University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
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
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1876.
