New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
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.
The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, stablished in 1861.
