The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
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 University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1876.
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus (Danforth) mostly split between St. Louis County and Clayton, Missouri
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.
