21 | Texas Tech University |
| 22 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne |
| 23 | Southern University at New Orleans |
| 24 | Tarleton State University |
| 25 | University of Florida |
| 26 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 27 | East Carolina University |
| 28 | University of South Alabama |
| 29 | Clayton State University |
| 30 | Marshall University |
| 31 | University of South Dakota |
| 32 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus |
| 33 | University of Utah |
| 34 | University of West Georgia |
| 35 | University of Memphis |
| 36 | Kent State University at Kent |
| 37 | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 38 | New Mexico Military Institute |
| 39 | Dickinson State University |
| 40 | Columbus State University |
| 41 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus |
| 42 | Valdosta State University |
| 43 | Black Hills State University |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| 45 | Midwestern State University |
| 46 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
| 47 | North Carolina A & T State University |
| 48 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University |
| 49 | University of Nevada-Reno |
| 50 | University of Louisiana at Monroe |