The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas
The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.
Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.