The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.