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.
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney,
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
