Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.
Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948.
Cornell University is a private Ivy League and statutory land-grant research university, based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri.
The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey.