4 regions · 50 states · 346 universities

Start with the region, land on your campus

Region → state → university is the fastest route to your school's real writing rules. Each region page explains the academic culture, its states, and the campuses we cover.

N9 states · 81 university guides

Northeast

Ivy towers and dense research networks

The Northeast packs the country's highest concentration of research universities and liberal-arts colleges into six New England states plus New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Expect Chic…

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M12 states · 84 university guides

Midwest

Big Ten rigor and flagship value

Midwest flagships — Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio State — pair huge course catalogs with structured first-year writing programs. Lab reports and APA-style research papers dominate the …

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S16 states · 106 university guides

South

The largest public systems in America

From the 200,000-student Texas systems to Florida's Bright Futures pipeline, the South runs some of the biggest universities on earth. Business case studies, nursing care plans and Bible-col…

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W13 states · 75 university guides

West

STEM powerhouses and open-enrollment giants

California alone enrolls more community-college students than most countries. Western campuses lead in computer science, nursing and sustainability programs — expect APA 7 everywhere, heavy …

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