When you decide to major in English, you’re probably aware that you’re also signing up to be the butt of every job market-related joke your extended family can think to make.
But the joke’s on them: English graduates are prized in plenty of industries, particularly in positions that deal a lot with communication. In his Forbes article on the subject, Jeffrey Dorfman is one of many suggesting that conventional wisdom may be wrong about English majors, whose lifetime earnings are much higher than what’s been typically assumed.
Even so, the school you attend can have an enormous effect on these earnings. When deciding which university to attend, it’s helpful to have some understanding of how graduates from that school made out in the real world.
We at Zippia wondered which public colleges in particular were the best for attending English majors. To that end, we compared 466 public schools across the U.S. and ranked them according to several factors in order to determine which were the best of the best.
The full list can be found below, but first, here’s a quick Top Ten:
- CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
- University of California-Berkeley
- CUNY City College
- California State University-Long Beach
- University of California-Los Angeles
- San Diego State University
- University of Utah
- California State University-Fullerton
- San Jose State University
- CUNY Queens College
It seems to be looking pretty good right now for English majors in New York or California — and for at least a few folks in Salt Lake City, UT, as well. Go Utes.
Keep reading for our detailed breakdown of the top ten schools for English majors.
How We Determined the Best Public Colleges for English Majors
English is, at its core, the study of theory and reason. When it comes to identifying the best English schools we wanted to approach the ranking like English major would, by looking at data on how schools perform and comparing them to one another.
What better way to optimize your choice?
With that mind, we looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what English departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Career Results
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
- English Emphasis
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are English Majors (larger the better)
- School Performance
- Admissions Rate (more selective the better)
- Graduation Rate
- Average Cost Of Attendance (lower is better)
- Average amount of debt
- It’s hard to argue with a selective school that features English and produces strong earning potential for your career.
After we had this data, we looked at the 466 institutions of higher learning in the United States. We then ranked each of these schools for each of the criteria above with 1 being the best in any given criteria.
Next, we averaged the ranks for each school to create an “English Quality Index”. The school with the best score on the “English Quality Index”, CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best Public College For English’ in the United States.
1. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
Annual Cost: $15,112.00
Percent English: 1.33%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $59,200.00
Median Debt: $10,000.00
Martin Shkreli — the noted young pharmaceuticals CEO and real-life 1980’s movie villain — is an alumni of Baruch College, but don’t hold that against them.
Author and noted muckraker Upton Sinclair also graduated from here, and the college’s 17-floor Newman Vertical Campus has been highly awarded by the American Institute of Architects.
2. University of California-Berkeley
Annual Cost: $32,715.00
Percent English: 5.16%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $78,600.00
Median Debt: $14,480.00
UC Berkeley is nationally renowned school for its program and accomplished alumni, as well as for the scientific accomplishments of its students and faculty. Dozens of major discoveries were made either at Berkeley or through the efforts of Berkeley alumni, including everything from wetsuits and polygraph machines to the atomic bomb and the concept of dark energy.
When the Earth inevitably collapses into a giant fireball through the accidental efforts of a rogue young scientist, this is almost certainly going to be the epicenter of the blast.
3. CUNY City College
Annual Cost: $14,041.00
Percent English: 6.37%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $49,100.00
Median Debt: $10,000.00
The first free public university in the U.S., City College of NY has more Nobel Prize-winning alumni than any other public university in the U.S.
Most of its older historic buildings are also covered in terrifying stone grotesques that all look like they’re about to suddenly come alive, and all the Nobel prizes in the world couldn’t make me look at any more pictures of them.
4. California State University-Long Beach
Annual Cost: $18,085.00
Percent English: 8.89%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $50,200.00
Median Debt: $14,494.00
Long Beach State University is notable for plenty of reasons — the college’s sustainable development push is doing pretty well, and its alumni includes folks like Steve Martin and Steven Spielberg, who are some of the world’s better Stevens.
Most notable, however, is the gigantic blue Pyramid of Sports the campus built in the ‘90s rather than a more run-of-the-mill convention center, which is pretty neat.
5. University of California-Los Angeles
Annual Cost: $31,474.00
Percent English: 4.97%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $70,200.00
Median Debt: $15,200.00
Well-known for its beautiful campus, amongst other achievements, UCLA has frequently been used by television and film directors as a prime shooting location.
UCLA is also home to an area of campus referred to as the “Sunken Garden,” whose phenomenally cool video game-esque name led me on a mildly disappointing — although admittedly very pretty — Google Image search.
6. San Diego State University
Annual Cost: $20,252.00
Percent English: 6.88%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $52,600.00
Median Debt: $14,495.00
While known for being a bit on the crowded side, San Diego State has a great reputation as a “Research University,” and its campus’ Student Union has achieved LEED Double Platinum status for its energy efficiency.
It’s also yet another of this article’s additions to my internal list of Schools With Buildings That Look Like a Super-Villain Designed Them, thanks to its appropriately titled Infodome.
7. University of Utah
Annual Cost: $19,048.00
Percent English: 2.93%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $58,600.00
Median Debt: $12,839.00
Another university with a strong research focus, the University of Utah is well-known for its efforts in sustainable and energy-efficient design. A full 31% of its power comes from wind and solar energy sources, while the other 69% comes from a thirty foot tall hamster wheel in the center of campus that members of the school athletics teams take turns running around inside of.
8. California State University-Fullerton
Annual Cost: $16,663.00
Percent English: 2.60%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $49,700.00
Median Debt: $12,900.50
Cal State Fullerton is known for its diverse student body and its botanical accomplishments, particularly its campus arboretum. Its alumni include Olympian athletes, renowned authors and scientists, and, of course, Kevin Costner.
The campus is built on the site of former citrus groves, and the ghosts of a million dead oranges haunt classrooms to this very day. As a result of their undead wrath, every table top at CSUF is just a little bit sticky at all times.
9. San Jose State University
Annual Cost: $21,160.00
Percent English: 4.81%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $60,300.00
Median Debt: $14,000.00
San Jose State is a huge school with high-ranking academic programs. It has some of the highest foreign student enrollment and one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation.
More students from San Jose State find their way into Silicon Valley firms than any other school, particularly Apple, Inc., so you’ve probably got SJSU grads to blame for that new software update you’ve been avoiding downloading for the last two months.
10. CUNY Queens College
Annual Cost: $13,676.00
Percent English: 4.67%
Median Earnings 10 Years: $51,500.00
Median Debt: $9,054.00
Located in Queens, NY — the most diverse county in the U.S. — CUNY Queens College is a school built on integration and celebrating diversity. Its students have historically been involved in the Civil Rights movement, and the school itself is home to Queens College Civil Rights Archive.
Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Simon, and Ron Jeremy all attended Queens College, and whichever one of those is most impressive to you tells a lot about who you are as a person.
Putting It All Together
For more information about English Literature and Language majors be sure to check out our page for English majors, where you can find everything from skills and interview tips to job postings, alongside our detailed career map.
That’s it! Below you’ll find the full list of the top U.S. Public Colleges for English Majors. Enjoy!
Detailed Ranking of the Best Public Colleges for English Majors
| Rank | Institute Name | Median Earnings 10 Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | $59,200.00 |
| 2 | University of California-Berkeley | $78,600.00 |
| 3 | CUNY City College | $49,100.00 |
| 4 | California State University-Long Beach | $50,200.00 |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | $70,200.00 |
| 6 | San Diego State University | $52,600.00 |
| 7 | University of Utah | $58,600.00 |
| 8 | California State University-Fullerton | $49,700.00 |
| 9 | San Jose State University | $60,300.00 |
| 10 | CUNY Queens College | $51,500.00 |
| 11 | CUNY Hunter College | $48,300.00 |
| 12 | University of Florida | $59,900.00 |
| 13 | SUNY at Binghamton | $65,100.00 |
| 14 | George Mason University | $61,700.00 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $62,400.00 |
| 16 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | $61,300.00 |
| 17 | Florida International University | $49,800.00 |
| 18 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | $51,900.00 |
| 19 | University of California-Davis | $66,200.00 |
| 20 | California State University-Northridge | $47,500.00 |
| 21 | CUNY Brooklyn College | $49,900.00 |
| 22 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $74,400.00 |
| 23 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $54,700.00 |
| 24 | California State University-Los Angeles | $46,800.00 |
| 25 | California State University-Bakersfield | $48,100.00 |
| 26 | Stony Brook University | $59,500.00 |
| 27 | University of California-Santa Barbara | $58,900.00 |
| 28 | SUNY College at Old Westbury | $47,300.00 |
| 29 | University of California-Irvine | $61,800.00 |
| 30 | California State University-Fresno | $47,200.00 |
| 31 | College of William and Mary | $70,200.00 |
| 32 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | $46,200.00 |
| 33 | SUNY at Albany | $56,700.00 |
| 34 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $51,000.00 |
| 35 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $54,300.00 |
| 36 | New Jersey City University | $44,900.00 |
| 37 | University of Maryland-College Park | $66,600.00 |
| 38 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $41,800.00 |
| 39 | University of Georgia | $54,000.00 |
| 40 | University of North Florida | $46,200.00 |
| 41 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $66,000.00 |
| 42 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $72,000.00 |
| 43 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | $49,400.00 |
| 44 | California State University-Chico | $50,500.00 |
| 45 | Florida Atlantic University | $46,900.00 |
| 46 | California State University-San Marcos | $49,200.00 |
| 47 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $46,500.00 |
| 48 | The University of Texas at Austin | $65,400.00 |
| 49 | University of North Texas | $45,900.00 |
| 50 | San Francisco State University | $51,500.00 |
| 51 | California State University-San Bernardino | $46,500.00 |
| 52 | University of Colorado Denver | $93,200.00 |
| 53 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $54,000.00 |
| 54 | University of Arkansas | $49,200.00 |
| 54 | Worcester State University | $46,500.00 |
| 56 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | $57,500.00 |
| 57 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $47,700.00 |
| 58 | Texas A & M International University | $44,700.00 |
| 59 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $41,900.00 |
| 60 | Florida State University | $50,200.00 |
| 61 | Rutgers University-Camden | $62,000.00 |
| 62 | Montana Tech of the University of Montana | $51,600.00 |
| 63 | SUNY College at Geneseo | $51,300.00 |
| 64 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $61,700.00 |
| 66 | University of Central Florida | $48,900.00 |
| 66 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $58,100.00 |
| 66 | University at Buffalo | $57,300.00 |
| 68 | University of New Orleans | $42,100.00 |
| 69 | University of Connecticut | $59,700.00 |
| 70 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | $44,000.00 |
| 71 | The University of Texas at Tyler | $48,700.00 |
| 72 | Sul Ross State University | $40,500.00 |
| 73 | University of Mississippi | $52,700.00 |
| 73 | Rutgers University-Newark | $62,000.00 |
| 75 | James Madison University | $60,500.00 |
| 76 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | $45,800.00 |
| 77 | University of Nevada-Reno | $52,200.00 |
