Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1876.
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.