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

The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/; DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock.

The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.

The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.