The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1876.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
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 California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.
Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, founded in 1883.