The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.
McGill University
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.
