The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
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 Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.
William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas.
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.