The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.
McGill University