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The Princeton Review’s

GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

2013 EditionPresented in partnership with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council

Learn how the top 322 green colleges are raising the bar on sustainability and preparing students to be global leaders in a new paradigm of people, planet and prosperity.

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1 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S

GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES2013 EDITION

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS

AT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

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CONTENTSIntroduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................5

About This Book ..................................................................................................................................................................5

How We Produced This Book .............................................................................................................................................6

Why Sustainability On Campus Matters .......................................................................................................................10

Getting Into College ..........................................................................................................................................................12

Getting Involved ...............................................................................................................................................................14

How This Book Is Organized ...........................................................................................................................................15

Glossary ...............................................................................................................................................................................19

The Schools ............................................................................................................................................................................22

School Says ...........................................................................................................................................................................187

Index ......................................................................................................................................................................................207

Alphabetical Index ...........................................................................................................................................................207

Index by Location ............................................................................................................................................................213

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*. Source: http://community.middlebury.edu/~enviroc/aande.html† Source: http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/campus/

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS BOOKWhen researching colleges, it is important to remember that you should be trying to figure out more than “What college is best, academically?” The thing is, it’s not hard to find academically great schools in this country, but you should really focus on finding a college that suits your academic goals as well as some personal pursuits.

Over the past 20 years, it has been our mission to provide students with savvy and sometimes hard-to-get informa-tion about colleges so that they can find and get in to their “best fit” schools. To do that, we have authored over 200 college guidebooks, most notably, our Best Colleges guidebook series, which provides statistical data and nar-rative descriptions of the most academically outstanding institutions in the United States and Canada.

You may be wondering how this guide is different. This is a guide to 322 colleges and universities that have dem-onstrated a notable commitment to sustainability. While it differs from our Best Colleges guidebooks in that it does not report information based on our surveys of students attending the schools, it very much embodies our phi-losophy that finding your “best fit” school means looking at everything from the school’s academic offerings to its extracurricular options and, here, its commitment to going green. We recognize there is a rising interest among students in attending colleges that practice, teach, and support environmentally responsible choices. Among the more than 7,000 college applicants The Princeton Review surveyed for its 2012 College Hopes & Worries Survey, 68 percent of respondents said they would value having information about a college’s commitment to the environ-ment, reflecting a steady increase since we began asking this question in 2008. (PrincetonReview.com/college-hopes-worries.aspx).

There is a sincere and growing interest among students in identifying and applying to colleges where there is a demonstrated commitment to sus-tainability. But what exactly does this commitment entail? Why should it matter whether a college has practices in place that support green living? And how can you determine whether a school is committed to going green?

While you might be able to do some online research and come up with independent evaluations of the school’s commitment to sustainability, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges differs in that it’s not about grading schools. Nowhere in this book will you find a hierarchical listing of the “greenest” colleges or the ones with the “best” sustainability practices. The point begs repeating: THIS BOOK IS NOT A RANKING.

Rather, our aim is to highlight 322 campuses which, based on our survey of their school administrators, demon-strate a strong commitment to sustainability. Some of them are just in the beginning stages of defining sustain-ability priorities while others are reaping the rewards of a long-term commitment to green. A holistic approach to sustainable living on campus binds these schools together, covering everything from procurement and building guidelines to green academic programs and preparation for sustainable careers, and a willingness to be account-able for their green commitments. Just as there is no such thing as a perfect college (just a perfect college for you), there is not one way to be green; a school surrounded by a wildlife reserve will have different sustainability pri-orities than one in the middle of a giant metropolis, and what is actually achievable for each may not be the same.

That’s why, in this book, we take both a quantitative and qualitative look at a school’s sustainability efforts in areas we’ve identified as most important to students: 1) whether students have a campus quality of life that is both healthy and sustainable 2) how well a school is preparing students for employment in the green economy 3) how environmentally responsible a school’s policies are. We invited 2,000 schools to take our survey in order to come up with the 322 profiled here. In addition to earning the highest Green Rating (which you’ll learn more about later), the green initiatives of these institutions enhance students’ academic experience and quality of life in ways that truly merit recognition.

Did You Know?Middlebury College became the first institution of higher education in the United States to offer an environmental studies major, establishing the major in 1965.*

Did You Know?UCLA's hospital cafeterias replaced all Styrofoam cups with biodegradable, paper-insulated cups, which will save hundreds of thousands of pounds of waste material every year.†

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More and more students are going to college now than ever before, so educational institutions are busy accom-modating this growth with new academic buildings and dorms while ensuring that existing facilities are running efficiently. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) helps provide a layer of accountability for college campuses seeking ways to make their green building projects, both old and new, as environmentally responsible as possible. USGBC’s LEED® green building rating system is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings. Many of the schools profiled in these pages have LEED-certified buildings on campus or a commitment to future LEED projects, but that was not a criterion for inclusion in the book.

All of the schools in this guide, whether or not they are profiled in our annual Best Colleges book, are exemplary institutions that address the balance of people, planet, and prosperity in fascinating ways. Our hope, in coordinat-ing with the USGBC, is to break down what green looks like across different campuses in a way that will help you to choose the right school to live sustainably.

HOW WE PRODUCED THIS BOOKThe story of how we produced this book needs to begin with the story of how our “Green Rating” began. That’s because our criteria for the selection of schools in this book and much of the data we report in their school write-ups relies largely on our unique Green Rating of colleges and our surveys of college administrators upon which we tally those ratings.

However, like most of what we do at The Princeton Review, our purpose in producing it starts with students and what we learned from them about issues that matter in their college searches.

In the 2007–2008 school year, as we visited campuses (one of the most inspiring parts of our job) and saw a grow-ing number of student and school-based initiatives on college campuses around environmental issues and prac-tices, we decided to add a “green” question to our “College Hopes & Worries Survey.” We asked how important it would be to have information about a school’s commitment to the environment in their assessments of whether to apply to or attend the school. The response, in a word: very.

We quickly got to work to collect data on this topic from the hundreds of colleges at which we annually survey administrators for statistical information we report in our college guidebooks and website profiles. We teamed up with ecoAmerica (www.ecoAmerica.org), an environmental nonprofit research and partnership-based organiza-tion, to help us decide what to ask schools about their environmentally-conscious policies, practices, and priorities. Working with a national advisory board created expressly for this project, we identified 28 questions for our insti-tutional survey.

Like our other seven college ratings (www.princetonreview.com/college/college-ratings.aspx)—including our Fire Safety, and Financial Aid Ratings—our Green Rating is a numerical score from 60 to 99 that we tally based on several data points. Colleges that do not supply answers to a sufficient number of the questions for us to fairly tally a rating for them in any category receive a rating of 60* (sixty with an asterisk) in that category.

Note: Our College Ratings differ from our College Rankings; our Rankings are lists entirely based on our surveys of students attending the schools in that book (only) who rate their own institutions on an 80-question survey and report on their campus experiences at their schools. Our Ratings are scores primarily based on our surveys of administrators who report institutional data to us about colleges and universities that we analyze to tally their score.

Our Green Rating provides a measure of a school’s performance as an environmentally proactive institution as well as its efforts to provide (and continually develop) an environmentally-beneficial student experience. Specifically it looks at: whether the students have a campus quality of life that is both healthy and sustainable; how well a school is preparing its students for green jobs in the 21st century, as well as for citizenship in a world now defined by environmental concerns and opportunities; and how environmentally responsible a school’s policies are.

In the fall of 2009, we teamed up with the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green Building Council to produce the first edition of this book. Together we believed it was important to produce an expanded resource for students looking for information about colleges particularly committed to the environment and to building sustainable campuses.

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CRITERIA FOR THE PRINCETON REVIEW GREEN RATING OF COLLEGESThe Princeton Review tallies its Green Rating scores based on institutional data it obtains from the colleges in response to ten survey questions that ask:

1. The percentage of food expenditures that goes toward local, organic or otherwise environmentally preferable food.

2. Whether the school offers programs including free bus passes, universal access transit passes, bike sharing/renting, car sharing, carpool parking, vanpooling or guaranteed rides home to encourage alternatives to single-passenger automobile use for students.

3. Whether the school has a formal committee with participation from students that is devoted to advancing sustainability on campus.

4. Whether new buildings are required to be certified LEED Silver.

5. The school’s overall waste-diversion rate.

6. Whether the school has an environmental studies major, minor or concentration.

7. Whether the school has an “environmental literacy” requirement.

8. Whether the school has produced a publicly available greenhouse gas emissions inventory and adopted a climate action plan consistent with 80 percent greenhouse gas reductions by 2050 targets.

9. What percentage of the school’s energy consumption, including heating/cooling and electrical, is derived from renewable sources (this definition included “green tags” but not nuclear or large scale hydropower).

10. Whether the school employs a dedicated full-time (or full-time equivalent) sustainability officer.

In July 2012 we were able to tally and report Green Rating scores for 806 colleges and universities in our school profiles in our various books and website out of 2,000 schools that were contacted. Of those, 21 schools attained scores of 99 and were named to our fourth Green Rating Honor Roll reported in our The Best 377 Colleges. In alpha-betical order, they were:

American University

Arizona State University

California Institute of Technology

California State University, Chico

Catawba College

Chatham University

College of the Atlantic

Columbia University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Goucher College

Green Mountain College

Harvard College

Northeastern University

San Francisco State University

University of California—Santa Cruz

University of South Carolina—Columbia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point

Vanderbilt University

Warren Wilson College

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Now in its fourth edition, The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges profiles 322 colleges and universities in America with an outstanding commitment to environmental awareness, sustainable practices, and integrating sus-tainability into classes, curricula, certificates and degress. This book does not rank schools on a hierarchical list, but rather focuses on colleges that are leading by example.

Some, but not all of the schools in this book are also found in our flagship Best Colleges book, which profiles insti-tutions we believe are the most academically outstanding in the country. Though this book contains some narrative and statistical information about schools that we also report in our Best Colleges book, it differs in three important aspects:

1. It does not include any rankings of schools or “top lists.”

2. It is based on surveys garnered from college and university staff and not surveys filled out by students, there-fore excluding firsthand student opinions from the guide.

3. It focuses on one aspect of college life: living and learning at a school that prioritizes a green campus, a green curriculum and a green community.

Nowhere in this book will you find a hierarchical listing of the greenest colleges or the ones with the best sustain-ability practices;just as we believe there is no such thing as the best college (just the best college for you), there is no one way to run a sustainable campus.

All 322 schools in this book, however, have demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainability initiatives. We chose them based on Green Rating scores we tallied for and reported in our 2012 school profiles. Of all the schools that responded to our Green Survey and received Green Ratings, these 322 schools scored in the 80s or 90s on our tallies. They are terrific institutions in our opinion, with many unique and varying offerings.

For this reason, we applaud and recommend them to students seeking to spend their college experience at an insti-tution that shares their priorities for a more sustainable future.

We hope you will peruse these profiles and be impressed as we were. We also encourage you to use this information as a springboard to learn more about the schools, to visit their sustainability websites (when noted) and better yet, visit the campuses themselves.

Finally, we hope you’ll remember that sustainable living is just one aspect of the college experience. Many factors should go into your assessment of the colleges you are considering. Visit all the colleges you can and talk to their students. Ask what they love about their schools and what they believe needs improving. Form your own opinion about the colleges. At the end of the day, it’s what you think that matters the most and will enable you to answer that all-important question: “Which college is best for me?”

THE CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS AT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND THE PRINCETON REVIEW: A PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY

To produce this book, The Princeton Review once again partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (www.centerforgreen-schools.org) because of its leadership, expertise and transformational work toward making schools healthier, safer, and more efficient places for learning.

Founded in 1993, USGBC’s is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. The non-profit works towards it mission of market trans-formation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities.

As the most widely recognized and widely used green building program across the globe, LEED is certify-ing 1.6 million square feet of building space each day in more than 135 countries. LEED is a certification program for buildings, homes and communities that provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construc-tion, operations and maintenance solutions. Today, nearly 50,000 projects are currently participating in LEED, comprising more than 8.9 billion square feet of construction space.

As colleges and universities address sustainability on campus, many are using LEED to guide the design, construction, operations and maintenance of both new and existing facilities. To learn more about LEED, visit usgbc.org/LEED.

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With USGBC's strong background in transforming communities and the Center's work with both K–12 schools and higher ed, the Center was an ideal partner for this project. The Center for Green Schools was established by USGBC in 2010 to make sure every student has the opportunity to attend a green school within this generation. From kindergarten to college and beyond, the Center works directly with staff, teachers, faculty, students, administrators, elected officials and communities to drive the transformation of all schools into sustainable places to live and learn, work and play. The Center’s work in greening schools has struck a common chord across industry sectors, political affiliations, and generations.

Approximately 25 percent of the nation’s total population goes to school or sets foot on a campus every day. There are nearly 140,000 K–12 schools, colleges and universities in the United States, and millions of faculty, students, staff, and administrators walk into classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, and lecture halls that compromise their ability to learn and teach.

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has supported the vision of the Center as its Founding Sponsor. UTC's generous support helps the Center raise the volume on USGBC’s efforts to drive wholesale change in how schools are designed, constructed and operated so that they enhance the learning experience for students and save money for school districts and higher education institutions. The Center for Green Schools President’s Award was presented with support from UTC for the first time in 2012, acknowledg-ing two outstanding college presidents, representing both two-year and a four-year institutions, for visionary leadership on their campus, in their community, and among their peers. UTC will continue to support the mission of the Center in 2013 by supporting effective programs, honoring additional presi-dents and proudly sponsoring the Guide to Green Colleges again.

High-performing schools are places to educate high-performing students, and beyond the bricks and mortar, these schools are home to a new generation of leaders—sustainability leaders—capable of driving global market transformation.

You can find the Center for Green Schools online at centerforgreenschools.org, facebook.com/ centerforgreenschools and on Twitter @mygreenschools.

WHERE WE LEARN MATTERS: GREEN APPLE & DAY OF SERVICE 2013

Green Apple is an initiative of the Center for Green Schools at USGBC to put all students in schools where they have clean and healthy air to breathe, where energy and resources are conserved, and where they can be inspired to dream of a brighter future.

The Green Apple initiative is powered by volunteers who participate in community-based efforts; pro-moted by media partners, like-minded NGOs, and high-profile ambassadors; and funded by corporate partners who believe that where our students learn matters.

Green Apple celebrated its official launch with the first-ever Green Apple Day of Service on Sept. 29, 2012. The first Day of Service brought together advocates from around the world, including students, teachers, parents, elected officials, organizations, companies, and others, who took action in their com-munities through service projects at local schools, creating lasting change through active participation, engagement, and education. Nearly 1,300 projects engaged thousands of volunteers in every state across the U.S. as well as in 49 countries around the globe.

The second annual Green Apple Day of Service takes place on Sept. 28, 2013.

For more information on Green Apple and Green Apple Day of Service, visit mygreenapple.org.

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WHY SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS MATTERSIn the United States, there are more than 4,300 institutions of higher learn-ing, and each has a campus of anywhere from one to as many as several hundred buildings. Some campuses sprawl in flat open spaces; others are crammed into dense urban environments. Some have buildings that pre-date the Civil War; and others have brand new architectural icons that define the personality of the institution.

Until recently, you could count on most of those buildings being energy hogs. Nearly every one of those buildings was a profligate waster of water and other precious natural resources. And many of those buildings had an indoor environment filled with toxic chemicals and limited air exchange, making them at best uncomfortable and at worst unsafe for their occupants.

But campuses that include green buildings as a part of their campus master plans—new ones or retrofits to the ones that already exist—are decreasing their carbon footprints, saving energy, saving water, reducing waste and

saving money. And this is merely one strategy in use as campuses every-where demonstrate their leadership in sustainability.

In 1983 the United Nations convened the Brundtland Commission to address growing concerns “about the accelerating deterioration of the human envi-ronment and natural resources and the consequences of that deterioration for economic and social development.” The commission determined that the developing environmental crisis was global in nature and that the world’s nations needed to establish policies for sustainable development. The com-mission’s findings led to the most widely quoted definition of sustainability: “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs.” But in today’s world, sustainability and green are often used inter-changeably to describe concepts and practices that are kinder to the earth and better for humans.

Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms, from adjustments in individual lifestyles to the develop-ment of green technologies. In 2002, the United Nations (UN) adopted Resolution 57/254, which established the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014). The UN’s focus on sustainability in higher education is not incidental; a college campus is often its very own city or town with a significant carbon footprint.

Colleges train the next generation of leaders who will ultimately be responsible for putting green ideas into prac-tice. By infusing sustainability principles into every aspect of higher education, there is a new priority for a whole generation of leaders, educated and trained, to make a greener world now.

WHY SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS FOR YOU (AND YOUR FUTURE)You want to be equipped to join the emerging green economy, and that means attending a college that offers a green education. Schools that scored well on our green survey and are featured in this book have courses that help

you understand your way around renewable energy, organic agriculture, and the tools for developing smart, efficient products. As an example, Emory University’s Piedmont Project is an annual, cross-disciplinary workshop that has become a national model for teaching faculty how to incorporate sustainability into their curriculum. Additionally, schools like the Georgia Institute of Technology and The George Washington University offer more than 100 courses with a sustainability focus, covering every-thing from the expected—environmental policy, for example—to the unex-pected, like anthropology and religion ... and that is just the beginning!

