The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus (Danforth) mostly split between St. Louis County and Clayton, Missouri

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 Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.

The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.