Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
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.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
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.
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.