The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1876.
Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas
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, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.