Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.
Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.