The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
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 Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1876.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.