Not only do green colleges provide great courses, they also have under-grads involved in top-notch research. Students at Washington State

University get to participate in projects focused on the development of clean technologies; others explore how to move agriculture from a source of greenhouse gases to an eliminator of it. Undergrads across the country have taken the green lead, launching recycling, composting, and conservation programs on their campuses and pushing for more environmentally friendly policies.

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Did You Know?Buildings in the U.S. are responsible for about 40% of CO2 emissions.*

Before you print that essay, check the paper in the printer!One ton of paper made completely from recycled scrap saves 7,000 gallons of water, 4,100 kilowatt-hours of energy, three cubic yards of landfill space, and 17 trees.†

*. Source: www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=124†. Source: www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html‡. Source: http://www.nyu.edu/sustainability/about.sustainability/fast.facts.php

Did You Know?NYU has been the largest university purchaser of wind energy in the US for two years running; through green power, NYU is achieving benefits equiv-alent to removing 12,000 cars from the road or planting 72,000 trees. ‡

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Given the choice, would you rather live in an energy hog of a dorm with poor ventilation and very little natural light or a green dorm with real-time energy feedback and water-efficient toilets and faucets? Schools like the Maharishi School of Management in Iowa and Sonoma State in California make a point to account for green attri-butes when designing and operating their buildings. Many of their facilities incorporate natural lighting, improve air quality, and reduce energy and water use. Maharishi’s new Sustainable Living facility will even generate its own heating, cooling, and electricity needs. In turn, these attributes foster more welcoming academic and social communities and result in buildings that create a better place to live, learn, and play.

Going green also improves your quality of life when it comes to dining. Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat are transported from across the world meaning that they have to be picked early and then sprayed with chemicals. Wouldn’t you rather eat something that has more of its natural vitamins and minerals and isn’t coated in pesti-cides? Schools such as Lafayette College in Pennsylvania believe that food tastes better when it’s local and organ-ic. They forego long distance, low-grade cafeteria food and offer their students fresh and local cuisine whenever possible.

Lastly, consider how mobility plays into your standard of living. How “walkable” is a particular campus? Is pub-lic transportation accessible? Schools such as University of Maryland—College Park transport more than 2.6 mil-lion riders per year via the campus shuttle, while offering a myriad of other alternative transportation options, from free bus passes to bike-share, and even car-share programs. You’ll definitely appreciate the freedom these choices afford, all while lessening your environmental impact.

If you choose to attend a school with a commitment to sustainability, the academic, research, and extracurricular opportunities available will put you a step ahead of the competition when it comes to getting one of the green jobs of the future, and make your college experience that much more enjoyable.

SUSTAINABILITY 101

Interested in getting your feet wet? For an introduction to sustainability-related topics, check out the following resources:

�� $QGHUVRQ�� 5D\� &�� Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, and Purpose—Doing Business by Respecting the Earth. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2009.

��� %DUWOHWW�� 3HJJ\� )�� DQG�&KDVH��*HRIIUH\�:�� �HGV����Sustainability on Campus. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004.

��� %HDYDQ��&ROLQ��No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process. New York: Picador, 2010.

��� %HQ\XV��-DQLQH�0��Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York: William Morrow & Co., 1997.

��� %URZQ��/HVWHU�5��3ODQ�%��Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. New York City: W. W. Norton & Co., 2003.

��� &R[��-RKQ�'��Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press, 2005.

��� 'DO\��+HUPDQ��Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development. Boston: Beacon Press, 1996.

��� )ULHGPDQ��7KRPDV�/��Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How it Can Renew America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

��� Green Building and LEED Core Concepts. Second Edition. new.usgbc.org/resources/green-build-ing-and-leed-core-concepts-guide

��� ´*UHHQ�%XLOGLQJ�%DVLFV�DQG�/(('µ�RQOLQH�FRXUVH�DYDLODEOH�DW�XVJEF�RUJ�FRXUVHV���� *RUH��$O��Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.

��� +DZNHQ��3DXO��Blessed Unrest. New York: Penguin, 2008.

��� +DZNHQ�� 3DXO�� The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability. New York: Harper Collins, 2010.

��� .DW]��*UHJ��Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits and Strategies. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2010.

��� 0DUWLQ�� -DPHV� DQG� 6DPHOV�� -DPHV� (�� �HGV����The Sustainable University: Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

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��� 0F'RQRXJK��:LOOLDP� DQG�0LFKDHO� %UDXQJDUW��Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. New York: North Point Press, 2002.

��� 0HDGRZV��'RQQHOOD��Limits to Growth. New York: Universe Books, 1972.

��� 3ROODQ��0LFKDHO��The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.

��� 6FKORVVHU��(ULF��Fast Food Nation. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

For a continually updated list of informative books on sustainability, visit usgbc.org/knowledgecenter.

GETTING INTO COLLEGEThe Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges includes public and private schools, all-women’s colleges, histori-cally black colleges, science and technology-focused institutions, nontraditional colleges, highly selective schools, and some with virtually open door admissions policies. If you’re like any one of the two million (and growing!) high school students who apply to college each year, you’re probably wondering what admissions officers at these schools are looking for in an applicant.

The good news is that getting into a green college is no different than getting into any other college. On the other hand, applying to colleges can be a stressful experience, no matter where you’re headed. Here’s a brief primer on what you should be doing year by year in high school to prepare yourself for admission to your “best fit” college. For a detailed guide on how you can make the most of your high school years and segue those experiences into a successful college application, check out our book: The Portable Guidance Counselor: Answers to the 284 Most Important Questions About Getting Into College. Pick it up at PrincetonReviewBooks.com.

FRESHMAN YEARIt’s easier to finish well in high school if you start off that way. Concentrate on your studies and work hard to earn good grades. Get to know your teachers and ask for their help if you are having trouble in a subject (or even if you just really enjoy it and want to learn more). They will most certainly want to help you do your best. Make a point to meet your guidance counselor to begin thinking about colleges you may be interested in and the courses and admission tests they require. Also work on building your vocabulary to get an early start on prepping for the SAT and ACT. Check out our Essential SAT Vocabulary flashcards or download our Vocab Minute podcasts on PrincetonReview.com.

SOPHOMORE YEARAs a sophomore, you’ll need to stay focused on your studies. You’ll also want to choose one or more extracur-ricular activities that interest you. Admissions officers look favorably on involvement in student government,

student newspaper, varsity sports, and community service. If you’re applying to a green school, admissions officers might also look favorably upon involvement in organizations that advocate for sustainable practic-es. But don’t overload your schedule with activities just to rack up a long list of extracurriculars that you hope will impress admissions officers. Colleges would much rather see you focus on a few worthwhile extracur-riculars than divide your time among a bunch of different activities that you’re not passionate about. If you didn’t earn strong grades during your freshman year, start doing so this year. Scope out your high school’s most challenging course offerings. If you’re applying to a selective school, you’ll want to sign up for as many Advanced Placement courses as you can reasonably take, starting in your junior year. Admissions officers will want to see that you’ve earned high grades in challenging classes. Our test prep book series, Cracking the AP, can help give you a leg up on passing the AP exams and gaining college credit while in high school.

You may have the opportunity to take the PSAT in your sophomore year. Given every October, the PSAT is a shortened version of the SAT. It is used

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Sustainability.eduCheck out the sustainability websites for the colleges in which you are in interest-ed. There you can find out about green initiatives on campus impacting student life inside and outside of the classroom.

ACT or SAT?Not sure which test to take? First make sure that all the schools to which you’re applying accept both tests (nearly all colleges now do so, but it’s best to check). Then take the test on which you do better. Visit PrincetonReview.com to take a free assessment test that will help you identify whether the ACT or SAT is better for you. We also have a new book on this very subject: ACT or SAT? Choosing the Right Exam for You. No matter which test you end up taking, you should plan to spend three to twelve weeks preparing for the tests.

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to predict how well students may do on the SAT, and it determines eligibility for National Merit Scholarships. While your PSAT scores won’t count until you retake the test in your junior year, you should approach this as a test run for the real thing. Check out our book, Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT for more info. It has two full-length practice tests and tips on how to score your best on the test.

JUNIOR YEARYou’ll start the year off by taking the PSAT in October. High PSAT scores in your junior year will qualify you for the National Merit Scholarship com-petition. To become a finalist, you also need great grades and a recommen-dation from your school.

Make sure your grades reflect the quality of your work. When colleges look at your transcripts they put a heavy emphasis on junior year grades. Decisions are made before admissions officers see your second semester senior year grades, and possibly before they see your first semester senior year grades! It’s critical that your junior year grades are solid.

During your junior year, you’ll probably take the SAT or ACT test for the first time. Most colleges require scores from one of these tests for admission and/or scholarship award decisions. Plan to spend three to twelve weeks preparing for the tests. The SAT is comprised of Math, Critical Reading, and Writing sections. Colleges will see your individual section scores and your composite score, but generally they’ll be most concerned with your composite score.

More and more students are opting to take the ACT in addition to, or instead of, the SAT. Most colleges accept the ACT in lieu of the SAT. The ACT has an English, Reading, Math, and Science section, plus the optional Writing section (some schools require the essay, so be sure to ask before you take the test).

Most highly selective colleges also require you to take three SAT Subject Tests in addition to the SAT or ACT. If you have SAT Subject Tests to take, plan now. You can’t take the SAT and SAT Subject Tests on the same day. The Princeton Review can help with all the standardized tests you will need to take throughout high school. Log on to PrincetonReview.com for more info about our classes and study guides.

Also take time during your junior year to research colleges, and, if possible, visit schools high on your “hopes” list. When researching colleges, you’ll want to consider a variety of factors besides whether or not you can get in including location, school size, majors or programs offered that interest you, cost of tuition and availability of financial aid. Be on the lookout for the campus’ green attributes. Are there opportunities to complete community service projects, enroll in classes, and join extracurricular activities focused on sustainability? It helps to visit schools because it’s the best way to learn whether a school may be right for you. If you can schedule an interview with an admissions officer during your visit, it may help him or her discover how right you may be for the school.

SENIOR YEARIt’s time to get serious about pulling everything together for your applications. Deadlines will vary from school to school and you will have a lot to keep track of, so make checklists of what’s due when. If you’re not happy with your previous SAT scores, you should take the October SAT. If you still need to take any SAT Subject Tests, now is the time.

If you have found the school of your dreams and you’re happy with your grades and test scores, consider filing an early decision application. Many selective colleges commit more than half of their admissions spots to early decision applicants. To take this route, you must file your application in early November. By mid-December, you’ll find out whether you got in—but there’s a catch. If you’re accepted early decision to a college, you must withdraw all applications to other colleges. This means that your financial aid offer might be hard to negotiate, so be pre-pared to take what you get.

Regardless of which route you decide to take, have a backup plan. Make sure you apply to at least one safety school—one that you feel confident you can get into and afford. Another option is to apply early decision at one school, but apply to other colleges during the regular decision period in the event that you are rejected from the early decision college.

When you ask teachers to write recommendations for you, give them everything they need. Tell them your appli-cation deadline and include a stamped, addressed envelope, or directions on how to submit the recommendation online, and be sure to send them a thank you note after you know the recommendation was turned in. Your essay, on the other hand, is the one part of your application you have total control over. Don’t repeat information from

Financial Aid 101All students applying for financial aid (including federal, state, and institutional need-based aid) need to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. The form is available in high schools in December, but you can’t submit it until January. You may also need to complete the CSS/PROFILE form, state aid forms, and any addition-al forms provided by the colleges. The Princeton Review’s book Paying for College Without Going Broke explains how the financial aid process works and how to maximize your eligibility for aid. It is the only annually-updated guide that gives line-by-line strategies for complet-ing the FAFSA, which is particularly complicated and crucial. The FAFSA is the need-analysis document used to determine your “EFC” (Expected Family Contribution)—the amount of money your family is expected to ante up toward the cost of college.

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other parts of your application. And by all means, proofread! You’ll find tips from admissions officers on what they look for (and what peeves them the most) about college applicants’ essays in our book, College Essays That Made a Difference.

In March and April, colleges will send you a decision from the admissions office regarding your admission or rejection. If you are admitted (and you applied for financial aid) you’ll also receive a decision from the financial aid office detailing your aid award package. The decision from the financial aid office can sometimes be appealed. The decision from the admissions office is almost always final. If you are wait listed, don’t lose hope. Write a letter to the college expressing how much you’d still like to attend the school and include an update on your recent activities. When colleges admit students from waiting lists, they almost always give preference to students who have made it clear that they really want to attend. It’s important to wait until you’ve heard from all of the colleges you’ve applied to before making your final choice. May 1 is when you’ll need to commit to the lucky college that will have you in its freshman class. We know how exciting but stressful that decision can be. If you’re having a difficult time choosing between two colleges, try to visit each of them one more time. Can you imagine yourself walking around that campus, building a life in that community, and establishing friendships with those people? Finally, decide and be happy. Don’t forget to thank your recommenders and tell them where you’ll be going to school. Some of the best times of your life await you!

GETTING INVOLVEDWith so many ways to make a difference, do you ever find that it’s hard to decide where to start? Fortunately, there are little things you can do each and every day to help save our planet. Here are some easy suggestions to implement into your daily routine that go a long way toward helping our world get on the path to sustainability.

GREEN TIPSTip #1: Use laptops instead of desktops. Laptops use less energy and require fewer resources to manufacture. Whatever you use, make sure to activate those sleep/hibernate settings when your computer is not in use. Screen savers do not save any energy!

Tip #2: Light it up. Use compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) instead of regular bulbs. They last 8–12 times longer and use 25 percent less energy.

Tip #3: Check the labels. When you shop for a new appliance, look for the Energy Star label. This means that the appliance saves energy. Avoid products that contain ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), because these destroy the ozone layer.

Tip #4: Invest in a power strip. Plug all your appliances in one area—say, your toaster, blender, and coffee maker—into a power strip. Then when you’re done using them, simply turn the power strip switch from “reset” to “off.” This will make it easier to get into the routine of turning off electrical appliances when you leave the room.

Tip #5: Avoid water waste. Turn off the water when you’re not using it and check all your faucets for drips. Installing low-flow toilets in your home can lower your overall water use by as much as 25 percent.

Tip #6: Rearrange the furniture. Cut down on the need for artificial lighting during the day by arranging desks and reading chairs near the window. Maximize heating and cooling efficiency by opening the curtains and lift-ing the blinds during the day and closing them at night to insulate the windows.

Tip #7: Be a groupie. Organize a carpool to travel to work and school. Group your errands so that you avoid going around in circles and time

them so have to make less frequent outings. For solo trips, travel by bicycle or public transportation whenever possible.

Tip #8: Shop smart. Always ask for paper bags—never plastic (plastic bags are not biodegradable). Better still, bring a cloth bag when you shop, or if your purchase is small enough, don’t take a bag at all. Buying in bulk saves on packaging, and shopping for reusable products (a glass baking dish rather than a disposable one, for example) will cut down on waste.

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Did You Know?Pulling an all-nighter to cram for tomor-row’s exam? Make sure you use a fluo-rescent light bulb, which doesn’t flicker or hum, and lasts longer and uses of a quarter of the energy used by an incan-descent bulb.*

Did You Know?Fend off vampire power! The energy use known as standby power or vam-pire power (because it sucks your power in the middle of the night). You don’t need garlic or wooden stakes: you can simply unplug appliances that are not in use. †

*. Source: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1494† . Source: http://sustainablechoices.stanford.edu/actions/in_the_home/unplugappliances.html

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Tip #9: Cut down on paper. For those pesky allergies, use handkerchiefs instead of Kleenex. Wipe up kitchen spills with a dish cloth instead of a paper towel. Always use paper products made from 80–100 percent recycled paper, preferably with high post-consumer content.

Tip #10: Reuse as well as recycle. Use reusable containers for food storage instead of wrapping food in foil or plas-tic wrap. Make it a point to buy products with recycled contents and/or recyclable packaging. Start a backyard composting bin for yard clippings and donate your unwanted furniture, appliances, and clothing so that they may be reused.

Making these small lifestyle changes are some of the easiest things you can do to reduce your inpact on the envi-ronment. You can also join green organizations on campus and help organize sustainability education initiatives for your peers, local businesses, and even your school. USGBC offers many ways to get involved, from its family of USGBC Members to its network of local chapters to its USGBC Students program.

If your time is limited and you would like to support sustainability in another way, consider making a donation to a favorite nonprofit: Dollars are welcome, but so are your old clothes, computers, dishes, bicycles, cell phones, and furniture. Finally, if you feel that you want to study sustainability in college and make a career out of it, by all means, do so! The schools profiled in this book are great destinations for green career training. Whatever your objective, remember to stay focused on the long term.

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

—Mahatma Gandhi

HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZEDEach of the colleges and universities in this book has its own half page profile. To make it easier to find and compare information about the schools, we’ve used the same profile format for every school. Look at the sample page below:

Each spread has several components. First, at the very top of the profile you will see the school’s address, telephone and fax numbers for its admissions office, the telephone number for its financial aid office, and its sustainability website and/or e-mail address.

