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

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

McGill University

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

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

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