Wilson College is a private liberal arts college affiliated historically with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded in 1869 as a women?s college and becoming coeducational in 2013, it offers undergraduate and graduate programs with a strong liberal arts foundation, career-oriented curricula, and growing online education options. The college emphasizes personalized attention, small classes, and community engagement.

University of Massachusetts Boston is a public research university and part of the UMass system. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs with strengths in business, public policy, health sciences, and liberal arts. The university emphasizes urban engagement, research impact, and diversity in a metropolitan setting.

University of Illinois Springfield is a public university known for public affairs, liberal arts, and professional studies. It emphasizes small class sizes, applied learning, and strong faculty-student interaction. The university integrates research, internships, and community engagement into its academic programs.

California State University, San Bernardino (often abbreviated CSUSB) is a public research university and part of the California State University system, the largest four-year public university system in the United States. Established as a state college in 1965 and later gaining university status, CSUSB serves a diverse student body with more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs spanning business, education, engineering, arts, health sciences, social sciences and more. It is known for strong community engagement, high social mobility outcomes, and a commitment to access, student success, and service.

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is a public land-grant research university and the flagship institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Founded in 1874 as the first institution of higher education in Nevada, UNR offers a broad range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees across disciplines such as engineering, business, mining, journalism, agriculture, environmental science, and health sciences. UNR conducts research across numerous fields, has a medical school, and is classified as a Carnegie R1 research university, indicating very high research activity.

University of Massachusetts Boston is a public research university and part of the UMass system. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs with strengths in business, public policy, health sciences, and liberal arts. The university emphasizes urban engagement, research impact, and diversity in a metropolitan setting.