The logo badges indicate that the school is a USGBC member, a STARS rated institution, home to a USGBC Students chapter, and/or a signatory of the ACUPCC (more detail on these organizations is available on page 17).

The profile header is followed by a Green Highlights section, which is based primarily on school administrators’ survey responses for that particular college. This section shares the straight-from-the-school feedback we got from the school administrator filling out our survey. The section summarizes the sustainability initiatives on campus that the school was most proud of. When appropriate, it also incorporates statistics provided by the schools about their

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sustainability efforts. Quotes, when they appear, were derived directly from the school’s survey responses and/or from online information sources the school may have referred us to in their responses.

The shaded column on the right is where the school’s statistical data appears. The statistics were culled from ques-tionnaires school administrators fill out. Keep in mind that not every category will appear for every school, since in some cases the information is not reported or not applicable. If a school has completed each and every data field (and not all do), the headings will appear in the following order.

% food budget spent on local/organic food The percentage of food expenditures that go toward local, organic, or otherwise environmentally preferable food.

Available transportation alternatives (preferred parking, bike share/rent, car share, guaranteed ride home)Indicates whether the school offers programs including free bus passes, universal access transit passes, bike shar-ing/renting, car sharing, carpool parking, vanpooling, or guaranteed rides home to encourage alternatives to single-passenger automobile use for students.

School has formal sustainability committee Whether the school has a formal committee with participation from students that is devoted to advancing sustain-ability on campus.

New construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating systemIndicates whether new buildings are required to be seek LEED certification or certification by a comparable third-party rating system.

Waste-diversion rate The school’s overall waste-diversion rate.

Environmental studies degree availableIndicates whether the school has an environmental studies major, minor, or concentration.

Environmental literacy requirement Indicates whether the school requires the students to take “environmental literacy” course.

Public GHG inventory plan Indicates whether a school has produced a publicly available greenhouse gas emissions inventory and adopted a climate action plan consistent with 80 percent greenhouse gas reductions by 2050 targets.

% of school energy from renewable resources The percentage of the school’s energy consumption, including heating/cooling and electrical, that is derived from renewable resources (this definition included ’green tags’ but not nuclear or large scale hydro power).

School employs a sustainability officerIndicates whether the school employs a dedicated full-time (or full-time equivalent) sustainability officer.

School provides guidance on green jobs Indicates whether the school’s Career Services Office provides programming and/or counseling specifically for jobs and internships in the green sector.

% school cleaning products that are green certifiedThe percentage of the school’s cleaning expenditure budget that goes toward buying Green Seal-certified products.

% school grounds maintained organicallyThe percentage of the school’s grounds maintained through organic methods.

Total undergrad enrollment The total number of degree-seeking undergraduates who attend the school.

# of applicantsThe total number of degree-seeking applicants to the school.

% of applicants acceptedThe percentage of applicants to whom the school offered admission.

Average HS GPA The average grade point average of entering freshmen. We report this on a scale of 1.0–4.0 (occasionally colleges report averages on a 100 scale, in which case we report those figures).

Range/Average SAT Verbal, Range/Average SAT Math, Range/Average SAT WritingThe average and the middle 50 percent range of test scores for entering freshmen.

Annual tuitionThe tuition at the school; for state schools, the tuition for in-state residents.

Required fees Estimated fees for books, transportation, and other incidentals.

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Room and board Estimated annual room and board costs.

% of students receiving need-based financial aid The percentage of all degree-seeking undergrads who applied for financial aid, were determined to have financial need, and received any sort of aid, need-based or otherwise.

Nota Bene: The statistical data reported in this book, unless otherwise noted, was collected from the profiled col-leges from the fall of 2011 through the spring of 2012. In some cases, we were unable to publish the most recent data because schools did not report the necessary statistics to us in time, despite our repeated outreach efforts. Because the enrollment and financial statistics, as well as application and financial aid deadlines, fluctuate from one year to another, we recommend that you check with the schools to make sure you have the most current infor-mation before applying.

To all of our readers, we welcome your feedback on how we can continue to improve this guide. We hope you will share with us your questions, comments, and suggestions.

Please contact us at Editorial Department, Princeton Review Books, 317 Madison Avenue, Rm 521, New York, NY 10017, or e-mail us at [email protected].

PROFILE BADGESUnder “Green Highlights,” you may see one of four logos, indicating that, as of December 31st, 2012, the listed institution is a member of USGBC, a STARS rated institution, and/or a signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).

USGBCUSGBC’s national members are organizations, corporations and institutions across the globe who share USGBC’s vision. USGBC member organizations come from every industry and are part of a vibrant and diverse community which offers unlimited opportunities for connecting individuals and businesses with the people, information and ideas they need to be part of the rapidly growing green building industry.

STARSThe Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS®) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to gauge relative progress toward sustainability. Over 400 insti-tutions are participating in STARS and over 150 have earned a rating. STARS was developed by AASHE with broad participation from the higher education community. STARS is designed to:

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developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.

�� &UHDWH�LQFHQWLYHV�IRU�FRQWLQXDO�LPSURYHPHQW�WRZDUG�VXVWDLQDELOLW\��� )DFLOLWDWH�LQIRUPDWLRQ�VKDULQJ�DERXW�KLJKHU�HGXFDWLRQ�VXVWDLQDELOLW\�SUDFWLFHV�DQG�SHUIRUPDQFH��� %XLOG�D�VWURQJHU��PRUH�GLYHUVH�FDPSXV�VXVWDLQDELOLW\�FRPPXQLW\�The STARS framework is intended to engage and recognize the full spectrum of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada—from community colleges to research universities, and from institutions just starting their sustainability programs to long-time campus sustainability leaders. STARS encompasses long-term sustain-ability goals for already high-achieving institutions as well as entry points of recognition for institutions that are taking first steps toward sustainability.

USGBC Student GroupsStudents across America are passionately pursuing sustainability issues on their cam-puses and in their own lives. USGBC Students is the college/university engagement program at USGBC. USGBC Students helps recruit, equip, and connect the next gen-eration of leaders to the green building movement and sustainable design industry.

The interdisciplinary members of these student groups transform their campuses, communities, and careers through action.

USGBC Students’ efforts can include advocating for green building projects on campus, running an energy audit on a residence hall, organizing a recycling competition among various departments, and hosting study groups to become a LEED Green Associate. USGBC Students was created to support students’ creativity and help them develop leadership skills in the sustainability movement. Some of the benefits of membership include preferred or free access to USGBC-provided education and training, discounted rates to attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, and support preparing for the LEED Green Associate exam.

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Be sure to keep an eye peeled for the USGBC Students logo next to campuses with active groups, or you can start a new USGBC Students group at the college/university you choose!

You can learn more about USGBC Students or get connected with a regional chair to help you start a group at www.centerforgreenschools.org/usgbcstudents or on Twitter @usgbcstudents.

ACUPCCThe American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) is a high-visibility effort to address global climate disruption undertaken by a network of colleges and universities that have made institutional commitments to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions from specified campus operations, and to

promote the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate. Second Nature (www.secondnature.org) is the primary supporting organization of the ACUPCC, with a mission to accelerate progress towards climate neutrality and sustainability by empowering the higher education sector to educate students, create solutions, and provide leadership-by-example for the rest of society.

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GLOSSARYAASHE: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE is an association of col-leges and universities that are working to create a sustainable future.

ACUPCC: American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. The ACUPCC provides a framework for America’s colleges and universities to implement sustainable practices on campus and integrate sustainability principles in the curriculum in pursuit of a climate neutral future. Second Nature (www.secondnature.org) is the primary supporting organization of the ACUPCC.

alternative energy: Energy derived from renewable sources such as solar, hydroelectric, and wind.

alternative fuel: Any materials or substances that can be used as fuels, other than conventional fossil fuels. Includes biodiesel, bioalcohol (methanol, ethanol, and butanol), and electricity (batteries and fuel cells).

alternative transportation: Modes of travel other than private cars, such as walking, bicycling, rollerblading, car-pooling, and public transit.

biofuels: Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material, such as wood.

bioretention: An engineered process to manage storm water runoff by removing contaminants or nutrients as fluid passes through media or a biological system.

carbon emission inventory: The process of creating an inventory of the air pollutants released by an entity or com-munity into the atmosphere over a finite period of time.

carbon footprint: A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is put into the atmosphere as a result of an indi-vidual’s actions.

carbon sink: Reservoirs that sequester more carbon than they release, thereby offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

Center for Green Schools: The Center for Green Schools was established to drive the transformation of all schools into sustainable and healthy places to live, learn, work and play. The Center works directly with teachers, students, administrators, elected officials and communities to create programs, resources and partnerships that transform all schools into healthy learning environments.

climate neutrality: The effort to balance out the total amount of carbon output based on the notion that unavoidable emissions in location X can be neutralized by protective measures taken in location Y.

cogeneration: The act of generating two forms of energy from the same process. For example, while boiling water to generate electricity, the leftover steam can be used for space heating.

compact fluorescent lamp (CFL): A type of fluorescent lamp that gives the same amount of light as incandescent lamps but uses less power with a longer lasting bulb life.

compost: Decomposing plant and animal matter that can be used as fertilizer.

Energy Star: An international standard for energy-efficient consumer products.

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency. EPA is a federal agency charged to protect human health and the environ-ment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

fair trade: An organized movement developed to promote standards of environmentalism and fair wages, and ensure that companies negotiate with the growers, manufacturers, and producers of products for a fair price, especially for products from developing countries.

fossil fuels: A hydrocarbon deposit, such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas.

green roof: The roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and planted over a water-proof membrane. Green roofs reduce rooftop and building temperatures, filter pollution, lessen pressure on sewer systems, and reduce the heat island effect.

green power: Electricity that is generated from renewable energy sources.

Green Seal: A third-party certification that indicates environmentally-friendly products such as cleaning supplies.

grey water: Wastewater other than sewage, such as washing machine discharge.

hydropower: Electrical energy produced by falling or flowing water.

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LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: A third-party verified rating system for the design, con-struction, operation and maintenance of high performance green buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. The suite of green building rating systems includes:

LEED NC: LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations

LEED EB:OM: LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance

LEED CI: LEED for Commercial Interiors

LEED CS: LEED for Core and Shell

LEED ND: LEED for Neighborhood Development

LEED for Homes

LEED Professionals: A suite of credentials, including the LEED Green Associate and LEED Accredited Professionals, that signify expertise and leadership in green building, particularly of the LEED green building rating system.

low-flow: Plumbing fixtures including toilets, faucets, and showerheads that save substantial amounts of water compared to conventional fixtures.

photovoltaic (PV): A system that converts sunlight directly into electricity.

post-consumer content: Percentage of materials recovered by consumers from the waste stream. For example, a newspaper might be made from 30 percent recovered newsprint.

pre-consumer content: Percentage of materials salvaged for reuse from the waste stream of a manufacturing pro-cess rather than from consumers.

reclaimed water: Former waste water (sewage) that has been treated to remove solids and certain impurities and reintroduced into the acquifier for nonpotable use, such as irrigation, dust control, and fire suppression.

recycling: Collecting and reprocessing a resource so it can be used again.

RecycleMania: A friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a 10-week period, schools report recycling and trash data that is then ranked in various categories.

renewable energy: Energy obtained from sources that are essentially inexhaustible, for example, wind and solar.

renewable energy credit: Also known as renewable energy certificates, these credits represent proof that one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource. These credits can be traded, bought, and sold.

solar energy: Direct radiant energy from the sun.

STARS: Developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS®) is a voluntary, self-reporting framework for gaug-ing relative progress toward sustainability for colleges and universities.

storm water: Water discharge generated by precipitation and runoff from land, pavements, building rooftops and other surfaces that accumulate pollutants such as oil and grease and chemicals as it travels across land.

sustainable development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Talloires Declaration: The first official statement made by university administrators of a commitment to sustain-ability in higher education. Consists of a 10-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations, and outreach.

USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council. An international nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability in the design, construction, and operation of buildings. Developer of the LEED rating system.

volatile organic compound (VOC): carbon compounds that participate in atmospheric photochemical reductions (excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides and carbonates, and ammonium carbonate). The compounds vaporize (become a gas) at normal room temperatures.

zero waste: Designing and managing products and processes to reduce the volume and harmfulness of waste and materials and ensure that all products are reused.

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THE SCHOOLS

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THE SCHOOLS 23 THE SCHOOLS 23

ADELPHI UNIVERSITYLEVERMORE HALL 114, 1 SOUTH AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 516-877-3080 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ADELPHI.EDU

GREEN HIGHLIGHTSThirty-six percent water-use reduction; 100 percent energy offset through wind SRZHU������SHUFHQW�SHVWLFLGH�IUHH�JURXQGV²WKHVH�QXPEHUV�RQO\�EHJLQ�WR�FDSWXUH�WKH�JUHHQ�WUDQVIRUPDWLRQ�JRLQJ�RQ�DW�$GHOSKL�8QLYHUVLW\��$GHOSKL�KDV�EHHQ�UHFRJ-QL]HG�E\�WKH�(QYLURQPHQWDO�3URWHFWLRQ�$JHQF\�IRU�LWV�JUHHQ�SRZHU�SXUFKDVLQJ��,WV�UHFHQW�SXUFKDVH�RI�PRUH�WKDQ����PLOOLRQ�NLORZDWW�KRXUV�RI�UHQHZDEOH�HQHUJ\�FUHGLWV�KDYH�KHOSHG�RIIVHW�DQ�DPRXQW�RI�FDUERQ�GLR[LGH�HPLVVLRQV�HTXLYDOHQW�WR�WKDW�SUR-GXFHG� E\� QHDUO\� ������ FDUV� RU� ������ DYHUDJH�$PHULFDQ� KRPHV��$GHOSKL� LV� DOVR�KRPH�WR�RQH�RI�WKH�ILUVW�JHRWKHUPDO�KHDWLQJ�DQG�FRROLQJ�V\VWHPV�RQ�/RQJ�,VODQG��DIIHFWLQJ�PRUH�WKDQ���������VTXDUH�IHHW�RI�EXLOGLQJ�VSDFH�RQ�FDPSXV��7KH�XQLYHU-VLW\�KDV�FRPPLWWHG�WR�XVLQJ�JHRWKHUPDO�KHDWLQJ�DQG�FRROLQJ�V\VWHPV�LQ� WKH�UHVL-GHQFH�KDOOV��&HQWHU�IRU�5HFUHDWLRQ�DQG�6SRUW��DQG�3HUIRUPLQJ�$UWV�&HQWHU��$GHOSKL�KDV� DOVR� LQVWDOOHG� VRODU�SDQHOV�RQ� WKH� URRI�RI� WKH� OLEUDU\��ZKLFK�SURYLGH� DQ� HVWL-PDWHG��������NLORZDWW�KRXUV�SHU�\HDU��%XW�WKH�IHDWKHU�LQ�$GHOSKL¶V�JUHHQ�FDS�KDV�WR�EH� LWV�/(('�FHUWLILHG�&HQWHU� IRU�5HFUHDWLRQ�DQG�6SRUWV� DQG�3HUIRUPLQJ�$UWV��7KH�EXLOGLQJ�IHDWXUHV�ELF\FOH�VWRUDJH�DUHDV��ORZ�IORZ�SOXPELQJ�IL[WXUHV��EXLOGLQJ�PDWHULDOV�IURP�UHVSRQVLEO\�PDQDJHG��RIWHQ�ORFDO��VRXUFHV��DQG�HYHQ�VN\OLJKWV��7KH�EXLOGLQJ�KDV�UHGXFHG�$GHOSKL¶V�IRVVLO�HQHUJ\�XVH�E\����SHUFHQW��2QH�KXQGUHG�SHU-FHQW�RI� WKH� FOHDQLQJ�SURGXFWV�XVHG� WR�NHHS� WKHVH� VSDFHV� LQ� WLS�WRS�FRQGLWLRQ�DUH�*UHHQ�6HDO�FHUWLILHG�� DQG� DOO� RI� WKH� FDPSXV� JURXQGV� DUH�PDLQWDLQHG� RUJDQLFDOO\��5HF\FOLQJ�DUHDV�DUH�SURYLGHG�LQ�HDFK�EXLOGLQJ�RQ�FDPSXV��DQG�WKDQNV�WR�SOHQW\�RI�DOWHUQDWLYH�WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ�RSWLRQV�RQ�FDPSXV��DOPRVW�RQH�WKLUG�RI�VWXGHQW�WULSV�WR�DQG�IURP�FODVV�DUH�HQYLURQPHQWDOO\�UHVSRQVLEOH��$GHOSKL�8QLYHUVLW\�UHFHLYHG�ZHOO�GHVHUYHG�UHFRJQLWLRQ�IRU�LWV�FRPPLWPHQW�WR�VXVWDLQDELOLW\�ZKHQ�WKH�(3$�DZDUGHG�LW�ILUVW�SODFH�LQ�WKH�1(����&RQIHUHQFH�DV�SDUW�RI�LWV�*UHHQ�3RZHU�3DUWQHUVKLS�

