The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701.
