The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, founded in 1867, is a public, comprehensive institution. Its 1,783-acre campus is located in the Urbana-Champaign metropolitan area, 130 miles south of Chicago.
San Jose State University, founded in 1857, is a public, comprehensive university. Its 104-acre campus is located in San Jose, CA.
The University of Arizona, founded in 1885, is a premier, public research university. Its 392-acre campus is located in a residential area of Tucson.
The University of Arkansas, founded in 1871, is a public, land-grant institution. Its 718-acre campus is located in the Ozark Mountains in northwestern Arkansas.
Founded in 1865, the University of Maine is a public land and sea grant institution. Programs are offered through the Maine Business School and five colleges: College of Engineering; College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture; College of Education and Human Development; College of Liberal Arts; and the Honors College. The 650-acre main campus of the flagship university is located in Orono, five miles north of Bangor.
Founded in 1872, Virginia Tech (formerly Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) is a public comprehensive university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Architecture and Urban Studies, Pamplin College of Business, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Natural Resources and Environment, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. Its 2,600-acre campus is located in Blacksburg, 38 miles west of Roanoke.
Founded in 1851, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities is a public comprehensive institution. Its 2,000-acre campus is located in Minneapolis.