Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.

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

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.

The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.