The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.

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

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.

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

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.

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.