Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/; DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock.

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

Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists.

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus (Danforth) mostly split between St. Louis County and Clayton, Missouri

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature.

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.