William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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 Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/; DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock.
Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948.
The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.