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.

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1876.

The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.

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.

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