The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus (Danforth) mostly split between St. Louis County and Clayton, Missouri
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1876.