| 78 | University of California-San Diego | $69,700.00 |
| 79 | California State University-East Bay | $54,800.00 |
| 80 | University of Arizona | $53,100.00 |
| 81 | University of Mary Washington | $54,400.00 |
| 82 | Texas A & M University-College Station | $62,800.00 |
| 83 | Texas State University | $47,800.00 |
| 84 | University of Colorado Boulder | $55,600.00 |
| 85 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | $55,200.00 |
| 86 | Texas Tech University | $54,500.00 |
| 87 | California State University-Stanislaus | $45,100.00 |
| 88 | University of Houston | $55,900.00 |
| 89 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | $39,700.00 |
| 89 | Towson University | $52,900.00 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech University | $47,900.00 |
| 92 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $44,600.00 |
| 93 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $54,800.00 |
| 94 | Montclair State University | $50,800.00 |
| 95 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | $55,000.00 |
| 96 | Tarleton State University | $44,900.00 |
| 97 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $62,000.00 |
| 98 | Purdue University-North Central Campus | $39,300.00 |
| 99 | California State University-Sacramento | $50,300.00 |
| 100 | University of Kentucky | $48,600.00 |
| 101 | The College of New Jersey | $61,000.00 |
| 101 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $52,200.00 |
| 103 | Sonoma State University | $49,900.00 |
| 104 | The University of West Florida | $40,000.00 |
| 105 | Kennesaw State University | $44,600.00 |
| 106 | University of California-Riverside | $52,600.00 |
| 107 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $44,000.00 |
| 108 | Miami University-Oxford | $53,000.00 |
| 109 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | $33,700.00 |
| 110 | University of Baltimore | $61,900.00 |
| 111 | Portland State University | $48,100.00 |
| 112 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | $48,400.00 |
| 113 | CUNY Lehman College | $45,000.00 |
| 114 | Clemson University | $55,400.00 |
| 114 | SUNY Empire State College | $44,000.00 |
| 116 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $38,900.00 |
| 117 | Oakland University | $46,600.00 |
| 118 | McNeese State University | $43,000.00 |
| 119 | University of Wyoming | $50,800.00 |
| 120 | Arizona State University-Tempe | $52,400.00 |
| 121 | Armstrong Atlantic State University | $41,600.00 |
| 122 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | $48,600.00 |
| 123 | Northern Kentucky University | $38,700.00 |
| 123 | University of Delaware | $59,000.00 |
| 125 | The University of Texas at Arlington | $50,900.00 |
| 126 | University of Iowa | $58,800.00 |
| 127 | Central Connecticut State University | $46,400.00 |
| 128 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $47,200.00 |
| 129 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | $48,800.00 |
| 130 | Mississippi University for Women | $38,900.00 |
| 131 | Salisbury University | $49,600.00 |
| 132 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | $46,700.00 |
| 133 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $43,200.00 |
| 134 | Framingham State University | $46,400.00 |
| 135 | Old Dominion University | $47,700.00 |
| 136 | West Virginia University | $50,400.00 |
| 137 | Columbus State University | $39,300.00 |
| 138 | Rowan University | $50,500.00 |
| 139 | Western Connecticut State University | $46,800.00 |
| 140 | Truman State University | $47,400.00 |
| 141 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $64,300.00 |
| 142 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | $41,000.00 |
| 143 | Western Washington University | $46,100.00 |
| 144 | SUNY College at Brockport | $43,200.00 |
| 145 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $43,500.00 |
| 146 | Rhode Island College | $40,600.00 |
| 147 | Minot State University | $40,600.00 |
| 148 | St Mary’s College of Maryland | $53,200.00 |
| 149 | Utah State University | $47,800.00 |
| 150 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | $52,700.00 |
| 151 | Virginia Military Institute | $60,000.00 |
| 152 | The University of Virginia’s College at Wise | $42,400.00 |
| 153 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $47,400.00 |
| 154 | Fitchburg State University | $45,700.00 |
| 155 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | $53,000.00 |
| 156 | Kean University | $47,600.00 |