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE141 E. COLLEGE AVE., DECATUR, GA 30030-3797 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 404-471-6395 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.AGNESSCOTT.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 50School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,103# of applicants 9,184% of applicants accepted 66.5Average HS GPA 3.5Range SAT Critical Reading 500–600Range SAT Math 510–620Range SAT Writing 510–620

CostAnnual tuition $27,870Required fees $1,450Room and board $11,900% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 68.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car share, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 73Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 25

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 827# of applicants 2,284% of applicants accepted 46Average HS GPA 3.67Range SAT Critical Reading 525–630Range SAT Math 500–630Range SAT Writing 530–630

CostAnnual tuition $31,980Required fees $215Room and board $10,150% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.5

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ALBION COLLEGE611 EAST PORTER, ALBION, MI 49224 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 517-629-0440 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ALBION.EDU

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ALLEGHENY COLLEGEALLEGHENY COLLEGE, ADMISSIONS OFFICE, BOX 5, 520 NORTH MAIN STREET, MEADVILLE, PA 16335 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800-835-7780 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ALLEGHENY.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-effi-cient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,495# of applicants 1,637% of applicants accepted 92Average HS GPA 3.39Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 570–670Range SAT Writing 510–600

CostAnnual tuition $32,100Required fees $562Room and board $9,260% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 40Available transportation alternatives:

bikeshare and airport shuttle/change: car share to motor pool

School has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 33School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 55% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,112# of applicants 4,795% of applicants accepted 63Average HS GPA 3.74Range SAT Critical Reading 540–650Range SAT Math 560–650Range SAT Writing 530–640

CostAnnual tuition $37,260Required fees $350Room and board $9,540% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.9

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-8001 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 202-885-6100 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.AMERICAN.EDU

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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, ASU BOX 32004, BOONE, NC 28608-2004 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 828-262-2190 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.APPSTATE.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 36Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool park-ing, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 66Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 55School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,665# of applicants 16,924% of applicants accepted 43Average HS GPA 3.80Range SAT Critical Reading 590–710Range SAT Math 580–680Range SAT Writing 580–690

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 47.2

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

free mass transit, restricted parking, market based (hourly) parking pricing, guaranteed ride home, car share, bike share, bike lanes

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 37Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources <1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 35

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,712# of applicants 12,248% of applicants accepted 63Average HS GPA 3.99Range SAT Critical Reading 520–620Range SAT Math 540–620Range SAT Writing 500–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $3,542Annual out-of-state tuition $15,590Required fees $2,317Room and board $7,060% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 75.16

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AQUINAS COLLEGE1607 ROBINSON ROAD SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506-1799 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 616-632-2893 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.AQUINAS.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,086# of applicants 2,282% of applicants accepted 79Average HS GPA 3.41

CostAnnual tuition $25,070Required fees $180Room and board $7,810% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emit-ting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 23Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1.6School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 54

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 58,184# of applicants 29,722% of applicants accepted 89Average HS GPA 3.41Range SAT Critical Reading 480–610Range SAT Math 490–630

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,208Annual out-of-state tuition $21,807Required fees $512Room and board $9,094% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.3

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BABSON COLLEGELUNDER HALL, BABSON PARK, MA 02457 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 781-239-4219 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BABSON.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,007# of applicants 5,079% of applicants accepted 34Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 580–680Range SAT Math 640–740Range SAT Writing 610–700

CostAnnual tuition $40,400Required fees $0Room and board $13,330% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.8

AUBURN UNIVERSITY108 MARY MARTIN HALL, AUBURN, AL 36849-5149 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 334-844-4634 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.AUBURN.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 1Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, bike share, car share, dedi-cated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 31Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 20,436# of applicants 18,323% of applicants accepted 70Average HS GPA 3.78Range SAT Critical Reading 550–680Range SAT Math 570–680Range SAT Writing 530–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,296Annual out-of-state tuition $21,888Required fees $1,402Room and board $9,992% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 73

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BALL STATE UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, LUCINA HALL, MUNCIE, IN 47306 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 765- 285-5600 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BSU.EDU

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BARD COLLEGEOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY 12504 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 845-758-7526 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BARD.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,143# of applicants 14,302% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 480–580Range SAT Math 480–580Range SAT Writing 460–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,318Annual out-of-state tuition $22,988Required fees $662Room and board $8,870% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 58

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 24Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 15School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 65% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,051# of applicants 5,410% of applicants accepted 35Average HS GPA 3.50Range SAT Critical Reading 690–740Range SAT Math 660–680

CostAnnual tuition $44,176Required fees $622Room and board $12,782% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94

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BASTYR UNIVERSITY14500 JUANITA DRIVE NE, KENMORE, WA 98028 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 425-602-3083 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BASTYR.EDU

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BATES COLLEGE23 CAMPUS AVENUE, LEWISTON, ME 04240 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207-786-6096 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BATES.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 80Environmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 199# of applicants 0

CostAnnual tuition $19,995% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 28Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car share, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 28School employs a sustainability officer yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,725# of applicants 4,517% of applicants accepted 32Range SAT Critical Reading 620–710Range SAT Math 620–700Range SAT Writing 638–713

CostAnnual tuition $42,550Required fees $12,500Room and board $250% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITYONE BEAR PLACE #97056, WACO, TX 76798-7056 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 254-710-2611 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BAYLOR.EDU

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BENNINGTON COLLEGE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, BENNINGTON, VT 05201-6003 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BENNINGTON.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 7Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicat-ed bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 21Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 15% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,518# of applicants 38,960% of applicants accepted 40Range SAT Critical Reading 560–660Range SAT Math 570–680Range SAT Writing 530–640

CostAnnual tuition $30,586Required fees $3,130Room and board $9,422% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:bike share, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 46School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 99

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 686# of applicants 1,145% of applicants accepted 72Average HS GPA 3.53Range SAT Critical Reading 620–710Range SAT Math 550–650Range SAT Writing 590–690

CostAnnual tuition $41,690Required fees $1,110Room and board $12,160% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.2

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BENTLEY UNIVERSITY 175 FOREST STREET, WALTHAM, MA 02452 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 781-891-3441 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BENTLEY.EDU

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BEREA COLLEGE CPO 2220, BEREA, KY 40404 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 859-985-3310 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BEREA.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,154# of applicants 6,695% of applicants accepted 43Range SAT Critical Reading 540–635Range SAT Math 600–680Range SAT Writing 550–650

CostAnnual tuition $36,840Required fees $1,488Room and board $12,520% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 84.4

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 16Available transportation alternatives:restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehiclesSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 24Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 86% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,613# of applicants 4,707% of applicants accepted 12Average HS GPA 3.40Range SAT Critical Reading 495–640Range SAT Math 483–588Range SAT Writing 513–610

CostAnnual tuition 0% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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BERRY COLLEGEP.O. BOX 490159, MOUNT BERRY, GA 30149-0159Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 706-236-1714E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BERRY.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,928# of applicants 3,231% of applicants accepted 62Average HS GPA 3.70Range SAT Critical Reading 520–650Range SAT Math 520–620Range SAT Writing 520–620

CostAnnual tuition $25,890Required fees $200Room and board $9,158% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.7

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free bus pass, restricting parking, car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 85School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 1

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,234# of applicants 3,337% of applicants accepted 76Average HS GPA 3.50Range SAT Critical Reading 500–630Range SAT Math 500–620Range SAT Writing 500–620

CostAnnual tuition $29,908Required fees $0Room and board $8,990% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 93.9

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BOSTON COLLEGE140 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, DEVLIN HALL 208, CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467-3809 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 617-552-3300 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BC.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 38Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 65% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,088# of applicants 32,974% of applicants accepted 28Range SAT Critical Reading 620–710Range SAT Math 640–730Range SAT Writing 630–730

CostAnnual tuition $43,140Required fees $738Room and board $12,608% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.2

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bike, walk, subway, shuttle, ride share, carpool and LEV parking, EV parking, market based pricing (hourly park-ing costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 24Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 10School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 16,465# of applicants 44,006% of applicants accepted 45.6Average HS GPA 3.57Range SAT Critical Reading 570–670Range SAT Math 610–720Range SAT Writing 600–609

CostAnnual tuition $42,400Required fees $594Room and board $13,190% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.9

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BOWDOIN COLLEGE5000 COLLEGE STATION, BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011-8441 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207- 725-3273 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BOWDOIN.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 32Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 0% school grounds maintained organically 15

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CostAnnual tuition $43,676Required fees $442Room and board $12,010% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 14,815# of applicants 16,108% of applicants accepted 73.6Average HS GPA 3.2Range SAT Critical Reading 440–560Range SAT Math 440–570Range SAT Writing 420–540

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,914Annual out-of-state tuition $16,222Required fees $1,600Room and board $8,064% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 82.6

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,493# of applicants 8,917% of applicants accepted 40Average HS GPA 3.80Range SAT Critical Reading 600–710Range SAT Math 630–740Range SAT Writing 630–720

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,118# of applicants 30,944% of applicants accepted 9Range SAT Critical Reading 660–750Range SAT Math 680–770Range SAT Writing 670–770

CostAnnual tuition $42,808Required fees $950Room and board $11,258% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95

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restricting parking, bike share, car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 2.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 30% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,535# of applicants 7,940% of applicants accepted 28Average HS GPA 3.52Range SAT Critical Reading 590–680Range SAT Math 630–720Range SAT Writing 600–700

CostAnnual tuition $45,132Required fees $246Room and board $10,812% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 60Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 70Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 30School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,476# of applicants 1,352% of applicants accepted 76Average HS GPA 3.18Range SAT Critical Reading 470–620Range SAT Math 480–610Range SAT Writing 470–610

CostAnnual tuition $38,448Required fees $350Room and board $10,550% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.9

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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1200 EAST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD, MAIL CODE 1-94, PASADENA, CA 91125 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 626-395-6280 E-mAil: WEbsitE: ADMISSIONS.CALTECH.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 50Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 978# of applicants 5,225% of applicants accepted 13Range SAT Critical Reading 700–790Range SAT Math 760–800Range SAT Writing 700–790

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 6Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 70Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 20,542# of applicants 40,456% of applicants accepted 53.8Average HS GPA 3.41Range SAT Critical Reading 450–570Range SAT Math 490–620

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,970Annual out-of-state tuition $17,130Required fees $653Room and board $11,615% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 153.7

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY— CHICO400 WEST FIRST STREET, CHICO, CA 95929-0722 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 530- 898-6451 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CSUCHICO.EDU

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Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedi-cated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 65

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,316# of applicants 15,568% of applicants accepted 79.2Average HS GPA 3.21Range SAT Critical Reading 450–550Range SAT Math 460–570

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,438Annual out-of-state tuition $18,598Required fees $1,468Room and board $10,414% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.5

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, carpool parking, market based pric-ing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, pre-ferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 0% school grounds maintained organically 1

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 18,784# of applicants 15,482% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 400–510Range SAT Math 410–530Range SAT Writing 400–510

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,472Annual out-of-state tuition $11,160Required fees $790Room and board $10,550% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 80.3

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY— MONTEREY BAY100 CAMPUS CENTER, STUDENT SERVICES, SEASIDE, CA 93955 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 831-582-5100 E-mAil: WEbsitE: CSUMB.EDU

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY— STANISLAUSONE UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, TURLOCK, CA 95382 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 209-667-3336 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CSUSTAN.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, bike share, car share, vanpool, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 50Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 18School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,814# of applicants 11,607% of applicants accepted 47Average HS GPA 3.19Range SAT Critical Reading 430–540Range SAT Math 430–550Range SAT Writing 430–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $0Annual out-of-state tuition $11,160Required fees $5,963Room and board $9,152% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 75.8

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car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 75Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 85% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,911# of applicants 5,387% of applicants accepted 77Average HS GPA 3.25Range SAT Critical Reading 400–510Range SAT Math 410–525Range SAT Writing 410–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $0Annual out-of-state tuition $11,160Required fees $5,994Room and board $8,250% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94

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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA250 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, CALIFORNIA, PA 15419 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 724-938-4415 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CUP.EDU

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CARLETON COLLEGE100 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 507-222-4138 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CARLETON.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,199# of applicants 3,849% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.30Range SAT Critical Reading 460–536Range SAT Math 460–540

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,804Annual out-of-state tuition $9,288Required fees $2,208Room and board $9,684% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 69.3

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 43Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified >50% school grounds maintained organically 70

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,035# of applicants 5,856% of applicants accepted 35Range SAT Critical Reading 670–760Range SAT Math 670–760Range SAT Writing 660–750

CostAnnual tuition $44,184Required fees $261Room and board $11,553% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYWOLSTEIN HALL, 10900 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44106-7055 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 216-368-4530 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CASE.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 26Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 60% school grounds maintained organically 15

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,178# of applicants 16,527% of applicants accepted 30Average HS GPA 3.69Range SAT Critical Reading 630–730Range SAT Math 680–780Range SAT Writing 640–740

CostAnnual tuition $44,880Required fees $880Room and board $11,550% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 35Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, carpool parking, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 25% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,929# of applicants 13,545% of applicants accepted 51Range SAT Critical Reading 590–700Range SAT Math 650–740Range SAT Writing 590–690

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.2

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CATAWBA COLLEGE2300 WEST INNES STREET, SALISBURY, NC 28144 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 704-637-4416 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CATAWBA.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,289# of applicants 2,710% of applicants accepted 41Average HS GPA 3.4Range SAT Critical Reading 420–540Range SAT Math 450–560

CostAnnual tuition $26,040Room and board $9,140

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 35Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 65School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 30

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,544# of applicants 6,617% of applicants accepted 75Average HS GPA 3.35Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 500–610

CostAnnual tuition $35,260Required fees $200Room and board $13,824% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97

42 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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CENTRAL COLLEGE 812 UNIVERSITY STREET, PELLA, IA 50219-1999 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 641-628-5336 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CENTRAL.EDU

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CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY1615 STANLEY STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CT 06050 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 860-832-2200 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CCSU.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 21Available transportation alternatives:

carpool parkingSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,493# of applicants 2,633% of applicants accepted 73Average HS GPA 3.48Range SAT Critical Reading 430–560Range SAT Math 460–610

CostAnnual tuition $27,414Required fees $430Room and board $9,136% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, carpool parkingSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,720# of applicants 6,837% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.01Range SAT Critical Reading 460–540Range SAT Math 470–570Range SAT Writing 460–550

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,285Annual out-of-state tuition $13,866Required fees $5,487Room and board $10,056% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 81

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CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 102 WARRINER HALL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48859 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 888-392-0007 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CMICH.EDU

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CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYADMISSIONS OFFICE, 400 E. UNIVERSITY WAY, ELLENSBURG, WA 98926-7463 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 509-963-1611 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CWU.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 26Available transportation alternatives:

carpool parking, vanpool, guaranteed ride home, pre-ferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 35School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 39% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,232# of applicants 18,509% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 450–567.5Range SAT Math 450–595

CostAnnual in-state tuition $10,950Annual out-of-state tuition $23,670Required fees $0Room and board $8,368% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 76.6

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit passSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school grounds maintained organically 43

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 10,770# of applicants 4,553% of applicants accepted 78.4Average HS GPA 3.1Range SAT Critical Reading 440–558Range SAT Math 450–560Range SAT Writing 430–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,962Annual out-of-state tuition $18,607Required fees $984Room and board $9,240

44 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE163 SOUTH WILLARD STREET BOX 670, PO BOX 670, BURLINGTON, VT 05402-0670 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 802-860-2730 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CHAMPLAIN.EDU/

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CHATHAM UNIVERSITYWOODLAND ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15232 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 412-365-2797 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CHATHAM.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 65Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 56School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,067# of applicants 3,493% of applicants accepted 73Average HS GPA 3.2Range SAT Critical Reading 500–610Range SAT Math 490–590

CostAnnual tuition $29,765Required fees $100Room and board $13,095% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 85

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 80Available transportation alternatives:

free universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike commuter tax credit, guaranteed ride home, free campus shuttle system, preferred parking for low-emit-ting vehicles, car sharing

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 36Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 922# of applicants 727% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.58Range SAT Critical Reading 360–760Range SAT Math 360–720Range SAT Writing 370–740

CostAnnual tuition $30,382Required fees $1,150Room and board $9,804% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.7

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CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1837 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, CHEYNEY, PA 19319 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 610- 399-2302 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CHEYNEY.EDU

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CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK—BROOKLYN COLLEGE2900 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11210 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 718-951-51 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BROOKLYN.CUNY.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 35School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 85% school grounds maintained organically 40

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,141# of applicants 1,740% of applicants accepted 81Average HS GPA 2.5Range SAT Critical Reading 330–420Range SAT Math 320–410Range SAT Writing 320–405

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,602Annual out-of-state tuition $12,966Required fees $2,174Room and board $11,420% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 87.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 10School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 30

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,162# of applicants 19,152% of applicants accepted 28Average HS GPA 3.30Range SAT Critical Reading 490–590Range SAT Math 520–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,430Annual out-of-state tuition $14,550Required fees $454% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98

