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

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

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

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