Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.