Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
Rutgers University (/ˈrʌtɡərz/; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.