The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, founded in 1883.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, established in 1868.
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873
