The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

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

University of Toronto

The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri.