The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta.

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

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701.

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.

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