The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.

Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.

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

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, founded in 1856.

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.

Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948.