Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney,

The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri.

The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York.