Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754.

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

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

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.

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

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