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

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

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

The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York.