| 157 | University of Louisville | $43,700.00 |
| 158 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $48,100.00 |
| 159 | Dickinson State University | $42,200.00 |
| 159 | University of Northern Colorado | $43,700.00 |
| 161 | Marshall University | $39,400.00 |
| 161 | Georgia State University | $45,900.00 |
| 163 | Coppin State University | $39,500.00 |
| 164 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $65,600.00 |
| 165 | University of Central Arkansas | $41,300.00 |
| 166 | Colorado State University-Pueblo | $39,900.00 |
| 166 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $49,800.00 |
| 168 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | $49,000.00 |
| 169 | Midwestern State University | $41,900.00 |
| 170 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $40,600.00 |
| 171 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | $50,700.00 |
| 171 | East Central University | $38,800.00 |
| 173 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | $58,000.00 |
| 174 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | $59,900.00 |
| 175 | Shepherd University | $40,400.00 |
| 176 | Texas Woman’s University | $48,200.00 |
| 176 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | $54,200.00 |
| 178 | Southern Utah University | $41,100.00 |
| 179 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $45,600.00 |
| 180 | Metropolitan State University | $47,400.00 |
| 181 | Clayton State University | $42,000.00 |
| 182 | Sam Houston State University | $45,400.00 |
| 183 | Colorado Mesa University | $39,000.00 |
| 184 | Southern Connecticut State University | $44,900.00 |
| 185 | University of South Carolina-Aiken | $40,800.00 |
| 186 | SUNY at Purchase College | $39,400.00 |
| 187 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $67,500.00 |
| 187 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | $53,500.00 |
| 189 | CUNY York College | $40,200.00 |
| 190 | Christopher Newport University | $44,900.00 |
| 191 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $49,800.00 |
| 191 | University of Kansas | $51,300.00 |
| 193 | Buffalo State SUNY | $40,600.00 |
| 194 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $38,200.00 |
| 195 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | $53,500.00 |
| 196 | University of Oregon | $46,800.00 |
| 197 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | $38,500.00 |
| 198 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | $49,800.00 |
| 199 | West Virginia State University | $32,700.00 |
| 200 | Washington State University | $52,200.00 |
| 201 | West Texas A & M University | $44,400.00 |
| 202 | Western Carolina University | $39,400.00 |
| 202 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $46,300.00 |
| 204 | Adams State University | $36,900.00 |
| 205 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | $61,300.00 |
| 206 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $46,500.00 |
| 207 | Northeastern Illinois University | $39,300.00 |
| 208 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | $46,500.00 |
| 209 | Purdue University-Calumet Campus | $42,400.00 |
| 209 | Emporia State University | $38,300.00 |
| 211 | Boise State University | $40,800.00 |
| 212 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington Scranton | $53,500.00 |
| 213 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York | $53,500.00 |
| 214 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | $43,000.00 |
| 215 | Radford University | $46,900.00 |
| 215 | Purdue University-Main Campus | $59,600.00 |
| 217 | Temple University | $51,900.00 |
| 218 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $44,900.00 |
| 219 | University of Minnesota-Morris | $42,900.00 |
| 220 | Bowie State University | $50,900.00 |
| 221 | University of Central Oklahoma | $44,100.00 |
| 222 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $54,700.00 |
| 223 | Northeastern State University | $38,600.00 |
| 224 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | $40,500.00 |
| 225 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | $47,000.00 |
| 227 | Lamar University | $45,400.00 |
| 227 | Northern Michigan University | $38,400.00 |
| 227 | Montana State University | $44,800.00 |
| 229 | Eastern Oregon University | $40,200.00 |
| 230 | University of West Georgia | $39,400.00 |
| 230 | Pittsburg State University | $42,800.00 |
| 232 | University of North Dakota | $56,500.00 |
| 233 | University of Idaho | $45,600.00 |
