The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1847.

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus (Danforth) mostly split between St. Louis County and Clayton, Missouri

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1701.

The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1836