College Campuses & News Deserts

There are 1316 campuses located in or adjacent to counties with Zero or One news outlet.

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County news outlet counts are from the Local News Initiative Database via Medill Local News Initiative’s 2023 State of Local News Report. Endowment and enrollment data is from the National Center for Education Statistics. Campuses include 4 year, public or private non-profit colleges with total enrollment over 500.

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