Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institution
was originally established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and
began granting four-year degrees.
- Former name: Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912)
- Motto:"My heart is in the work" - Andrew Carnegie
- Type: Private research university
- Established: November 15, 1900; 123 years ago/li>
- Founders: Andrew CarnegieAndrew MellonRichard B. Mellon
- President: Farnam Jahanian
- Students: 16,335 (2023)
- Undergraduates: 7,604 (2023)
- Postgraduates: 8,542 (2023)
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Stanford University
Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California.
The campus occupies 8,180 acres, among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students.
- Motto: Die Luft der Freiheit weht (German)
- Type: Private research university
- Established: 1891; 133 years ago
- Founder: Leland and Jane Stanford
- President: Richard Saller (interim)
- Students: 17,529 (Fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 7,841 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 9,688 (Fall 2023)
- Location: Stanford, California, United States
University of California - Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley, is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley,
California. It was established in 1868 and is the state's first land-grant university. It is a founding member of the Association of American
Universities and is the founding campus of the University of California system.
- Former name: University of California (1868–1958)
- Motto: Fiat lux (Latin)
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: March 23, 1868; 155 years ago
- Students: 45,307 (Fall 2022)
- Undergraduates: 32,479 (Fall 2022)
- Postgraduates: 12,828 (Fall 2022)
- Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science.
- Motto: Mens et Manus (Latin)
- Type: Private land-grant research university
- Established: April 10, 1861; 162 years ago
- Founder: William Barton Rogers
- President: Sally Kornbluth
- Students: 11,858 (2022–23)
- Undergraduates: 4,657 (2022–23)
- Postgraduates: 7,201 (2022–23)
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
University of Maryland - College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the
nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more
than 40,700 students, 14,000 faculty and staff, and nearly 400,000 alumni all dedicated to the pursuit of Fearless Ideas.
- Former nam: Maryland Agricultural College (1856–1916)
- Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Italian) (unofficial)
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: March 6, 1856; 167 years ago
- President: Darryll Pines
- Students: 41,200 (Fall 2018)
- Undergraduates: 30,762 (Fall 2018)
- Postgraduates: 10,438 (Fall 2018)
- Location: College Park, Maryland, United States
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the
Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was
established in 1867.
- Former names: Illinois Industrial University (1867–1885)
- Motto: "Learning & Labor"
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: 1867; 157 years ago
- President: Timothy L. Killeen
- Students: 56,403 (Fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 35,467 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 20,936 (Fall 2023)
- Location: Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, U.S.