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

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

The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta.

Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.

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