A recent segment on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (above) mocked James Madison University's handling of sexual assault. The segment came after three students were expelled from the school after graduation for allegedly sexually assaulting a classmate.

But the segment sheds light on a growing problem of how colleges and universities need to do more when it comes to handling sexual assaults on their campuses. On July 9, a stunning report released by a congressional subcommittee showed that more than 40 percent of colleges and universities have concluded no investigations of alleged sexual assaults over the last five years.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) told USA Today the "most alarming number" was that 41 percent of these colleges and universities had conducted no investigations of alleged assaults over the past five years, even though some of these schools had reported sexual violence incidents to the U.S. Department of Education during the same period.

"It's troubling to me that they are reporting more incidents than they actually had investigations," McCaskill said. "That means that they are reporting some incidents that they clearly have not even bothered to investigate."

This comes after the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) increased the number from 55 to 68 of colleges and universities under investigation for Title IX violations for their handling of sexual assaults on campuses. The 1972 law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities. Colleges are required under Title IX to investigate and respond to sexual assaults and harassment on campuses.

The number of complaints more than doubled the number of what the OCR received in 2013, which was 30. In 2012, the office only received 17.

One of the schools under investigation by the OCR — Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire — hosted a Summit on Sexual Assaults from July 13-17. The college has been under heavy scrutiny since it was announced Darmouth was being investigated for Title IX violations last year.

The four-day conference allowed the 64 schools represented to discuss how they can improve prevention for assaults on college campuses, create support response systems for victims and a structure for disciplinary actions.

"We must apologize for causing that harm," said David Lisak, a consultant and clinical psychologist who spoke at the conference. "And that apology must mean something."

The summit also gave a voice to current students and alumni from the different schools to discuss the failures behind educational institutions when it comes to handling sexual assault cases.

"I broke the norm by actually reporting, both to my campus and to the police. I do not have justice. That is the reality of campus sexual assaults as of today," former University of Wisconsin student Laura Dunn said. Dunn filed a complaint with the school and law enforcement when she was sexually assaulted in 2006. Her alleged assailants were never charged or suspended after filing the complaint.

With the increase of these sexual assaults, more students across college campuses are becoming more active when it comes to speaking out about occurrences.

With investigations occurring, students have protested in retaliation to Dartmouth's failure to respond to not only sexual assaults, but also homophobia and racism at the college. They have also advertised via social media that Dartmouth had a"rape problem," causing the school to have a 14 percent drop in college applications because of the reputation it has been given.

With the increase of awareness of sexual assaults, some schools have started to prepare the growing influx of assaults.

"Nationwide, we are certainly seeing a number of institutions that need to do a better job of addressing sexual assaults and harassment," Florida State University Interim President Garnett Stokes told USA Today. "There's been a real increased awareness of students across the country who are really elevating this issue. I think many people need to do a better job. The law hasn't changed, but I think we're seeing that too many schools don't have proper policies and procedures in place."

Florida State, along with other schools, is in the process of hiring a Title IX director and two sexual violence prevention coordinators before the upcoming fall term begins.

"If you satisfy the law, then you have safe harbor. If you don't, you don't," said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the Department of Education. "We're not considering a middle ground."