The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, founded in 1856.

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.

Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.