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

The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio.

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (the U of M or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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

Lowa State University

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

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869.

Indiana University—Bloomington is a public institution that was founded in 1820.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, or colloquially the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois.

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 1851.

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