| 234 | Illinois State University | $49,200.00 |
| 234 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | $46,000.00 |
| 236 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $42,200.00 |
| 237 | Oregon State University | $51,200.00 |
| 238 | Wichita State University | $43,200.00 |
| 239 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | $55,200.00 |
| 240 | College of Staten Island CUNY | $46,200.00 |
| 241 | Wayne State University | $50,200.00 |
| 241 | Michigan State University | $58,100.00 |
| 243 | Indiana University-Kokomo | $36,500.00 |
| 244 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | $52,300.00 |
| 245 | University of California-Santa Cruz | $50,100.00 |
| 245 | Glenville State College | $35,100.00 |
| 247 | Indiana University-Southeast | $36,400.00 |
| 247 | The University of Alabama | $49,100.00 |
| 250 | University of Vermont | $50,000.00 |
| 250 | Georgia College and State University | $41,600.00 |
| 250 | The University of Montana | $39,900.00 |
| 252 | Angelo State University | $43,000.00 |
| 253 | University of Maine at Fort Kent | $34,800.00 |
| 254 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | $47,800.00 |
| 255 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | $55,200.00 |
| 255 | Concord University | $36,000.00 |
| 257 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | $53,500.00 |
| 258 | Indiana University-East | $32,300.00 |
| 259 | Appalachian State University | $40,300.00 |
| 259 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $63,700.00 |
| 261 | Nicholls State University | $40,800.00 |
| 262 | University of South Carolina-Beaufort | $34,300.00 |
| 263 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | $38,700.00 |
| 265 | Elizabeth City State University | $32,600.00 |
| 265 | College of Charleston | $44,700.00 |
| 265 | Southern Oregon University | $41,000.00 |
| 267 | Northern Illinois University | $47,700.00 |
| 268 | SUNY Oneonta | $44,400.00 |
| 269 | Indiana University-Bloomington | $53,400.00 |
| 270 | Murray State University | $39,100.00 |
| 271 | SUNY College at Cortland | $46,900.00 |
| 272 | University of Michigan-Flint | $44,200.00 |
| 272 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $37,900.00 |
| 274 | The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | $48,000.00 |
| 275 | Mississippi State University | $46,300.00 |
| 276 | Frostburg State University | $46,100.00 |
| 277 | Kentucky State University | $29,200.00 |
| 278 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | $53,500.00 |
| 279 | Eastern Washington University | $44,000.00 |
| 279 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | $44,700.00 |
| 281 | Bridgewater State University | $43,100.00 |
| 282 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $47,200.00 |
| 282 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria | $34,400.00 |
| 284 | SUNY College at Oswego | $43,200.00 |
| 285 | Middle Tennessee State University | $40,400.00 |
| 286 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | $45,700.00 |
| 287 | University of Houston-Downtown | $46,500.00 |
| 288 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | $52,300.00 |
| 289 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | $53,500.00 |
| 290 | Westfield State University | $45,100.00 |
| 291 | Central Washington University | $47,500.00 |
| 292 | University of Maine at Machias | $28,800.00 |
| 293 | University of Rhode Island | $53,200.00 |
| 294 | Fort Lewis College | $38,300.00 |
| 295 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | $44,100.00 |
| 296 | Mississippi Valley State University | $25,900.00 |
| 297 | Western State Colorado University | $40,000.00 |
| 298 | Stephen F Austin State University | $43,300.00 |
| 299 | Indiana University-South Bend | $35,600.00 |
| 299 | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin | $47,000.00 |
| 301 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | $53,700.00 |
| 302 | Georgia Southern University | $43,100.00 |
| 303 | Iowa State University | $52,500.00 |
| 304 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | $49,400.00 |
| 305 | The University of Texas-Pan American | $43,000.00 |
| 306 | University of North Alabama | $39,500.00 |
| 307 | University of Southern Mississippi | $41,100.00 |
| 308 | The University of Texas at El Paso | $42,700.00 |
| 309 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $37,600.00 |
| 310 | Cleveland State University | $43,400.00 |
