William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.

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

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, founded in 1855.

The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.

The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.