Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1900.

Rutgers University (/ˈrʌtɡərz/; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey

Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, Long Island, in the metropolitan area of New York.

University at Buffalo—SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1846.

The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York.

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature.

Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948.

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, stablished in 1861.

The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1876.

The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1861.

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney,

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

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

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California.

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or, colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California, established in 1960.

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Isla Vista, California.

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, established in 1882.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.

The University of Michigan (Michigan or UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1817.

The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.

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 Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890.

Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California.

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.

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764.

Dartmouth College (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/; DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock.