The University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Boston, Massachusetts. This is a public research institution in Amherst, Massachusetts, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' only public land-grant university. It is the flagship and largest campus in the University of Massachusetts system, as well as the first formed, having been founded in 1863 as an agricultural institution. It is also a member of the Five College Consortium, which includes Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and Hampshire College, as well as four additional colleges in the Pioneer Valley. Approximately 30,000 students attend UMass Amherst each year, including around 1,300 faculty members. It is the state's largest university by campus size and the state's second-largest university by enrollment, after Boston University and before Harvard University.

The university offers 109 undergraduate, 77 master's, and 48 doctoral degrees. Programs are organized by a group of nine schools and colleges. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is classified as an "R1: Doctoral Universities with Very High Research Activity".

Founded: 1863
Address: Amherst, MA 01003, United States
Website: http://www.umass.edu/

Cornell University was established in 1865 as a private college. Cornell enrolled more than 21,000 students last year, with nearly 65 percent of them pursuing undergraduate degrees. In the same year, international students made up about 20% of the entire student body. Cornell's tuition is the same for domestic and international students, and the institution offers a variety of university student housing options, including themed residence halls and flats for graduate and professional students.

The university includes 15 colleges and institutions in Ithaca, New York City, and Doha, Qatar, with seven undergraduate divisions, as well as graduate and professional divisions. Agriculture and life sciences; architecture, art and planning; arts and sciences; business; engineering; human ecology; and industrial and labor relations are among the undergraduate colleges' offerings. The academic calendar at the university is semester-based, and English is the medium of teaching. For international students, Cornell provides English language courses and other services, such as a language partner program. Both undergraduate and graduate students at Cornell have access to research opportunities. The Food Science Summer Scholar Program, a 10-week program that pays students with stipends, is one such opportunity for undergrads. The Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics, the Center for the Study of Inequality, and the Center for Advanced Computing are just a few of the university's research centers.

Founded: 1865

Address: Ithaca, NY 14850, United States

Website: https://www.cornell.edu/

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is one of three regional campuses of New Jersey's public research university, Rutgers University. It's in New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey. It is the university's oldest campus, with the others being in Camden and Newark. College Avenue, Busch, Livingston, Cook, and Douglass are among the smallest campuses on campus. Rutgers–New Brunswick also has numerous buildings in New Brunswick's downtown area. It belongs to the "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" category.

Students interested in pursuing a major not listed in one of the direct-admit schools may apply for a "dual-enrollment" or transfer to the School of Communication and Information (SCI), the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (EJB), the School of Social Work (SSW), or the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) after their first year (SMLR). There are 19 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools on the New Brunswick campuses.

Founded: 1766

Address: New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Website: https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/

University of California, Davis is a public land-grant research university located near Davis, California. It is the northernmost of the University of California system's ten campuses and is known as a Public Ivy. In 1905, it was established as an agricultural division of the system, and in 1959, it became the University of California's eighth campus.

The university is categorized as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". The University of California, Davis includes 23 members of The National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' 30 members, the American Law Institute's 17 members, the Institute of Medicine's 14 members, and the National Academy of Engineering's 14 members. Two Nobel Prizes, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Pulitzer Prizes, three MacArthur Fellowships, and a National Medal of Science have all been awarded to university staff, graduates, and researchers.

Founded: 1905

Address: 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, United States

Website: https://www.ucdavis.edu/

In East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university. MSU was founded in 1855 and served as a model for the Morrill Act of 1862, which established land-grant colleges and universities. The university began as the State of Michigan Agricultural College, one of the country's first institutions of higher learning to teach scientific agriculture. The college became coeducational and expanded its program outside agriculture when the Morrill Act was passed. MSU is now one of the largest institutions in the United States (by enrollment) and has around 634,300 living alumni around the world.

Academic research and innovation have a long history at the university. Today, Michigan State continues its research with facilities such as the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, which is funded by the US Department of Energy, and the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, which is a particle accelerator. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will be located at Michigan State University, according to the US Department of Energy's Office of Science (FRIB). Top researchers from around the world will visit the $730 million center to conduct studies in basic nuclear science, astrophysics, and isotope applications in other fields.

Founded: 1855

Address: Michigan, United States

Website: https://msu.edu/

Gainesville, Florida is home to the University of Florida, a public land-grant research university. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, with roots dating back to 1853 and a Gainesville campus that has been open since September 1906. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has granted the university accreditation (SACS). With 57,841 students enrolled for the 2020–21 school year, it is the third largest university in Florida by student population and the sixth largest single-campus institution in the United States.

There are 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes at the University of Florida. It administers 123 master's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments, and offers multiple graduate professional programs on one contiguous campus, including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. The university's seal is also the state of Florida's seal, which appears on the state flag in blue rather than many colors on the state flag.

Founded: 1853

Address: Address: Gainesville, FL 32611, United States

Website: https://www.ufl.edu/

In the Illinois twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university. It was established in 1867 and is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system. The University of Illinois is one of the country's largest public universities, with over 56,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classed as a "Public Ivy" in Howard and Matthew Greene's book The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities (2001). The University of Illinois spent $652 million on research in fiscal year 2019.

After Harvard University, the campus library system has the second-largest university library in the United States in terms of holdings. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is based at the institution, and it houses the fastest supercomputer on a university campus.

Founded: 1867

Address: Champaign, IL, United States

Website: https://illinois.edu/

Purdue University is the flagship campus of the Purdue University system and a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana. More than 200 undergraduate majors, 69 master's and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice are available on the main campus in West Lafayette. Purdue also boasts 18 intercollegiate athletic teams and over 900 student clubs. Purdue is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, with the largest student body of any university campus in Indiana and the ninth-largest international student population of any university in the United States.

Purdue University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is categorized as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" by the organization. Many significant and influential positions in industry, media, politics, and science have been held by Purdue academics, students, graduates, and other associates. 13 Nobel Laureates, 1 Turing Award laureate, 2 World Food Prize laureates, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, 18 Olympic medalists, 3 National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients, 2 National Medal of Science recipients, 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, 7 members of Congress, 3 United States governors, and 2 heads of state have all been associated with Purdue. Purdue University has nearly 400,000 living graduates. 26 astronauts, 6 current Fortune 500 CEOs, 2 Rhodes Scholars, 4 Truman Scholars, and 3 Gates Scholars are among its graduates.

Founded: 1869
Address: 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
Website: https://www.purdue.edu/

The University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, is a public land-grant research university. UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System, having been established when Wisconsin became a state in 1848. It was Wisconsin's first public university, and it is now the state's oldest and largest public institution. In 1866, it was designated as a land-grant university. Four National Historic Landmarks are located on the 933-acre (378 hectare) main campus, which is located on the shores of Lake Mendota. The university also owns and administers a 1,200-acre (486 ha) National Historic Landmark arboretum, which was founded in 1932 and is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the main campus.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is divided into 20 schools and colleges, with 30,361 undergraduate and 14,052 graduate students enrolled in 2018. There are 136 undergraduate majors, 148 master's degree programs, and 120 doctoral degree programs available. With nearly 21,600 academics and staff, the institution is the largest employer in Wisconsin, contributing significantly to the state's economy.

Founded: 1848

Address: Madison, WI, United States

Website: https://www.wisc.edu/