USU members are public urban research universities that are located in metropolitan areas with populations of 450,000 or greater. They enroll 10 or more doctoral students per year, conduct at least 10 million dollars of research, and demonstrate a commitment to their urban areas.

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1. California State University, Fresno

2. California State University, Los Angeles

3. California State University, Northridge

4. Cleveland State University

5. Florida International University

6. Georgia State University

7. Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

8. Morgan State University

9. Oklahoma State University, Tulsa

10. Portland State University

11. Rutgers University - Newark

12. San Jose State University

13. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

14. Temple University

15. The Ohio State University

16. The University of Akron

17. The University  of Toledo

18. University at Albany, SUNY

19. University of Alabama, Birmingham

20. University of California, Riverside

21. University of Central Florida

22. University of Cincinnati

23. University of Colorado, Denver

24. University of Houston

25. University of Illinois at Chicago

26. University of Maryland, Baltimore County

27. University of Massachusetts Boston

28. University of Memphis

29. University of Nevada, Las Vegas

30. University of New Mexico

31. University of New Orleans

32. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

33. University of North Texas

34. University of Texas at Arlington

35. University of Texas at El Paso

36. University of Texas at San Antonio

37. University of Washington, Tacoma

38. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

39. Virginia Commonwealth University

40. Wayne State University