1. Juilliard School (NY)
2. University of Rochester (Eastman School of Music)(NY)
3. Indiana University–Bloomington
4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5. Curtis Institute of Music (PA)
6. New England Conservatory of Music (MA)
7. University of Cincinnati
University of Southern California
9. Oberlin College Conservatory (OH)
10. Northwestern University (IL)
11. Yale University (CT)
12. Cleveland Institute of Music
13. Florida State University
14. Manhattan School of Music (NY)
15. University of North Texas
16. Johns Hopkins University (Peabody)(MD)
Rice University (TX)
18. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign