The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.

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

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.

Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.