The Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876.

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California.

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

University of Toronto

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1876.