2005 Winners Ranked Within the South Atlantic Region
| Rank In This Category | Employer | National Rank | Region |
| 1 | University of Miami Coral Gables, Fla. | 2 | South Atlantic |
| 2 | The Mitre Corp. McLean, Va. | 10 | South Atlantic |
| 3 | Philip Morris USA Inc. Richmond, Va. | 14 | South Atlantic |
| 4 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Miami | 16 | South Atlantic |
| 5 | Assurant Solutions Atlanta | 19 | South Atlantic |
| 6 | United Parcel Service Inc. Atlanta | 22 | South Atlantic |
| 7 | SAS Institute Inc. Cary, N.C. | 24 | South Atlantic |
| 8 | Aflac Inc. Columbus, Ga. | 26 | South Atlantic |
| 9 | Marriott International Inc. Washington | 27 | South Atlantic |
| 10 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. McLean, Va. | 36 | South Atlantic |
| 11 | Nextel Communications Inc. Reston, Va. | 41 | South Atlantic |
| 12 | BellSouth Corp. Atlanta | 43 | South Atlantic |
| 13 | Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, Fla. | 56 | South Atlantic |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County Miami | 60 | South Atlantic |
| 15 | U.S. Postal Service Washington | 65 | South Atlantic |
| 16 | EarthLink Inc. Atlanta | 66 | South Atlantic |
| 17 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Arlington, Va. | 78 | South Atlantic |
| 18 | NASD Rockville, Md. | 85 | South Atlantic |
| 19 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. Winston-Salem, N.C. | 91 | South Atlantic |
| 20 | Hogan & Hartson LLP Washington | 94 | South Atlantic |
| 21 | Nemours Jacksonville, Fla. | 98 | South Atlantic |
| 22 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. Lawrenceville, Ga. | 99 | South Atlantic |
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||