The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, stablished in 1861.

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.

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

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

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