Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, founded in 1855.

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor.

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.