Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

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

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.

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,