The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701.

The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.

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

The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.