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.

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, founded in 1856.

University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.

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

Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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