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

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.

Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Rutgers University (/ˈrʌtɡərz/; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey

Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.