The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, founded in 1856.

Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.

The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.

Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/; DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock.