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

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

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

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, or colloquially the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois.

Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.