The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) is located in Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania. It is a private research university, one of the eight Ivy League schools and one of the founding members of association of american universities 14. The University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin on 1740, is the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the first modern institution of higher learning engaged in science, technology and humanities education in the United States.

Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private comprehensive research university located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It is the first research university in the United States and one of the founding schools of association of american universities (AAU) 14. The National Science Foundation ranked this university as the university with the highest research expenditure in the United States for 33 consecutive years. Thirty-seven teachers and staff in the school won the Nobel Prize. It is located in the American News World University in 2022, ranking 9th in the world.