| 311 | Valdosta State University | $40,300.00 |
| 312 | Fairmont State University | $37,700.00 |
| 313 | Henderson State University | $38,300.00 |
| 313 | Lander University | $36,200.00 |
| 315 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | $39,300.00 |
| 316 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | $53,500.00 |
| 317 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | $53,500.00 |
| 318 | Humboldt State University | $39,500.00 |
| 320 | Eastern Kentucky University | $36,400.00 |
| 320 | Arkansas Tech University | $38,200.00 |
| 320 | Tennessee Technological University | $42,700.00 |
| 322 | University of South Dakota | $44,400.00 |
| 323 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | $47,900.00 |
| 324 | Black Hills State University | $37,800.00 |
| 325 | University of South Alabama | $45,200.00 |
| 325 | University of Northern Iowa | $45,600.00 |
| 327 | Auburn University | $52,100.00 |
| 328 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $43,200.00 |
| 329 | Missouri State University-Springfield | $41,500.00 |
| 329 | Gordon State College | $33,200.00 |
| 331 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $30,700.00 |
| 332 | Troy University | $39,500.00 |
| 333 | SUNY at Fredonia | $42,300.00 |
| 334 | Southern University at New Orleans | $30,900.00 |
| 334 | University of Memphis | $41,600.00 |
| 336 | Winona State University | $45,400.00 |
| 337 | Salem State University | $42,500.00 |
| 338 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $48,300.00 |
| 339 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | $42,900.00 |
| 340 | Bemidji State University | $39,600.00 |
| 341 | Grand Valley State University | $42,500.00 |
| 342 | Fort Hays State University | $39,700.00 |
| 343 | Auburn University at Montgomery | $36,700.00 |
| 344 | Ohio University-Main Campus | $43,900.00 |
| 345 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | $53,500.00 |
| 346 | South Dakota State University | $46,100.00 |
| 347 | Fayetteville State University | $33,200.00 |
| 348 | Austin Peay State University | $37,600.00 |
| 349 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | $47,000.00 |
| 350 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $39,200.00 |
| 351 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $41,900.00 |
| 352 | Central State University | $27,100.00 |
| 353 | Northwest Missouri State University | $43,400.00 |
| 354 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $55,100.00 |
| 355 | Texas A & M University-Kingsville | $44,300.00 |
| 356 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $40,600.00 |
| 357 | University of Missouri-St Louis | $44,400.00 |
| 358 | Missouri Southern State University | $35,700.00 |
| 358 | Indiana University-Northwest | $39,200.00 |
| 360 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | $53,500.00 |
| 361 | Valley City State University | $40,000.00 |
| 362 | Michigan Technological University | $61,500.00 |
| 362 | Prairie View A & M University | $37,200.00 |
| 364 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | $38,100.00 |
| 365 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $44,600.00 |
| 366 | Delaware State University | $36,100.00 |
| 367 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $35,700.00 |
| 368 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | $41,500.00 |
| 369 | Chicago State University | $36,700.00 |
| 370 | East Carolina University | $43,900.00 |
| 371 | University of Toledo | $45,900.00 |
| 372 | Lewis-Clark State College | $35,600.00 |
| 373 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | $43,600.00 |
| 374 | West Liberty University | $36,500.00 |
| 375 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $44,300.00 |
| 376 | Montana State University-Northern | $39,100.00 |
| 377 | SUNY College at Potsdam | $39,500.00 |
| 378 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | $33,100.00 |
| 379 | Western Illinois University | $44,700.00 |
| 380 | Kansas State University | $48,600.00 |
| 381 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | $42,700.00 |
| 382 | Alabama State University | $30,700.00 |
| 383 | East Tennessee State University | $38,900.00 |
| 384 | University of Central Missouri | $40,300.00 |
| 385 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne | $38,800.00 |
| 386 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus | $36,400.00 |
| 387 | Eastern Michigan University | $40,300.00 |
| 388 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | $40,600.00 |
