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

Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists.

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

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.

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

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