The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
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.