| 389 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $42,100.00 |
| 390 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $41,100.00 |
| 391 | University of Southern Indiana | $38,100.00 |
| 392 | Western Kentucky University | $37,500.00 |
| 393 | Georgia Southwestern State University | $39,200.00 |
| 394 | Dakota State University | $41,900.00 |
| 395 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | $45,600.00 |
| 395 | University of Montevallo | $36,300.00 |
| 397 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | $53,500.00 |
| 398 | Northern Arizona University | $43,200.00 |
| 399 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $43,200.00 |
| 400 | Morehead State University | $34,300.00 |
| 401 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | $55,200.00 |
| 402 | Saginaw Valley State University | $41,300.00 |
| 403 | University of Maine | $43,800.00 |
| 404 | North Carolina Central University | $34,400.00 |
| 405 | Ball State University | $41,700.00 |
| 406 | Southwest Minnesota State University | $38,100.00 |
| 407 | Francis Marion University | $36,200.00 |
| 407 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | $50,600.00 |
| 409 | Indiana State University | $38,600.00 |
| 410 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | $39,500.00 |
| 411 | Kent State University at Kent | $40,000.00 |
| 412 | Coastal Carolina University | $39,600.00 |
| 413 | Southeast Missouri State University | $40,700.00 |
| 414 | Eastern Illinois University | $44,400.00 |
| 415 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | $45,900.00 |
| 416 | Longwood University | $43,400.00 |
| 417 | Ferris State University | $44,400.00 |
| 418 | Northern State University | $36,000.00 |
| 419 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly | $53,500.00 |
| 420 | Central Michigan University | $44,100.00 |
| 421 | University of Southern Maine | $40,200.00 |
| 422 | Albany State University | $35,200.00 |
| 423 | Lincoln University of Pennsylvania | $35,500.00 |
| 424 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | $40,500.00 |
| 425 | Saint Cloud State University | $44,600.00 |
| 426 | Savannah State University | $34,900.00 |
| 427 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $37,400.00 |
| 428 | Western Michigan University | $47,100.00 |
| 429 | Fort Valley State University | $31,900.00 |
| 430 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture | $24,300.00 |
| 431 | University of Maine at Farmington | $34,400.00 |
| 432 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | $38,900.00 |
| 433 | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania | $39,700.00 |
| 434 | Winthrop University | $38,500.00 |
| 435 | University of Akron Main Campus | $38,800.00 |
| 435 | Delta State University | $37,400.00 |
| 437 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $44,700.00 |
| 438 | Morgan State University | $42,500.00 |
| 439 | Winston-Salem State University | $36,900.00 |
| 440 | Minnesota State University-Moorhead | $40,400.00 |
| 441 | Keene State College | $42,300.00 |
| 442 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | $33,800.00 |
| 443 | Texas Southern University | $37,200.00 |
| 444 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | $38,700.00 |
| 445 | Western Oregon University | $40,700.00 |
| 446 | University of West Alabama | $36,600.00 |
| 447 | Plymouth State University | $40,500.00 |
| 448 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | $39,100.00 |
| 449 | Lock Haven University | $40,500.00 |
| 450 | Jacksonville State University | $36,600.00 |
| 451 | Southern University and A & M College | $36,200.00 |
| 452 | Jackson State University | $33,000.00 |
| 453 | North Carolina A & T State University | $38,800.00 |
| 454 | Lake Superior State University | $38,800.00 |
| 455 | Grambling State University | $32,900.00 |
| 456 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | $40,800.00 |
| 457 | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | $36,700.00 |
| 458 | Johnson State College | $34,700.00 |
| 459 | Lyndon State College | $35,600.00 |
| 460 | Castleton State College | $37,600.00 |
| 461 | Norfolk State University | $37,000.00 |
| 462 | California University of Pennsylvania | $40,500.00 |
| 463 | Virginia State University | $37,500.00 |
| 464 | Alcorn State University | $34,100.00 |
| 465 | South Carolina State University | $34,000.00 |
| 466 | Alabama A & M University | $35,300.00 |