The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, or colloquially the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois.