College Sustainability Report Card

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The Sustainable Endowments Institute graded 100 colleges on environmental sustainability by looking at campus "greening" practices and endowment policies. More than half the schools were marked with a "C" overall, while four schools received an "A-," the highest grade awarded. The Massachusetts-based institute considered a number of factors, such as sustainability programs related to food and recycling, "green" buildings, climate change, and energy; and a number of measures related to endowments.

Click on any of the colleges below to view its report card [pdf format]. The full report is available as a pdf file from the Sustainable Endowments Institute.