46 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK—CITY COLLEGE160 CONVENT AVENUE, WILLE ADMIN. BLDG., ROOM 101, NEW YORK, NY 10031 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 212 650 5819 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CCNY.CUNY.EDU

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CLARK UNIVERSITY950 MAIN STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01610-1477 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 508-793-7478 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CLARKU.EDU

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restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 50Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,642# of applicants 23,250% of applicants accepted 32Average HS GPA 3.01Range SAT Critical Reading 440–570Range SAT Math 510–620

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,430Annual out-of-state tuition $14,550Required fees $5,430Room and board $14,550% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.4

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

bike share, car share, vanpool, guaranteed ride homeSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 47Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 11School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,252# of applicants 4,038% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.46Range SAT Critical Reading 540–660Range SAT Math 530–640Range SAT Writing 550–650

CostAnnual tuition $37,000Required fees $350Room and board $7,100% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.8

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY105 SIKES HALL, BOX 345124, CLEMSON, SC 29634-5124 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 864- 656-2280 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CLEMSON.EDU

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CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 8 CLARKSON AVENUE, POTSDAM, NY 13699 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 315-268-6480 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CLARKSON.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 15% school grounds maintained organically 95

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,072# of applicants 4,199% of applicants accepted 76Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 500–610Range SAT Math 560–660Range SAT Writing 480–590

CostAnnual tuition $37,770Required fees $840Room and board $12,534% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.2

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 35Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, bike share, carpool parking, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, ded-icated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,379# of applicants 0Average HS GPA 4.10Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 580–680Range SAT Writing 500–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,668Annual out-of-state tuition $28,826Room and board $7,228% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 41.9

48 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITYPO BOX 261954, CONWAY, SC 29528-6054 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 843-349-2313 E-mAil: [email protected] WEbsitE: WWW.COASTAL.EDU/SUSTAIN

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COLBY COLLEGE4000 MAYFLOWER HILL, WATERVILLE, ME 04901-8848 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207- 859-4832 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.COLBY.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,760Annual out-of-state tuition $22,050Room and board $7,700% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 55.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

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COLGATE UNIVERSITY13 OAK DRIVE, HAMILTON, NY 13346 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 315-228-7431 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.COLGATE.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,927# of applicants 7,835% of applicants accepted 29Average HS GPA 3.6Range SAT Critical Reading 620–720Range SAT Math 640–720

CostAnnual tuition $44,330Required fees $310Room and board $11,075% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 75Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 40School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 340# of applicants 400% of applicants accepted 58Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 610–700Range SAT Math 570–660Range SAT Writing 570–670

CostAnnual tuition $37,701Required fees $549Room and board $9,258% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON66 GEORGE STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29424 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 843- 953-5540 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.COFC.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 10,132# of applicants 11,086% of applicants accepted 74Average HS GPA 3.84Range SAT Critical Reading 560–650Range SAT Math 550–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,616Annual out-of-state tuition $24,330% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 66.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for carpools/van-pools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,891# of applicants 7,228% of applicants accepted 34Average HS GPA 3.88Range SAT Critical Reading 600–700Range SAT Math 620–680Range SAT Writing 610–700

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THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYPO BOX 7718, EWING, NJ 08628-0718 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 609-771-2211 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.TCNJ.EDU

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THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARYOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, P.O. BOX 8795, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187-8795 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 757-221-2420 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WM.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 12Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,445# of applicants 10,150% of applicants accepted 46Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 580–680Range SAT Writing 560–660

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,760Annual out-of-state tuition $19,569Required fees $4,127Room and board $10,677% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 41.3

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, carpool parking, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 22Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 30% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,020# of applicants 12,825% of applicants accepted 35Average HS GPA 4.00Range SAT Critical Reading 620–730Range SAT Math 620–720Range SAT Writing 620–720

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,270Annual out-of-state tuition $30,547Required fees $4,862Room and board $8,892% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 75.9

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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY1062 CAMPUS DELIVERY, AMMONS HALL, FORT COLLINS, CO 80523-1062 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 970-491-6321 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.COLOSTATE.EDU/

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restricting parking, bike share, car share, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3.4School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,008# of applicants 4,916% of applicants accepted 26Range SAT Critical Reading 630–720Range SAT Math 630–700Range SAT Writing 620–710

CostAnnual tuition $41,742Room and board $9,728% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting park-ing, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 61.6Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2.3School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 0% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,412# of applicants 17,929% of applicants accepted 74.7Average HS GPA 3.57Range SAT Critical Reading 500–620Range SAT Math 520–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,875Annual out-of-state tuition $22,667Required fees $1,774Room and board $10,278% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 69

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 212 HAMILTON HALL MC 2807, 1130 AMSTERDAM A, NEW YORK, NY 10027 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: E-mAil: WEbsitE: STUDENTAFFAIRS.COLUMBIA.EDU/ADMISSIONS

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 45Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 40Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,027# of applicants 34,810% of applicants accepted 7Range SAT Critical Reading 700–790Range SAT Math 700–790Range SAT Writing 700–790

CostAnnual tuition $43,088Required fees $2,202Room and board $11,020% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

bike share, car share, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 32Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 15School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,884# of applicants 4,838% of applicants accepted 35.8Range SAT Critical Reading 650–740Range SAT Math 640–720Range SAT Writing 660–750

CostAnnual tuition $44,570Required fees $320Room and board $11,900% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 48

54 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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CORNELL UNIVERSITYUNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS, 410 THURSTON AVE, ITHACA, NY 14850 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 607-255-5147 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CORNELL.EDU

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CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY2500 CALIFORNIA PLAZA, OMAHA, NE 68178 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 402-280-2731 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.CREIGHTON.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 77

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 13,885# of applicants 36,338% of applicants accepted 18Range SAT Critical Reading 640–730Range SAT Math 670–770

CostAnnual tuition $41,325Required fees $216Room and board $13,160% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.3

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

bike share, car share, vanpool, dedicated bike lane, metro bus

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 15School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 97% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,032# of applicants 5,361% of applicants accepted 78Average HS GPA 3.76Range SAT Critical Reading 530–630Range SAT Math 540–660Range SAT Writing 520–630

CostAnnual tuition $31,856Required fees $1,474Room and board $9,446% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.1

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE6016 MCNUTT HALL, HANOVER, NH 03755Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800- 443-3605E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.DARTMOUTH.EDU

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DAVIDSON COLLEGE PO BOX 7156, DAVIDSON, NC 28035-7156 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.DAVIDSON.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, guaranteed ride home

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,106# of applicants 22,385% of applicants accepted 10Range SAT Critical Reading 670–780Range SAT Math 680–780Range SAT Writing 680–790

CostAnnual tuition $41,736Required fees $1,431Room and board $12,479% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

WeCar, bicycle-friendly community, public bus system to surrounding communities including Charlotte

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,750# of applicants 4,309% of applicants accepted 28Average HS GPA 4.10Range SAT Critical Reading 630–730Range SAT Math 640–720Range SAT Writing 630–730

CostAnnual tuition $40,405Required fees $404Room and board $11,346% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.4

56 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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DENISON UNIVERSITYBOX H, GRANVILLE, OH 43023Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800-336-4766E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.DENISON.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,266# of applicants 4,772% of applicants accepted 48Range SAT Critical Reading 600–690Range SAT Math 590–670

CostAnnual tuition $39,330Required fees $880% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.6

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,801# of applicants 12,031% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.46Range SAT Critical Reading 530–650Range SAT Math 520–620Range SAT Writing 520–630

CostAnnual tuition $31,650Required fees $618Room and board $11,335% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 81

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DICKINSON COLLEGEP.O. BOX 1773, CARLISLE, PA 17013-2896 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 717-245-1308 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.DICKINSON.EDU/

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,358# of applicants 6,067% of applicants accepted 42Range SAT Critical Reading 600–690Range SAT Math 590–680Range SAT Writing 600–690

CostAnnual tuition $44,101Required fees $475Room and board $11,178% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,676# of applicants 4,195% of applicants accepted 84Average HS GPA 3.42Range SAT Critical Reading 500–630Range SAT Math 500–610Range SAT Writing 500–610

CostAnnual tuition $40,122Required fees $882Room and board $11,150% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.4

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, bike share, car share, carpool parking, van-pool, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,066# of applicants 18,090% of applicants accepted 22Range SAT Critical Reading 690–770Range SAT Math 690–800

CostAnnual tuition $44,101Required fees $970Room and board $11,830% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, car share, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for low-emit-ting/fuel-efficient vehicles, university shuttle bus

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 2

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,677# of applicants 6,528% of applicants accepted 70Average HS GPA 3.64Range SAT Critical Reading 520–600Range SAT Math 520–610Range SAT Writing 510–600

CostAnnual tuition $27,668Required fees $2,366Room and board $10,198% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.5

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EARLHAM COLLEGE801 NATIONAL ROAD WEST, RICHMOND, IN 47374-4095 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 765-983-1217 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.EARLHAM.EDU

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EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY83 WINDHAM STREET, WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 860-365-5205E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.EASTERNCT.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,087# of applicants 1,408% of applicants accepted 75Average HS GPA 3.4Range SAT Critical Reading 550–700Range SAT Math 530–660Range SAT Writing 530–650

CostAnnual tuition $39,200Required fees $820Room and board $7,910% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 93.2

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carpool parking, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,346# of applicants 3,095% of applicants accepted 70.4Average HS GPA 2.99Range SAT Critical Reading 450–550Range SAT Math 450–540Range SAT Writing 460–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,285Annual out-of-state tuition $13,866Required fees $4,626Room and board $10,674% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 66.6

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EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY600 LINCOLN AVENUE, CHARLESTON, IL 61920 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 217-581-7812 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.EIU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,496# of applicants 7,076% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.10

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,370Annual out-of-state tuition $25,110Required fees $2,560Room and board $9,174% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 60

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, carpool parking, van-pool, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

New construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 11,360# of applicants 5,204% of applicants accepted 79.67Average HS GPA 3.22Range SAT Critical Reading 420–540Range SAT Math 430–550Range SAT Writing 410–520

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74.4

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ELON UNIVERSITY100 CAMPUS DRIVE, 2700 CAMPUS BOX, ELON, NC 27244-2010 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 336-278-7640 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ELON.EDU

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bike share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-effi-cient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,821# of applicants 3,713% of applicants accepted 53Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 500–610Range SAT Writing 500–600

CostAnnual tuition $34,250Required fees $296Room and board $9,652% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 16Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike rental, car share, vanpool, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 33Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 44% school grounds maintained organically 27

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,225# of applicants 9,079% of applicants accepted 58Average HS GPA 3.96Range SAT Critical Reading 560–660Range SAT Math 560–660Range SAT Writing 560–660

CostAnnual tuition $28,633Required fees $347Room and board $9,480% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 85.5

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EMORY UNIVERSITYEMORY UNIVERSITY, BOISEUILLET JONES CTR, ATLANTA, GA 30322 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 404-727-6039 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.EMORY.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 32Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 30

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,337# of applicants 17,027% of applicants accepted 27Average HS GPA 3.86Range SAT Critical Reading 650–740Range SAT Math 670–770Range SAT Writing 660–750

CostAnnual tuition $40,600Required fees $564Room and board $11,628% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.2

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 49Environmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 37School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,193# of applicants 3,009% of applicants accepted 98Average HS GPA 3.02Range SAT Critical Reading 310–800Range SAT Math 310–800Range SAT Writing 250–750

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,812Annual out-of-state tuition $18,978Required fees $583Room and board $9,240% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 77.6

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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY777 GLADES ROAD, PO BOX 3091, BOCA RATON, FL 33431-0991 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 561-297-3530 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.FAU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 23,613# of applicants 28,197% of applicants accepted 35Average HS GPA 3.40Range SAT Critical Reading 490–570Range SAT Math 490–580Range SAT Writing 480–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,986Annual out-of-state tuition $21,543Room and board $11,353% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 86

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 45Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 31,594# of applicants 28,313% of applicants accepted 58Average HS GPA 3.79Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 560–640Range SAT Writing 550–630

CostAnnual in-state tuition $3,397Annual out-of-state tuition $18,564Required fees $2,428Room and board $9,412% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 58.7

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FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY100 STATE STREET, PO BOX 9101, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-9101 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 508-626-4534 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.FRAMINGHAM.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, carpool parking, pre-ferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 18School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,885# of applicants 4,909% of applicants accepted 30Range SAT Critical Reading 460–560Range SAT Math 470–560Range SAT Writing 460–550

CostAnnual in-state tuition $970Annual out-of-state tuition $7,050Required fees $6,610Room and board $9,170% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 80.4

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 33Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car share, vanpool, guar-anteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 40School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 85% school grounds maintained organically 41.5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,324# of applicants 5,105% of applicants accepted 38Average HS GPA 3.54Range SAT Critical Reading 610–680Range SAT Math 630–710

CostAnnual tuition $44,260Required fees $100Room and board $11,750% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.6

66 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITYFSU, 101 BRADDOCK ROAD, FROSTBURG, MD 21532 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 301-687-4301 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.FROSTBURG.EDU

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FURMAN UNIVERSITY3300 POINSETT HIGHWAY, GREENVILLE, SC 29613 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 864-294-2204 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.FURMAN.EDU

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free bus passSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 26School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,760# of applicants 4,454% of applicants accepted 58Average HS GPA 3.14Range SAT Critical Reading 440–530Range SAT Math 430–540Range SAT Writing 430–520

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,304Annual out-of-state tuition $15,196Required fees $1,824Room and board $8,344% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel efficient vehicles, dedicat-ed bike lane, electric vehicle charging stations

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 45Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 1.5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,753# of applicants 6,035% of applicants accepted 77Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 560–660Range SAT Writing 540–650

CostAnnual tuition $41,152Required fees $380Room and board $10,509% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.5

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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MSN 3A4, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-4444 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 703-993-2341 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GMU.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 22Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 89

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 20,067# of applicants 17,621% of applicants accepted 55Average HS GPA 3.66Range SAT Critical Reading 520–620Range SAT Math 530–630

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,010Annual out-of-state tuition $25,154Required fees $2,610Room and board $9,250% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 73.9

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 10,184# of applicants 21,591% of applicants accepted 33Range SAT Critical Reading 600–690Range SAT Math 610–690Range SAT Writing 620–710

CostAnnual tuition $42,381Required fees $44Room and board $12,960% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.4

68 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY37TH AND O STREETS, NW, 103 WHITE-GRAVEN, WASHINGTON, DC 20057 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 202-687-4547 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GEORGETOWN.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,590# of applicants 19,254% of applicants accepted 18Range SAT Critical Reading 640–740Range SAT Math 650–750

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 35

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 14,527# of applicants 14,614% of applicants accepted 54Average HS GPA 3.89Range SAT Critical Reading 600–700Range SAT Math 660–760Range SAT Writing 610–700

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,718Annual out-of-state tuition $27,022Required fees $2,380Room and board $11,440% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 84.5

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GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITYP.O. BOX 8024, STATESBORO, GA 30460Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 912-478-5413E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GEORGIASOUTHERN.EDU/

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School has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 60

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,993# of applicants 10,525% of applicants accepted 52Average HS GPA 3.21Range SAT Critical Reading 520–590Range SAT Math 510–600Range SAT Writing 490–570

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,852Annual out-of-state tuition $17,128Required fees $1,872Room and board $9,290% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 81

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, vanpool, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-effi-cient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 50School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,500# of applicants 5,662% of applicants accepted 40Range SAT Critical Reading 610–690Range SAT Math 610–690

CostAnnual tuition $42,610Room and board $10,560% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 92.5

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GONZAGA UNIVERSITY502 E. BOONE AVENUE, SPOKANE, WA 99258 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 509-313-6582 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GONZAGA.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,769# of applicants 6,851% of applicants accepted 62Average HS GPA 3.74Range SAT Critical Reading 550–700Range SAT Math 560–690

CostAnnual tuition $31,160Required fees $492Room and board $8,730% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,580# of applicants 4,008% of applicants accepted 40Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 510–646Range SAT Math 506–642Range SAT Writing 509–641

CostAnnual tuition $30,740Required fees $1,360Room and board $8,840% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.3

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GOUCHER COLLEGE1021 DULANEY VALLEY ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21204-2794 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 410-337-6141 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GOUCHER.EDU

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bike share, car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 40% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,420# of applicants 3,763% of applicants accepted 73Average HS GPA 3.10Range SAT Critical Reading 510–660Range SAT Math 500–610Range SAT Writing 510–640

CostAnnual tuition $36,012Required fees $542Room and board $11,482% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, carpool parking, vanpool

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 42Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 60% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 24,654# of applicants 17,880% of applicants accepted 82Average HS GPA 3.51Range SAT Critical Reading 470–600Range SAT Math 510–620Range SAT Writing 530–580

CostAnnual in-state tuition $10,000Annual out-of-state tuition $14,568Required fees 0Room and board $7,920% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 80

72 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGEONE BRENNAN CIRCLE, POULTNEY, VT 05764-1199 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 802-287-8210 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GREENMTN.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 637# of applicants 1,302% of applicants accepted 67Average HS GPA 3.04Range SAT Critical Reading 478–613Range SAT Math 460–570Range SAT Writing 450–583

