The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.
