Research

Original data research from the PlainCampus editorial team. Every page is rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the portal database; no numbers are hardcoded.

Top 10 US States by Tracked Postsecondary Institutions

PlainCampus ranks US states by the number of postsecondary institutions tracked under the federal Clery Act campus safety reporting requirements. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the states table.

Top 10 Largest US Postsecondary Institutions by Enrollment

PlainCampus ranks the largest US postsecondary institutions by total enrollment as reported under federal Clery Act campus safety disclosures. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the institutions table.

Clery Act Reportable Crime Category Distribution

PlainCampus presents the distribution of reported incidents across the Clery Act crime categories tracked in the US Department of Education campus safety dataset. Rendered server-side from a live SELECT against the crime_stats table aggregated by crime category.