CostAnnual tuition $29,620Required fees $1,098Room and board $10,948% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.7

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 40Available transportation alternatives:

bike rentals, carpooling forumSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 43Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 50% school grounds maintained organically 78

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,462# of applicants 3,396% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.12Range SAT Critical Reading 470–620Range SAT Math 480–590Range SAT Writing 460–600

CostAnnual tuition $31,430Required fees $330Room and board $8,560% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.9

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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 800 COLLEGE AVENUE, SAINT PETER, MN 56082 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 507-933-7527 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 50Available transportation alternatives:

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 50% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,442# of applicants 4,818% of applicants accepted 64Average HS GPA 3.64Range SAT Critical Reading 580–680Range SAT Math 570–670Range SAT Writing 580–680

CostAnnual tuition $35,100Required fees $140Room and board $8,700% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.4

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,843# of applicants 5,265% of applicants accepted 27Range SAT Critical Reading 650–740Range SAT Math 660–730Range SAT Writing 650–730

CostAnnual tuition $42,220Required fees $420Room and board $10,830% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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HARVARD COLLEGE86 BRATTLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 617-495-1581 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.COLLEGE.HARVARD.EDU

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HAVERFORD COLLEGE370 LANCASTER AVENUE, HAVERFORD, PA 19041 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 610-896-1350 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.HAVERFORD.EDU

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Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, pre-ferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 55Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 17School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,676# of applicants 34,950% of applicants accepted 6Average HS GPA 4.00Range SAT Critical Reading 690–790Range SAT Math 700–800Range SAT Writing 690–790

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.7

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

car share, vanpoolSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 33Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 30

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,198# of applicants 3,470% of applicants accepted 25Range SAT Critical Reading 650–750Range SAT Math 650–750Range SAT Writing 660–760

CostAnnual tuition $41,830Required fees $378Room and board $12,842% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.1

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HIGH POINT UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY STATION 3598, HIGH POINT, NC 27262-3598 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 336-841-9128 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.HIGHPOINT.EDU

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HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES629 SOUTH MAIN STREET, GENEVA, NY 14456 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 315-781-3315 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.HWS.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 33Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,932# of applicants 6,866% of applicants accepted 59Range SAT Critical Reading 490–590Range SAT Math 510–600Range SAT Writing 500–590

CostComprehensive fee $37,800% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 70.9

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,292# of applicants 4,465% of applicants accepted 53Range SAT Critical Reading 560–650Range SAT Math 560–660

CostAnnual tuition $43,484Required fees $954Room and board $11,261% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 70

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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY100 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11549 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 516-463-8000 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.HOFSTRA.EDU

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restricting parking, bike share, car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 4School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 40% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,213# of applicants 1,085% of applicants accepted 72Average HS GPA 3.57Range SAT Critical Reading 530–630Range SAT Math 500–630Range SAT Writing 500–620

CostAnnual tuition $26,774Required fees $150Room and board $7,778% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.3

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HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY1 HARPST STREET, ARCATA, CA 95521-8299 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 707-826-4321 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.HUMBOLDT.EDU

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ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, CAMPUS BOX 2200, NORMAL, IL 61790-2200 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 309-438-2231 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ILSTU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 18,526# of applicants 13,156% of applicants accepted 63Average HS GPA 3.33

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,630Annual out-of-state tuition $16,590Required fees $2,600Room and board $9,090% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 54.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 17Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,349# of applicants 13,030% of applicants accepted 51Average HS GPA 3.04Range SAT Critical Reading 400–510Range SAT Math 410–520Range SAT Writing 390–490

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,898Annual out-of-state tuition $17,444Required fees $200Room and board $8,772% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 66.5

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY— BLOOMINGTON300 NORTH JORDAN AVENUE, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405-1106 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 812- 855-0321 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.INDIANA.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 24

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 32,041# of applicants 35,218% of applicants accepted 72Average HS GPA 3.63Range SAT Critical Reading 510–630Range SAT Math 540–650Range SAT Writing 510–620

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,433Annual out-of-state tuition $28,449Required fees $1,091Room and board $8,419% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 79.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 12Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, car share, vanpool, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 75Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 8.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 2

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 25,555# of applicants 16,539% of applicants accepted 83Average HS GPA 3.55Range SAT Critical Reading 460–620Range SAT Math 530–680

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,648Annual out-of-state tuition $18,760Required fees $1,078Room and board $7,721% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.2

80 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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ITHACA COLLEGEITHACA COLLEGE, OFFICE OF ADMISSION, 953 DANBY RD., ITHACA, NY 14850-7002 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 607-274-3131 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ITHACA.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,281# of applicants 13,813% of applicants accepted 65Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 530–640Range SAT Writing 520–630

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,575# of applicants 22,864% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.80Range SAT Critical Reading 520–620Range SAT Math 530–620Range SAT Writing 520–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,642Annual out-of-state tuition $17,932Required fees $3,806Room and board $8,340% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 40

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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY3400 NORTH CHARLES STREET, MASON HALL, BALTIMORE, MD 21218 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 410-516-8028 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.JHU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,066# of applicants 18,459% of applicants accepted 21Average HS GPA 3.72Range SAT Critical Reading 630–740Range SAT Math 660–770Range SAT Writing 640–740

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,947# of applicants 6,887% of applicants accepted 75Average HS GPA 3.04Range SAT Critical Reading 450–550Range SAT Math 450–550Range SAT Writing 450–550

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82 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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carpool parking, vanpool, guaranteed ride homeSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 35% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,236# of applicants 8,773% of applicants accepted 62Average HS GPA 3.21Range SAT Critical Reading 500–580Range SAT Math 490–580Range SAT Writing 470–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,852Annual out-of-state tuition $17,128Required fees $1,634Room and board $6,210% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 85.7

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 43Available transportation alternatives:

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 62

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,647# of applicants 4,272% of applicants accepted 33Average HS GPA 3.90Range SAT Critical Reading 640–740Range SAT Math 610–690Range SAT Writing 640–730

CostAnnual tuition $39,420Required fees $1,480Room and board $9,500% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.5

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KEYSTONE COLLEGEONE COLLEGE GREEN, PO BOX 50, LA PLUME, PA 18440Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 570-945-8134E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.KEYSTONE.EDU

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restricting parking, bike share, carpool parking, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,683# of applicants 1,442% of applicants accepted 71Average HS GPA 3.02Range SAT Critical Reading 380–600Range SAT Math 380–600Range SAT Writing 380–600

CostAnnual tuition $19,500Required fees $450Room and board $9,500% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 93

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 18Available transportation alternatives:

shuttle service, Car Share, third-party vendors (e.g. local bus service, My Ride Home, bus station, airport)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 12.4Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 15% school grounds maintained organically 35

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,488# of applicants 6,660% of applicants accepted 34Average HS GPA 3.46Range SAT Critical Reading 580–680Range SAT Math 610–710Range SAT Writing 580–680

CostAnnual tuition $41,920Required fees $360Room and board $12,708% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.3

84 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (MI)21000 WEST TEN MILE RD., SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075-1058 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 248-204-2120 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.LTU.EDU

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bike share, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 8School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,056# of applicants 1,713% of applicants accepted 51Average HS GPA 3.34

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restricting parking, car share, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 18School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,851# of applicants 11,578% of applicants accepted 33Range SAT Critical Reading 580–680Range SAT Math 640–720

CostAnnual tuition $40,660Required fees $300Room and board $10,840% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.8

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LINFIELD COLLEGE900 SOUTH EAST BAKER STREET, MCMINNVILLE, OR 97128-6894 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 503-883-2269 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.LINFIELD.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,658# of applicants 2,376% of applicants accepted 76Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 490–610Range SAT Math 510–610Range SAT Writing 480–590

CostAnnual tuition $34,000Required fees $328Room and board $9,500% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 60.4

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, vanpool, preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 10School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 25% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,622# of applicants 3,430% of applicants accepted 51Average HS GPA 3.50Range SAT Critical Reading 480–603Range SAT Math 490–610

CostAnnual tuition $22,978Required fees $1,676Room and board $9,224% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 63.6

86 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 23,977# of applicants 14,818% of applicants accepted 80Average HS GPA 3.45Range SAT Critical Reading 500–610Range SAT Math 530–630

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,558Annual out-of-state tuition $17,566Required fees $1,796Room and board $8,670% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 56Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 15School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,951# of applicants 11,309% of applicants accepted 53Average HS GPA 3.71Range SAT Critical Reading 540–630Range SAT Math 560–650Range SAT Writing 550–650

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 91.1

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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO820 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60611Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 773-508-7704E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.LUC.EDU/

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,483# of applicants 17,828% of applicants accepted 55Average HS GPA 3.73Range SAT Critical Reading 540–660Range SAT Math 540–650Range SAT Writing 530–640

CostAnnual tuition $33,090Required fees $1,128Room and board $12,010% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.8

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 55Environmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,835# of applicants 12,066% of applicants accepted 63Average HS GPA 3.44Range SAT Critical Reading 540–640Range SAT Math 560–650

CostAnnual tuition $41,026Required fees $1,400Room and board $12,120% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 87

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LUTHER COLLEGE700 COLLEGE DRIVE, DECORAH, IA 52101-1042 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 563- 387-1018 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.LUTHER.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,411# of applicants 3,683% of applicants accepted 71Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 440–625Range SAT Math 510–640Range SAT Writing 460–620

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,005# of applicants 6,030% of applicants accepted 37Range SAT Critical Reading 630–740Range SAT Math 640–730Range SAT Writing 630–720

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MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT1000 NORTH FOURTH STREET, FAIRFIELD, IA 52557 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 641-472-1156 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MUM.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 199# of applicants 126% of applicants accepted 41Average HS GPA 3.61

CostAnnual tuition $26,000Required fees $430Room and board $7,400% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 90

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 50School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 33% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,195# of applicants 22,354% of applicants accepted 57Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 530–650Range SAT Writing 520–630

CostAnnual tuition $31,400Required fees $422Room and board $10,340% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.6

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MARYWOOD UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS, 2300 ADAMS AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA 18509 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 570-348-6225 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MARYWOOD.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,190# of applicants 2,203% of applicants accepted 70Average HS GPA 3.21Range SAT Critical Reading 470–560Range SAT Math 480–570Range SAT Writing 460–560

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

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MESSIAH COLLEGEONE COLLEGE AVENUE, SUITE 3005, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 Admissions: FAx: 717-691-2307 FinAnciAl Aid: 717- 766-2511 EXT 6007 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MESSIAH.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 18Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 10School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 21

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,751# of applicants 3,154% of applicants accepted 64Average HS GPA 3.71Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 520–640Range SAT Writing 500–620

CostAnnual tuition $28,640Required fees $820Room and board $8,760% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.7

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bike share, car share, dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 36,276# of applicants 28,416% of applicants accepted 73Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 440–600Range SAT Math 540–670Range SAT Writing 450–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,203Annual out-of-state tuition $31,148Room and board $8,154% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 64

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGETHE EMMA WILLARD HOUSE, MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753-6002Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MIDDLEBURY.EDU

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free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 50School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,474# of applicants 8,533% of applicants accepted 18Range SAT Critical Reading 640–740Range SAT Math 650–740Range SAT Writing 650–760

CostAnnual tuition $53,420% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit passSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 25% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,536# of applicants 6,974% of applicants accepted 58Range SAT Critical Reading 470–560Range SAT Math 480–570Range SAT Writing 450–550

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,428Annual out-of-state tuition $16,070Required fees $2,172Room and board $8,834% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 64.7

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MILLS COLLEGE5000 MACARTHUR BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94610 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 510- 430-2000 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MILLS.EDU

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MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITYONE NORMAL AVENUE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07043-1624 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 973-655-4461 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MONTCLAIR.EDU/

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 88Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, carpool parking, market based pric-ing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 14,367# of applicants 12,584% of applicants accepted 57Average HS GPA 3.20Range SAT Critical Reading 440–530Range SAT Math 460–550Range SAT Writing 450–540

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,690Annual out-of-state tuition $16,438Required fees $2,956Room and board $10,962% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 56.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 100Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 464# of applicants 139% of applicants accepted 93Average HS GPA 3.03

CostAnnual tuition $27,510Required fees $160% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 87.7

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THE NEW SCHOOL 72 FIFTH AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10011 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 212-229-5150 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.NEWSCHOOL.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 82Available transportation alternatives:

secure indoor and outdoor bike parking, easy access to NYC's subway and bus system

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 23Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 70School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,775# of applicants 7,168% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.32Range SAT Critical Reading 490–620Range SAT Math 490–620Range SAT Writing 500–630

CostAnnual tuition $38,508Required fees $860Room and board $15,090% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.1

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bike share, guaranteed ride home, dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,820# of applicants 41,243% of applicants accepted 33Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 630–720Range SAT Math 630–740Range SAT Writing 640–730

CostAnnual tuition $40,878Required fees $2,326Room and board $16,133% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94

96 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY BOX 7103, RALEIGH, NC 27695 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 919-515-2421 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.NCSU.EDU/

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free bus pass, bike share, ride share, carpool parkingSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 17School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 519# of applicants 644% of applicants accepted 73Average HS GPA 3.30Range SAT Critical Reading 435–578Range SAT Math 423–568Range SAT Writing 443–575

CostAnnual tuition $27,622Required fees $946Room and board $7,150% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

light-rail (metra), commuter rail (CTA) bike-share, EV parking, preferred parking for low emitting/hybrid vehi-cles, car-share, hybrid-diesel intracampus shuttle

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 38School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 85

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,485# of applicants 25,369% of applicants accepted 27Range SAT Critical Reading 670–750Range SAT Math 690–780Range SAT Writing 670–760

CostAnnual tuition $39,840Required fees $383Room and board $12,240% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.4

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OBERLIN COLLEGE101 NORTH PROFESSOR STREET, OBERLIN COLLEGE, OBERLIN, OH 44074 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 440-775-8142 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.OBERLIN.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,839# of applicants 7,006% of applicants accepted 33Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 640–740Range SAT Math 620–710Range SAT Writing 640–730

CostAnnual tuition $43,210Room and board $11,550% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 73.8

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 24Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 41,709# of applicants 26,100% of applicants accepted 63Range SAT Critical Reading 540–660Range SAT Math 600–700Range SAT Writing 550–650

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.2

100 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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OHIO UNIVERSITY—ATHENS120 CHUBB HALL, ATHENS, OH 45701 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 740-593-4141 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.OHIO.EDU

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free bus pass, restricting parking, dedicated bike lanesSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 63Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 85

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,503# of applicants 13,251% of applicants accepted 86Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 480–600Range SAT Math 480–590Range SAT Writing 470–570

CostAnnual in-state tuition $10,282Annual out-of-state tuition $19,246Room and board $10,010% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 46.4

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement no% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,821# of applicants 3,835% of applicants accepted 73.6Average HS GPA 3.49Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 520–640Range SAT Writing 500–620

CostAnnual tuition $38,890Required fees $260Room and board $10,310% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99

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OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY108 ROLLINS HALL, HAMPTON BOULEVARD, NORFOLK, VA 23529-0050 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 757-683-3683 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ODU.EDU

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY104 KERR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CORVALLIS, OR 97331-2106 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 541-737-2241 E-mAil: WEbsitE: OREGONSTATE.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 23Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 60

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 18,881# of applicants 10,276% of applicants accepted 75Average HS GPA 3.24Range SAT Critical Reading 460–560Range SAT Math 460–560Range SAT Writing 440–540

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,190Annual out-of-state tuition $23,070Required fees $260Room and board $9,066% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 41.2

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 36Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-effi-cient vehicles, dedicated bike lane, electric vehicle charg-ing stations, secure bike parking, free campus shuttle

School has formal sustainability committee yes or comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 13School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 20% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,812# of applicants 12,330% of applicants accepted 81Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 480–600Range SAT Math 490–630Range SAT Writing 460–580

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,660Annual out-of-state tuition $20,844Required fees $1,478Room and board $10,563% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 79.3

102 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF ADMISSION, TACOMA, WA 98447 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 253-535-7134 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.PLU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,133# of applicants 3,289% of applicants accepted 77Average HS GPA 3.62Range SAT Critical Reading 490–620Range SAT Math 480–600Range SAT Writing 480–600

CostAnnual tuition $32,800Room and board $9,620% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 16Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 59Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 8.8School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 45% school grounds maintained organically 60

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 39,192# of applicants 47,552% of applicants accepted 54Average HS GPA 3.59Range SAT Critical Reading 530–630Range SAT Math 560–670Range SAT Writing 540–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $15,562Annual out-of-state tuition $27,864Required fees $882Room and board $9,690% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 54

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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY24255 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, MALIBU, CA 90263 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 310- 506-4301 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.PEPPERDINE.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,461# of applicants 9,384% of applicants accepted 32Average HS GPA 3.65Range SAT Critical Reading 540–650Range SAT Math 560–680Range SAT Writing 560–660

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,084# of applicants 4,228% of applicants accepted 15.7Average HS GPA 3.9Range SAT Critical Reading 580–710Range SAT Math 590–680Range SAT Writing 590–680

CostAnnual tuition $43,136Required fees $266Room and board $13,864% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.1

104 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY17 HIGH STREET, MSC 52, PLYMOUTH, NH 03264 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 877-846-5755 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.PLYMOUTH.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,315# of applicants 5,279% of applicants accepted 74Average HS GPA 2.86Range SAT Critical Reading 440–530Range SAT Math 440–530

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,586# of applicants 7,207% of applicants accepted 14Range SAT Critical Reading 680–780Range SAT Math 690–770Range SAT Writing 680–780

CostAnnual tuition $41,210Required fees $118Room and board $13,526% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 751, PORTLAND, OR 97207-0751 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 503-725-3461 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.PDX.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 30,776# of applicants 29,513% of applicants accepted 68.3Average HS GPA 3.6Range SAT Critical Reading 490–610Range SAT Math 550–690Range SAT Writing 500–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,900Annual out-of-state tuition $28,702Required fees $572Room and board $10,378% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 62.1

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,319# of applicants 7,596% of applicants accepted 80Average HS GPA 3.13Range SAT Critical Reading 460–560Range SAT Math 460–550Range SAT Writing 440–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,702Annual out-of-state tuition $16,826Required fees $2,888Room and board $7,881% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 58

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 13,853# of applicants 16,353% of applicants accepted 58Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 540–650Range SAT Math 570–680Range SAT Writing 520–630

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CostAnnual tuition $25,968Required fees $1,750Room and board $12,140% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 62.6

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,948# of applicants 4,474% of applicants accepted 78Average HS GPA 3.50Range SAT Critical Reading 530–630Range SAT Math 530–610Range SAT Writing 530–620

CostAnnual tuition $37,200Required fees $310Room and board $9,350% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.4

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,758# of applicants 8,021% of applicants accepted 53Average HS GPA 3.66Range SAT Critical Reading 530–600Range SAT Math 540–620Range SAT Writing 530–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,576Annual out-of-state tuition $13,922Required fees $2,124Room and board $9,400% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 86.5

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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY5500 CAMPANILE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92182 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 619-594-6323 WEbsitE: WWW.SDSU.EDU

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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY500 EL CAMINO REAL, SANTA CLARA, CA 95053 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 408-554-4505 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SCU.EDU/

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restricting parking, car share, carpool parkingSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 49Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 100School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 45% school grounds maintained organically 0.5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,182# of applicants 13,342% of applicants accepted 54Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 570–680Range SAT Math 600–690

Cost% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 69

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 55Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 52Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1.2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 15

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,176# of applicants 4,211% of applicants accepted 80Average HS GPA 3.59Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 520–630Range SAT Writing 510–620

CostAnnual tuition $31,701Required fees $366Room and board $9,492% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.7

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SEATTLE UNIVERSITYADMISSIONS OFFICE, 900 BROADWAY, SEATTLE, WA 98122-1090 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 206-296-2000 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SEATTLEU.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 59Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,593# of applicants 6,317% of applicants accepted 71Average HS GPA 3.57Range SAT Critical Reading 520–630Range SAT Math 530–630Range SAT Writing 520–630

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, vanpool, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5.6School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 25% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,454# of applicants 2,920% of applicants accepted 61Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 580–680Range SAT Math 560–650Range SAT Writing 560–670

CostAnnual tuition $34,170Required fees $272Room and board $9,916% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.8

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SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY1460 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, WINCHESTER, VA 22601-5195 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 540-665-4538 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SU.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,812# of applicants 1,397% of applicants accepted 77Average HS GPA 3.42Range SAT Critical Reading 440–560Range SAT Math 460–560Range SAT Writing 440–560

CostAnnual tuition $27,550Required fees $1,250Room and board $9,240% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,860# of applicants 6,276% of applicants accepted 63Average HS GPA 3.41Range SAT Critical Reading 450–540Range SAT Math 470–550Range SAT Writing 440–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,428Annual out-of-state tuition $2,319Required fees $9,364Room and board $9,150% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 64

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SMITH COLLEGE7 COLLEGE LANE, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01063 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 413-585-2530 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SMITH.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,794Annual out-of-state tuition $19,485Required fees $3,359Room and board $9,126% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 31.5

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SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY2500 NORTH RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NH 03106-1045 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 603-645-9645 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SNHU.EDU

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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY8000 UTOPIA PARKWAY, QUEENS, NY 11439 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 718-990-2000 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.STJOHNS.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parkingSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 11,764# of applicants 33,003% of applicants accepted 79Average HS GPA 3.20Range SAT Critical Reading 480–580Range SAT Math 490–610

CostAnnual tuition $34,750Required fees $770Room and board $15,270% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 45Available transportation alternatives:

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 40Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 63School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,908# of applicants 2,398% of applicants accepted 61Average HS GPA 3.29Range SAT Critical Reading 560–680Range SAT Math 540–650Range SAT Writing 550–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,485Annual out-of-state tuition $25,045Required fees $2,528Room and board $11,305% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.2

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STANFORD UNIVERSITYUNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION, MONTAG HALL, STANFORD, CA 94305-6106 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 650-723-3058 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.STANFORD.EDU

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANYOFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS, 1400 WASHINGTON AVE., ALBANY, NY 12222 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 518- 442-3202 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ALBANY.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting park-ing, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 64Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 41% school grounds maintained organically 85

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,927# of applicants 34,348% of applicants accepted 7Range SAT Critical Reading 670–770Range SAT Math 690–780Range SAT Writing 680–780

CostAnnual tuition $41,250Required fees $537Room and board $12,721% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, vanpool, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,779# of applicants 21,054% of applicants accepted 51Average HS GPA 3.3Range SAT Critical Reading 500–580Range SAT Math 530–620Range SAT Writing 520–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $16,190Required fees $1,902Room and board $11,276% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 84.9

120 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT GENESEO1 COLLEGE CIRCLE, GENESEO, NY 14454-1401 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 585-245-5731 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.GENESEO.EDU

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK—BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITYPO BOX 6001, BINGHAMTON, NY 13902-6001 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 607-777-2428 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.BINGHAMTON.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $14,820Required fees $1,523Room and board $10,962% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.2

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 50Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 19School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 20% school grounds maintained organically 96

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 11,828# of applicants 28,101% of applicants accepted 41Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 600–680Range SAT Math 620–710Range SAT Writing 580–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $14,720Required fees $2,075Room and board $12,446% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 81.6

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $14,820Required fees $1,326Room and board $10,540% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, car share, carpool parking, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred park-ing for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 40School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 90

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $14,820Required fees $1,023Room and board $14,032% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK—NEW PALTZ100 HAWK DRIVE, NEW PALTZ, NY 12561-2499 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 845- 257-3250 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,270Annual out-of-state tuition $14,320Required fees $1,275Room and board $9,830% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.7

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STETSON UNIVERSITY421 N. WOODLAND BLVD, UNIT 8378, DELAND, FL 32723 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800-688-7120 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.STETSON.EDU/ENVIRO/GREENGB.PHP

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 24,017# of applicants 27,513% of applicants accepted 40Range SAT Critical Reading 530–640Range SAT Math 600–700Range SAT Writing 530–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,570Annual out-of-state tuition $16,190Required fees $1,990Room and board $10,998% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 57

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

bike share, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-effi-cient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 21Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,284# of applicants 3,454% of applicants accepted 66Average HS GPA 3.74Range SAT Critical Reading 520–620Range SAT Math 510–610Range SAT Writing 500–610

CostAnnual tuition $36,344Required fees $300Room and board $10,688% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 98.6

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SWARTHMORE COLLEGE500 COLLEGE AVENUE, SWARTHMORE, PA 19081 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 610-328-8358 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SWARTHMORE.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 6Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 43Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 8School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,811# of applicants 9,137% of applicants accepted 79Average HS GPA 3.01Range SAT Critical Reading 450–570Range SAT Math 460–570Range SAT Writing 460–570

CostAnnual tuition $30,672Required fees $120Room and board $14,730% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 93

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, vanpool, preferred park-ing for carpools/vanpools

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,552# of applicants 6,589% of applicants accepted 14.2Range SAT Critical Reading 680–780Range SAT Math 670–770Range SAT Writing 680–770

CostAnnual tuition $42,744Required fees $336Room and board $12,670% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY100 CROUSE-HINDS HALL, 900 S. CROUSE AV, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-2130 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 315-443-1513 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.SYR.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 14,220# of applicants 25,884% of applicants accepted 49Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 540–650Range SAT Writing 520–630

CostAnnual tuition $36,300Required fees $1,368Room and board $13,254% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 90.3

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 27,567# of applicants 18,731% of applicants accepted 67Average HS GPA 3.41Range SAT Critical Reading 500–600Range SAT Math 510–610Range SAT Writing 490–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $13,006Annual out-of-state tuition $22,832Required fees $590Room and board $10,276% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 80.8

126 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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TOWSON UNIVERSITY8000 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MD 21252 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 410-704-4236 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.TOWSON.EDU

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TUFTS UNIVERSITYBENDETSON HALL, MEDFORD, MA 02155Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 617-627-2000E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.TUFTS.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 1Available transportation alternatives:

university shuttle, charge for parking, carpool matching, discount for carpool and alternative vehicles, mass tran-sit subsidy, car share, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 8School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 27% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,988# of applicants 18,128% of applicants accepted 52Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 490–580Range SAT Math 500–600Range SAT Writing 500–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,660Annual out-of-state tuition $17,008Required fees $2,472Room and board $10,644% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 59

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 3Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,194# of applicants 17,104% of applicants accepted 21.88Range SAT Critical Reading 680–740Range SAT Math 680–760Range SAT Writing 680–760

CostAnnual tuition $43,688Required fees $978Room and board $11,880% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 91

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TULANE UNIVERSITY6823 ST. CHARLES AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 504-865-5723E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.TULANE.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

extensive shuttles, restricted parking, car share, electric vehicle charging station

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 10Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 60% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,423# of applicants 30,080% of applicants accepted 27Average HS GPA 3.51Range SAT Critical Reading 630–720Range SAT Math 620–710Range SAT Writing 640–720

CostAnnual tuition $41,500Required fees $3,740Room and board $11,547% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 97.7

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

preferred parking for carpoolers & low emissions vehi-cles, campus trolley

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 12Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 15School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 95% school grounds maintained organically 70

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,183# of applicants 5,565% of applicants accepted 38Average HS GPA 3.45Range SAT Critical Reading 590–680Range SAT Math 620–700Range SAT Writing 590–680

CostAnnual tuition $44,748Required fees $471Room and board $11,070% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 56

128 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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UNITY COLLEGEPO BOX 532, UNITY, ME 04988 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207-948-9235 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UNITY.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 540# of applicants 545% of applicants accepted 78Average HS GPA 3.27Range SAT Critical Reading 420–680Range SAT Math 430–700Range SAT Writing 450–520

CostAnnual tuition $23,000Required fees $1,100Room and board $8,714% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, guaranteed ride home, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 24.69Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 60

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 28,026# of applicants 26,409% of applicants accepted 44Average HS GPA 3.57Range SAT Critical Reading 500–620Range SAT Math 500–640Range SAT Writing 490–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,200Annual out-of-state tuition $22,950Required fees $375Room and board $11,850% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 73.7

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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAPO BOX 210040, TUCSON, AZ 85721-0040 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 520-621-1858 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ARIZONA.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 31Environmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 48School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 28% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 30,445# of applicants 32,227% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.39Range SAT Critical Reading 480–600Range SAT Math 490–620Range SAT Writing 480–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,114Annual out-of-state tuition $25,310Required fees $921Room and board $9,714% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 89.6

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 9Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 85

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 16,794# of applicants 14,019% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 500–610Range SAT Math 520–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,888Annual out-of-state tuition $16,320Required fees $1,286Room and board $8,330% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 81.3

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA— DAVIS178 MRAK HALL, ONE SHIELDS AVE, DAVIS, CA 95616Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 530-752-2396E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UCDAVIS.EDU

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restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool park-ing, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

New construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 75Environmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 12School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 66% school grounds maintained organically 70

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 25,096# of applicants 45,806% of applicants accepted 46Average HS GPA 3.90Range SAT Critical Reading 520–650Range SAT Math 570–690Range SAT Writing 540–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,220Annual out-of-state tuition $34,098Required fees $2,657Room and board $13,503% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool park-ing, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 80Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 6School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,004# of applicants 49,287% of applicants accepted 47Average HS GPA 3.87Range SAT Critical Reading 500–630Range SAT Math 560–680Range SAT Writing 510–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,220Annual out-of-state tuition $34,098Required fees $2,870Room and board $11,611% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 91.7

132 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA— LOS ANGELES1147 MURPHY HALL, BOX 951436, LOS ANGELES, CA 90095-1436 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 310-206-0400 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UCLA.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 7.7Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 69Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 4.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 47

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 26,162# of applicants 57,670% of applicants accepted 33Average HS GPA 4.25Range SAT Critical Reading 570–680Range SAT Math 600–740Range SAT Writing 580–710

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,618Annual out-of-state tuition $34,496Room and board $13,968% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.8

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 17Available transportation alternatives:

free public transit bus rides, over 9,000 bike racks, striped bike lanes to/from campus, 28 vanpools that reach most of Southern California, zimrides, electric vehicle charging, and zipcars

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 63Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 18,523# of applicants 28,101% of applicants accepted 68.99Average HS GPA 3.56Range SAT Critical Reading 460–580Range SAT Math 490–630Range SAT Writing 470–580

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,220Annual out-of-state tuition $34,098Required fees $1,740Room and board $13,200% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 93.8

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA— SAN DIEGO9500 GILMAN DRIVE, 21, LA JOLLA, CA 92093-0021 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 858- 534-4480 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UCSD.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 26Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 12School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 85% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 29,052# of applicants 60,785% of applicants accepted 37Average HS GPA 4.0Range SAT Critical Reading 520–650Range SAT Math 590–710Range SAT Writing 550–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,192Annual out-of-state tuition $35,070Required fees $1,042Room and board $11,924% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 70

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 44Available transportation alternatives:

biking and walking to campus from off-campus housing, free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool park-ing, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 69Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 20School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 51% school grounds maintained organically 69

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 18,617# of applicants 49,008% of applicants accepted 46Average HS GPA 3.91Range SAT Critical Reading 550–670Range SAT Math 570–690Range SAT Writing 550–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,192Annual out-of-state tuition $35,090Required fees $1,468Room and board $13,275% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 52

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA— SANTA CRUZOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, COOK HOUSE, 1156 HIGH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 831-459-2963 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UCSC.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 64Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 16School employs a sustainability officer yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,978# of applicants 28,236% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.62Range SAT Critical Reading 500–630Range SAT Math 520–640Range SAT Writing 510–630

CostAnnual out-of-state tuition $22,878Required fees $12,366Room and board $14,856% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 88.1

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free bus pass, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, guar-anteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/van-pools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 35Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 80% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 49,634# of applicants 33,968% of applicants accepted 45Average HS GPA 3.78Range SAT Critical Reading 530–630Range SAT Math 560–650Range SAT Writing 510–610

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,247Annual out-of-state tuition $22,345Required fees $0Room and board $9,357% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 60.6

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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER552 UCB, BOULDER, CO 80309-0552 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 303-492-5091 WEbsitE: WWW.COLORADO.EDU/

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 19,615# of applicants 17,104% of applicants accepted 67Average HS GPA 3.46Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 520–640Range SAT Writing 480–610

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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE210 SOUTH COLLEGE AVE., NEWARK, DE 19716-6210 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 302-831-8761 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UDEL.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT115 NORTH EAGLEVILLE ROAD, STORRS-MANSFIELD, CT 06269 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 860-486-2819 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UCONN.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,301# of applicants 31,000% of applicants accepted 47.3Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 580–680Range SAT Writing 550–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,712Annual out-of-state tuition $26,544Required fees $2,650Room and board $11,137% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 43

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, carpool parking, van-pool, guaranteed ride home, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 29Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,887# of applicants 23,510% of applicants accepted 54Average HS GPA 3.60Range SAT Critical Reading 540–640Range SAT Math 550–660Range SAT Writing 540–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,670Annual out-of-state tuition $25,940Required fees $1,522Room and board $10,196% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 67.2

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA201 CRISER HALL, BOX 114000, GAINESVILLE, FL 32611-4000 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 352- 392-6684 WEbsitE: WWW.UFL.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 34School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,424# of applicants 10,504% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.71Range SAT Critical Reading 550–660Range SAT Math 560–670Range SAT Writing 540–640

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 19Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 67% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 31,988# of applicants 27,295% of applicants accepted 43Average HS GPA 4.20Range SAT Critical Reading 570–670Range SAT Math 590–690

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,143Annual out-of-state tuition $28,420Required fees $0Room and board $9,370% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 69.5

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII— MANOA2600 CAMPUS ROAD, QLCSS ROOM 001, HONOLULU, HI 96822 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 808-956-7251 E-mAil: WEbsitE: MANOA.HAWAII.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIATERRELL HALL, ATHENS, GA 30602 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 706-542-6147 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UGA.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 47Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 26,373# of applicants 17,569% of applicants accepted 66Average HS GPA 3.82Range SAT Critical Reading 560–650Range SAT Math 560–660Range SAT Writing 560–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,646Annual out-of-state tuition $25,856% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 90.9

