Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

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