The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, stablished in 1861.
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.
The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.
