The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York.

William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.

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

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.

Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists.