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

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, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.

Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.

Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.

Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.