title: Great Cities' Universities
text: # Great Cities' Universities
  
  The Great Cities' Universities (GCU) coalition, incorporated in 1998, is the successor organization to the Urban 13, an informal research-sharing association of urban universities in major metropolitan areas of the United States.
  
  Great Cities' Universities' nineteen member institutions are public universities located in urban areas in the United States. The consortium engages in public-private partnerships to explore and address urban issues, such as those related to education, housing, environment, criminal justice, transportation, health care, workforce development, and economic stimulation.
  
  ## Member institutions
  
  * University of Alabama at Birmingham
  * University of Cincinnati
  * City College of New York
  * Cleveland State University
  * Florida International University
  * Georgia State University
  * University of Houston
  * University of Illinois at Chicago
  * Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
  * University of Massachusetts Boston
  * University of Memphis
  * University of Missouri-Kansas City
  * University of Missouri-St. Louis
  * University of New Orleans
  * Portland State University
  * Temple University
  * Virginia Commonwealth University
  * Wayne State University
  * University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  