The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.

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

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

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.

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873