Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
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 Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.
Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, Long Island, in the metropolitan area of New York.