During the 2009 - 2010 academic year, the Gardner Institute has accepted 13 four-year and 9 two-year institutions that applied for participation in the Foundations of Excellence® process. The current self-study cohort has been named "National Select Institutions" through a competitive application process.
| Institution |
State |
Augsburg College (CIC) |
Minnesota |
Aurora University (CIC) |
Illinois |
Chadron State College (AASCU) |
Nebraska |
City University of New York, Brooklyn College (AASCU) |
New York |
City University of New York, Medgar Evers College (AASCU) |
New York |
Columbia College (CIC) |
South Carolina |
Endicott College (CIC) |
Massachusetts |
Franklin Pierce College (CIC) |
New Hampshire |
Georgia Southwestern State University (AASCU) |
Georgia |
Illinois State University (AASCU) |
Illinois |
Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (AASCU) |
Indiana |
Indiana Wesleyan University (CIC) |
Indiana |
Kennesaw State University (AASCU) |
Georgia |
Madonna University (CIC) |
Michigan |
Maryville College (CIC) |
Tennessee |
Marywood University (CIC) |
Pennsylvania |
Missouri Western State University (AASCU) |
Missouri |
Nazareth College of Rochester (CIC) |
New York |
Plymouth State University (AASCU) |
New Hampshire |
St. Edward's University (CIC) |
Texas |
State University of New York College at Brockport (AASCU) |
New York |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (AASCU) |
Texas |
University of Charleston (CIC) |
West Virginia |
University of Wisconsin-Parkside (AASCU) |
Wisconsin |
| Institution |
State |
| Arkansas Northeastern College |
Arkansas |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro |
Arkansas |
| Bakersfield College** |
California |
Ball State University |
Indiana |
Berea College |
Kentucky |
| Bethune Cookman University |
Florida |
| Beuna Vista University |
Iowa |
Bridgewater State College |
Massachusetts |
| California Lutheran University |
California |
California State University, Bakersfield** |
California |
| California State University, San Marcos |
California |
| Centenary College New Jersey |
New Jersey |
| Central Maine Community College |
Maine |
Central Michigan University |
Michigan |
| College of Lake County |
Illinois |
| College of the Marshall Islands |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Coppin State University |
Maryland |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas* |
Arkansas |
Davenport University |
Michigan |
| Delta State University |
Mississippi |
| Eastern Wyoming College |
Wyoming |
| El Paso Community College |
Texas |
| Everett Community College |
Washington |
Fairmont State University |
West Virginia |
| Fayetteville State University |
North Carolina |
Florida Southern College |
Florida |
| Framingham State College |
Massachusetts |
| Frank Phillips College |
Texas |
| Gainesville State College |
Georgia |
Gallaudet University |
District of Columbia |
Georgia Southern University |
Georgia |
Georgian Court University |
New Jersey |
| Goshen College |
Indiana |
| Holyoke Community College |
Massachusetts |
Indiana State University |
Indiana |
Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
| Itasca Community College |
Minnesota |
| Lawrence Technological University |
Michigan |
| Leech Lake Tribal College |
Minnesota |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
| Madison Area Technical College |
Wisconsin |
| Marquette University |
Wisconsin |
| McHenry County College |
Illinois |
| Midland Lutheran College |
Nebraska |
| Midwestern State University |
Texas |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College |
Wisconsin |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College |
Minnesota |
| Minnesota State University-Moorhead |
Minnesota |
| Minot State University |
North Dakota |
Missouri Southern State University |
Missouri |
| Morgan State University |
Maryland |
New Mexico State University |
New Mexico |
| Norfolk State University |
Virginia |
| North Carolina Central University |
North Carolina |
| Northeastern Illinois University |
Illinois |
| Northern Illinois University |
Illinois |
| Northwest Indian College |
Washington |
| Northwood University |
Michigan |
| Oakland University |
Michigan |
| Ocean County College |
New Jersey |
Ohio University Athens Campus |
Ohio |
Old Dominion University |
Virginia |
| Owens Community College |
Ohio |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas* |
Arkansas |
| Pulaski Technical College* |
Arkansas |
| Purdue University Calumet |
Indiana |
Reinhardt College |
Georgia |
| Rich Mountain Community College * |
Arkansas |
| Rock Valley College |
Illinois |
| St. Cloud State University |
Minnesota |
| St. Petersburg College |
Florida |
| St. Philip's College |
Texas |
| Salem State College |
Massachusetts |
| Salisbury University |
Maryland |
| Sheridan College |
Wyoming |
| Skyline College |
California |
| Slippery Rock University |
Pennsylvania |
| South Texas College |
Texas |
| Southern Illinois University |
Illinois |
| Southern Oregon University |
Oregon |
| State University of New York, Cortland |
New York |
| State University of New York, Fredonia |
New York |
| Stony Brook Univversity |
New York |
| Suffolk County Community College |
New York |
| Texas A&M International University |
Texas |
Texas A&M University Kingsville |
Texas |
| The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College |
Pennsylvania |
| Tohono O'odham Community College |
Arizona |
| Tompkins - Cortland Community College |
New York |
| University of Akron |
Ohio |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
Arkansas |
| University of Central Arkansas |
Arkansas |
| University of Central Missouri |
Missouri |
| University of Colorado Denver |
Colorado |
| University of South Carolina Upstate |
South Carolina |
| University of South Dakota |
South Dakota |
| University of North Texas |
Texas |
| University of Northern Iowa |
Iowa |
| University of Texas at El Paso |
Texas |
| University of Toledo |
Ohio |
| University of Washington, Tacoma |
Washington |
| University of West Georgia |
Georgia |
| Utah Valley State College |
Utah |
| Valencia Community College |
Florida |
| Washburn University |
Kansas |
| West Virginia University |
West Virginia |
| Western Illinois University |
Illinois |
| Western New Mexico University |
New Mexico |
| Wichita State University |
Kansas |
| Wilbur Wright College (City Colleges of Chicago) |
Illinois |
| Winston-Salem State University |
North Carolina |
| Wright State University |
Ohio |
| Zane State College |
Ohio |