The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.

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.

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

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature.