The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.

The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.

The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.