Question: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Southern Methodist University, are which type of specific universities?
Context: Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in Dallas, University Park, and Highland Park, Texas.  Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates satellite campuses in Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico.  SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.  Of the university's 11,643 students, 6,411 are undergraduates. James Lindsay Embrey, Jr., also known as J. Lindsay Embrey (September 23, 1925 - November 11, 2005) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist.  He was a primary benefactor of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.  He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University from 1970 to 1987.  In 1978, he established an endowment for students majoring in engineering at the University.  s of 2013 , this endowment has provided scholarships for over 2,000 engineering students.  In 1991, he was named emeritus of the Board of Trustees. The 1959 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1959 college football season.  The Mustangs offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points.  At season’s end, the Mustangs were not ranked in the national standings. The 1990 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1990 college football season.  SMU opened with a 44-7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the Death penalty.  The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points.  Forrest Gregg, who was retiring after the season, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the final game. Southern Methodist University Press (or SMU Press) is a university press that is part of Southern Methodist University.  It was established in 1937 and is the oldest academic publisher in Texas.  The press releases eight to ten titles each year and is known for its literary fiction.  It was scheduled to suspend operations on June 1, 2010.  The provost of SMU announced in 2011 plans to reorganize the press with a smaller budget and different goals. The Southern Methodist University football scandal was an incident in which the football program at Southern Methodist University was investigated and punished for massive and repeated violations of NCAA rules and regulations over a period of several years beginning in the late 1970s and continuing through the middle of the 1980s.  The most serious violation was the maintenance of a slush fund used for "under the table" payments to players and their families to entice them to come to SMU to play.  As an indirect result of SMU's repeated violations, the NCAA instituted a rule change to stiffen penalties for multiple rule violations over a certain period that was referred to as the "death penalty". The list of Southern Methodist University people includes alumni, faculty, and former students of Southern Methodist University. Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986.  He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg.  Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty. The Southern Methodist University Mustang Band, known as the "Best Dressed Band in the Land" because of its 32 unique uniforms, is the marching band of Southern Methodist University.  Long known as “the Hub of SMU spirit,” the 80 member band represents the University at football and basketball games, produces the Pigskin Revue during Homecoming, and performs at special University- and community-related events.  Founded in 1917, the Mustang Band is currently under the direction of Don Hopkins and assistant director and music arranger Tommy Tucker. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities.
Answer: private research