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.

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

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 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.

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