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New this year, U.S. News has published campus crime and security information reported by schools to the U.S. Department of Education to make it more accessible to parents and students. These Clery Act data which most colleges are mandated to report annually and which include criminal offenses on campus and in off-campus properties used by students are not factored into the rankings, but are available on each school's profile page. 
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