Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.
