The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948.
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, founded in 1855.
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.
William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.
