The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.

McGill University

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.

University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.