The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836

Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.

Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney,