Case Western Reserve University (also known as Case Western Reserve, Case Western, Case, and CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The university was created in 1967 by the federation of Case Institute of Technology (founded in 1881 by Leonard Case Jr.) and Western Reserve University (founded in 1826 in the area that was once the Connecticut Western Reserve). TIME magazine described the merger as the creation of "Cleveland's Big-Leaguer" university.

Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert Bellarmine. The name was changed by the Board of Trustees in 2000 to Bellarmine University. The university today is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers numerous Bachelor's and Master's degree...

The University of Tennessee is a public sun-grant and land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee entered the Union as the 16th state, it hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.

Emmanuel College (EC) is a coeducational Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The college was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first women's Catholic college in New England. In 2001, the College officially became a coeducational institution.

California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the 23 campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento.

Wheelock College was founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock as Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School to improve the quality of early childhood education. The College offers undergraduate and graduate programs that fulfill their mission of improving the lives of children and families.

Missouri State University (MSU or MO State formerly Southwest Missouri State University) is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and was founded in 1906. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 22,385 in the fall 2014 semester. In 2011 students represented 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and 83 countries.The Springfield campus is one of two degree granting institutions within the Missouri State University...

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university's 140-acre main campus is 3 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh and abuts the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the main branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

Bowling Green State University is a public research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The 1,338-acre main academic and residential campus is located 15 miles south of Toledo, Ohio. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 as a normal school, specializing in teacher training and education, as part of the Lowry Normal School Bill that authorized two new normal schools in the state of Ohio. Over the university's history, it developed from a small rural normal school int...

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by Isaiah Giles as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities (the other being Kentucky State University), the largest college or university in the state, with 29,385 students as of Fall 2013, and the highest ranked research university in the state according to U.S. News and World Report.

Wright State University is a public research university located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio, United States. Originally operating as a branch campus for Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became independent in 1967. Its name was chosen in honor of aviation pioneers the Wright brothers, who were residents in the local area. In 1969, a 173-acre branch campus opened on the shore of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio.

William Marsh Rice University, commonly known as Rice University, is a private research university located on a 300-acre campus in Houston, Texas. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is generally considered the most selective institution of higher education in the state of Texas.

A private, four-year research institution in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries.

Boston University is a private research university and is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university has more than 3,800 faculty members and 33,000 students, and is one of Boston's largest employers.

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in the University City section of Philadelphia. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university. The school takes its name from Lafayette businessman John Purdue who donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture.

Winona State University (also known as WSU) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota, with approximately nine thousand enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. Winona State University is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, the fifth-largest system of two- and four-year colleges and universities in the country, based on student enrollment. WSU offers more than 80 programs on its main campus, as well as select programs on its satellite Winona, West Ca...

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City. Founded in 1831, NYU's main campus is centered in Manhattan, located with its core in Greenwich Village, and campuses based throughout New York City.

UC Blue Ash College is a regional college within the University of Cincinnati. It offers one of the best values in higher education with access to a nationally recognized UC education in nearly 50 degrees and certificates, as well as tuition that is about half of most colleges and universities. The college is located on a scenic 135-acre wooded campus in the heart of Blue Ash, Ohio.