Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
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 California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.
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