The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature.

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

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, founded in 1856.

Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.