In my quest to better understand the academic mystery genre, I began to do some research, and in doing so, I came across an article that I found helpful and interesting. Maybe it will be helpful for others as well. So here it is: http://januarymagazine.com/features/murddegrees.html
It confirmed my belief that there are a range of reasons to use the academic setting for a mystery, due to the many people and possibilities for motive in academic settings.
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Nice job on doing extra research on your topic. So now we see that academic mystery is mostly focused on the setting.
I like how the article stated one of the benefits of having a mystery in an academic setting as, "The academic mystery is, by its very nature, a cozy." Thus, with all the endless possibilities of a school/campus, it is still a small and limited area, which might make it easier for authors to plan out the mystery and the plot, because any suspects for a crime would most likely be from the school.
While, on the other hand, if a mystery takes place outside of an academic setting, or any other controlled setting, it may not be as easy to slim down the possible suspects.
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