The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.