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 13,952# of applicants 7,196% of applicants accepted 67Average HS GPA 3.44Range SAT Critical Reading 480–580Range SAT Math 510–620Range SAT Writing 480–570

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,664Annual out-of-state tuition $24,912Required fees $740Room and board $10,029% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 91.66

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOUI ADMISSIONS OFFICE, PO BOX 444264, MOSCOW, ID 83844-4264 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 208-885-6312 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UIHOME.UIDAHO.EDU/UIHOME/

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,970Annual out-of-state tuition $19,500Required fees $918Room and board $8,753% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 87

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,230Annual out-of-state tuition $17,118Required fees $1,982Room and board $7,682% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 71

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN901 WEST ILLINOIS STREET, URBANA, IL 61801 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 217-333-0100 E-mAil: WEbsitE: ILLINOIS.EDU

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $10,386Annual out-of-state tuition $24,528Required fees $3,310Room and board $10,080% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 76

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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA107 CALVIN HALL, IOWA CITY, IA 52242 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 319-335-1450 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UIOWA.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELDONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, MS UHB 1080, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-5407 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 217-206-6724 E-mAil: [email protected]

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

bike share, carpool parking, dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 65Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 10School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 60% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,112# of applicants 1,243% of applicants accepted 60Average HS GPA 3.38

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,090Annual out-of-state tuition $18,240Required fees $1,775Room and board $9,870% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 83.3

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus passes, free campus bus service, restricted parking, Zipcar car share, carpool, vanpool, bikeable campus

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 30Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 11School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 70% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,564# of applicants 18,939% of applicants accepted 80Average HS GPA 3.61Range SAT Critical Reading 450–630Range SAT Math 450–690

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,678Annual out-of-state tuition $24,900Required fees $1,379Room and board $9,170% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 64.9

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE5713 CHADBOURNE HALL, ORONO, ME 04469-5713 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207-581-1324 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UMAINE.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE1950 3RD STREET, LA VERNE, CA 91750 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 1-800-649-0160 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.LAVERNE.EDU

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restricting parking, carpool parking, vanpool, guaranteed ride home

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,628# of applicants 6,989% of applicants accepted 39Average HS GPA 3.52Range SAT Critical Reading 450–550Range SAT Math 470–560Range SAT Writing 460–540

CostAnnual tuition $32,096Required fees $1,254Room and board $11,660% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 84.7

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, carpool parking, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee noNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 50Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 30School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 70% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,710# of applicants 8,306% of applicants accepted 81Average HS GPA 3.4Range SAT Critical Reading 470–590Range SAT Math 480–600Range SAT Writing 460–570

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,370Annual out-of-state tuition $24,090Required fees $2,218Room and board $8,644% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 82.4

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND— BALTIMORE COUNTY1000 HILLTOP CIRCLE, BALTIMORE, MD 21250 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 410-455-2387 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UMBC.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE— FARMINGTON246 MAIN STREET, FARMINGTON, ME 04938 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 207-778-7100 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.FARMINGTON.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,352Annual out-of-state tuition $17,440Required fees $785Room and board $8,454% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 87.5

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,352Annual out-of-state tuition $20,825Room and board $10,866% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74.5

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,612Annual out-of-state tuition $25,400Room and board $10,310% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 82.2

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Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, car share, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 40% school grounds maintained organically 1

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,647# of applicants 6,798% of applicants accepted 62.4Average HS GPA 3.33Range SAT Critical Reading 440–570Range SAT Math 440–590Range SAT Writing 410–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,144Annual out-of-state tuition $20,856Required fees $1,246Room and board $8,330% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 70.8

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

restricting parking, car share, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 73% school grounds maintained organically 5

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 10,144# of applicants 27,745% of applicants accepted 38Average HS GPA 4.20Range SAT Critical Reading 600–690Range SAT Math 630–710Range SAT Writing 600–690

CostAnnual tuition $39,980Required fees $1,240Room and board $11,882% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.7

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA— DULUTH 25 SOLON CAMPUS CENTER, 1117 UNIVERSITY, DULUTH, MN 55812-3000 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 218- 726-8000 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.D.UMN.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 18Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, car share, vanpool, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 29Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 33% school grounds maintained organically 52

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 27,226# of applicants 39,584% of applicants accepted 41Average HS GPA 3.79Range SAT Critical Reading 600–700Range SAT Math 650–750Range SAT Writing 620–720

CostAnnual in-state tuition $13,625Annual out-of-state tuition $40,302Required fees $194Room and board $9,752% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 67.7

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 5Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, carpool park-ing, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 52Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 46% school grounds maintained organically 25

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 9,452# of applicants 7,197% of applicants accepted 75Average HS GPA 3.40

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,322Annual out-of-state tuition $13,832Required fees $1,028Room and board $6,614% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 86

148 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA— TWIN CITIES240 WILLIAMSON HALL, 231 PILLSBURY DRIVE SE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455-0213 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 612-624-1111 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UMN.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA— MORRIS600 E 4TH ST, MORRIS, MN 56267 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800-992-8863 E-mAil: WEbsitE: MORRIS.UMN.EDU

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campus bike share program; city of Morris transit ser-vice

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 27Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 50School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 77% school grounds maintained organically 100

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,822# of applicants 2,355% of applicants accepted 62Range SAT Critical Reading 510–650Range SAT Math 510–650Range SAT Writing 490–630

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,720Required fees $830Room and board $3,460% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 94.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 20Available transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, car share, carpool parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 30,519# of applicants 36,853% of applicants accepted 48Range SAT Critical Reading 530–690Range SAT Math 600–720Range SAT Writing 550–670

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,650Annual out-of-state tuition $16,650Required fees $1,348Room and board $7,834% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.1

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI230 JESSE HALL, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 573-882-7506 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MISSOURI.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 6Available transportation alternatives:free bus pass, bike share

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 55

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 15,111# of applicants 13,321% of applicants accepted 79Average HS GPA 3.35Range SAT Critical Reading 460–590Range SAT Math 470–590

CostRequired fees $0% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 86.8

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, car share, dedicated bike laneSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 63% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 25,687# of applicants 18,103% of applicants accepted 82Range SAT Critical Reading 530–650Range SAT Math 520–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,082Annual out-of-state tuition $22,191Required fees $1,175Room and board $8,944% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 80.9

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UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION1972 CLARK AVENUE, ALLIANCE, OH 44601-3993 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 877-543-9185 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.MOUNTUNION.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 3.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 13,174# of applicants 6,092% of applicants accepted 94Average HS GPA 3.26Range SAT Critical Reading 490–610Range SAT Math 480–600Range SAT Writing 470–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,603Annual out-of-state tuition $19,931Required fees $1,558Room and board $7,060% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 68.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 15Available transportation alternatives:

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 10% school grounds maintained organically 20

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,175# of applicants 2,996% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.26Range SAT Critical Reading 440–550Range SAT Math 470–590

CostAnnual tuition $26,350Required fees $300Room and board $8,480% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 88

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOOFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, PO BOX 4895, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87196-4895 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 505-277-8900 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UNM.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,339# of applicants 17,344% of applicants accepted 74Range SAT Critical Reading 500–590Range SAT Math 510–620Range SAT Writing 500–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $13,670Annual out-of-state tuition $26,130Required fees $2,752Room and board $9,764% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 64.9

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,722# of applicants 11,410% of applicants accepted 64Average HS GPA 3.18Range SAT Critical Reading 470–600Range SAT Math 470–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,826Annual out-of-state tuition $19,464Required fees $1,224Room and board $8,282

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting park-ing, bike share, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 40School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 5% school grounds maintained organically 25

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 28,283# of applicants 14,563% of applicants accepted 56Range SAT Critical Reading 480–600Range SAT Math 490–610Range SAT Writing 460–580

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,487Annual out-of-state tuition $17,017Required fees $2,230Room and board $7,150% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, market based pricing (hourly parking costs)

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 56% school grounds maintained organically 15

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 10,655# of applicants 4,322% of applicants accepted 77.5Average HS GPA 3.21

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,648Annual out-of-state tuition $15,734Required fees $987Room and board $7,597% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 60

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 1000 ASP AVEUNE, NORMAN, OK 73019-4076 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 405- 325-5505 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.OU.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME220 MAIN BUILDING, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 574-631-6436 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.ND.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 40Available transportation alternatives:

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,433# of applicants 14,521% of applicants accepted 29Range SAT Critical Reading 650–740Range SAT Math 670–770Range SAT Writing 650–740

CostAnnual tuition $40,910Required fees $507Room and board $11,388% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

dedicated campus bicycle plan; covered bicycle parking; free university/city bus transportation for students, fac-ulty and staff; ADA paratransit for eligible students; 50 percent of bus system using CNG fuel; online car pool matching for students, faculty, and staff.

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 21.8Environmental studies degree available yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 31School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 43% school grounds maintained organically 60

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,120# of applicants 11,650% of applicants accepted 79Average HS GPA 3.59Range SAT Critical Reading 510–640Range SAT Math 540–660

CostAnnual in-state tuition $3,957Annual out-of-state tuition $15,594Required fees $3,384Room and board $3,382% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 60

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1 COLLEGE HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 215-898-1988 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UPENN.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,010Annual out-of-state tuition $27,360Required fees $1,300Room and board $10,580% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,321# of applicants 8,156% of applicants accepted 65Average HS GPA 3.67Range SAT Critical Reading 540–650Range SAT Math 540–650

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 12,943# of applicants 20,012% of applicants accepted 76Average HS GPA 3.40Range SAT Critical Reading 490–590Range SAT Math 500–610Range SAT Writing 490–590

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CostAnnual tuition $39,486Required fees $484Room and board $11,910% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 92.8

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162 THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S GUIDE TO 322 GREEN COLLEGES

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, restricting parking, car share, carpool parking, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 19School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 25

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 17,500# of applicants 46,104% of applicants accepted 20Average HS GPA 3.8Range SAT Critical Reading 640–740Range SAT Math 680–780Range SAT Writing 670–770

CostAnnual tuition $44,463Room and board $12,440% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 90.3

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

bike share, vanpool, market based pricing (hourly park-ing costs), dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noWaste-diversion rate (%) 18Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 6School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 20,962# of applicants 13,768% of applicants accepted 70Average HS GPA 3.85Range SAT Critical Reading 520–640Range SAT Math 530–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,224Annual out-of-state tuition $24,066Required fees $1,772Room and board $8,480% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 90

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS800 WEST CAMPBELL ROAD, ROC11, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 972-883-2941 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UTDALLAS.EDU

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINP.O. BOX 8058, AUSTIN, TX 78713-8058 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 512- 475-6282 WEbsitE: WWW.BEALONGHORN.UTEXAS.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 51Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources <1.0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 74

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 37,725# of applicants 32,589% of applicants accepted 47Range SAT Critical Reading 540–670Range SAT Math 580–710Range SAT Writing 540–680

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,792Annual out-of-state tuition $32,379Required fees $0Room and board $10,422% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 79.6

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free bus pass, universal access transit pass, bike shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 1School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 11,409# of applicants 6,881% of applicants accepted 53Average HS GPA 3.82Range SAT Critical Reading 540–660Range SAT Math 600–700Range SAT Writing 520–650

CostAnnual in-state tuition $11,592Annual out-of-state tuition $29,266Room and board $9,050% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 84.1

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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONTADMISSIONS, 194 SOUTH PROSPECT STREET., BURLINGTON, VT 05401-3596 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 802- 656-5700 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UVM.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,275Annual out-of-state tuition $21,974Required fees $938Room and board $7,155% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 77.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 30Available transportation alternatives:

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $12,888Annual out-of-state tuition $32,528Required fees $1,896Room and board $9,708% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 96.7

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON1410 NE CAMPUS PARKWAY, UW BOX 355852, SEATTLE, WA 98195-5852 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 206-543-6101 WEbsitE: WWW.WASHINGTON.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 67Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2.2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 45

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,240Annual out-of-state tuition $33,562Required fees $2,336Room and board $8,866% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 86

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 54% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 27,838# of applicants 26,138% of applicants accepted 59Average HS GPA 3.63–3.92Range SAT Critical Reading 520–650Range SAT Math 580–710Range SAT Writing 520–640

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,746Annual out-of-state tuition $27,230Required fees $828Room and board $9,771% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.7

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN— EAU CLAIRE105 GARFIELD AVENUE, SCHOFIELD 111, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 715-836-3373 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UWEC.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $3,742Annual out-of-state tuition $16,010Required fees $1,683Room and board $8,574

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 18Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, bike shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 7.3School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 100

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,361Annual out-of-state tuition $14,934Required fees $1,330Room and board $6,300% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.3

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UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN— MADISON702 WEST JOHNSON STREET, SUITE 101, MADISON, WI 53715ÂÂ�“1007 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 608-262-3060 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WISC.EDU

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN— OSHKOSHDEMPSEY HALL 135, 800 ALGOMA BOULEVARD, OSHKOSH, WI 54901 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 920-424-3377 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UWOSH.EDU/HOME

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URSINUS COLLEGEURSINUS COLLEGE, ADMISSIONS OFFIC, COLLEGEVILLE, PA 19426 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 610-409-3600 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.URSINUS.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 25Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, carpool parking, market based pric-ing (hourly parking costs), vanpool and guaranteed ride home to our list of available transportation alternatives

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 40Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 18School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 50% school grounds maintained organically 35

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 8,943# of applicants 5,571% of applicants accepted 69Average HS GPA 3.45

CostAnnual in-state tuition $5,970Annual out-of-state tuition $13,453Required fees $1,182Room and board $5,893% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 56.1

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 75Available transportation alternatives:

bike shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system noEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,741# of applicants 3,851% of applicants accepted 70Range SAT Critical Reading 550–650Range SAT Math 560–670Range SAT Writing 540–640

CostAnnual tuition $41,650Required fees $170Room and board $10,300% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.6

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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY2305 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE, TN 37203 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 800-288-0204 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.VANDERBILT.EDU

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,737Annual out-of-state tuition $15,253Required fees $826Room and board $5,280% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 12Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 42Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 50

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 6,754# of applicants 24,837% of applicants accepted 16Average HS GPA 3.70Range SAT Critical Reading 680–770Range SAT Math 700–780Range SAT Writing 670–760

CostAnnual tuition $40,320Required fees $1,012Room and board $13,560% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 91.1

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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITYAUSTIN HALL, 800 LANCASTER AVENUE, VILLANOVA, PA 19085 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 610-519-4010 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.VILLANOVA.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,408# of applicants 7,822% of applicants accepted 24Average HS GPA 3.77Range SAT Critical Reading 670–740Range SAT Math 640–720Range SAT Writing 660–750

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restricting parking, vanpool, preferred parking for car-pools/vanpools

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,948# of applicants 14,336% of applicants accepted 66Average HS GPA 3.51Range SAT Critical Reading 490–600Range SAT Math 490–590Range SAT Writing 470–590

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CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,190Annual out-of-state tuition $23,580Required fees $1,740Room and board $8,000% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 75.4

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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY1137 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, OGDEN, UT 84408-1137 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 801-626-6586 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WEBER.EDU/

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WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY550 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, ADMISSIONS OFFICE, BOSTON, MA 02115-5998 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 617-989-4174 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WIT.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,367# of applicants 4,400% of applicants accepted 31Range SAT Critical Reading 650–740Range SAT Math 640–750Range SAT Writing 660–750

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available noEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 49School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 25

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CostAnnual tuition $25,900Room and board $12,250% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74.9

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYADMISSIONS OFFICE, PO BOX 6009, MORGANTOWN, WV 26506-6009 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 304-293-5242 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WVU.EDU

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CostAnnual tuition $43,404Required fees $300Room and board $13,678% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 92.8

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 22,189# of applicants 15,815% of applicants accepted 85Average HS GPA 3.36Range SAT Critical Reading 470–570Range SAT Math 480–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $6,090Annual out-of-state tuition $18,868Room and board $8,508% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 54.5

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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITYPOTTER HALL 117, 1906 COLLEGE HEIGHTS BLVD., BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101-1020 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 270-745-2755 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WKU.EDU

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 7Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike shareSchool has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 20Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 0School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 60% school grounds maintained organically 1.8

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 7,979# of applicants 15,234% of applicants accepted 38Average HS GPA 3.63Range SAT Critical Reading 460–560Range SAT Math 480–570Range SAT Writing 440–530

CostAnnual in-state tuition $3,397Annual out-of-state tuition $12,994Required fees $2,528Room and board $6,932% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 74

Green FactsAvailable transportation alternatives:

universal access transit pass, restricting parking, bike share, guaranteed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yesSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 90% school grounds maintained organically 90

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 16,482# of applicants 8,017% of applicants accepted 92Average HS GPA 3.15Range SAT Critical Reading 440–580Range SAT Math 430–590

CostAnnual in-state tuition $8,472Annual out-of-state tuition $21,000Room and board $7,320% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 71.4

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WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO600 N. ADAMS, GUNNISON, CO 81231 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 970- 943-3085 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WESTERN.EDU

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 41Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 85% school grounds maintained organically 65

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 19,700# of applicants 14,413% of applicants accepted 83Average HS GPA 3.27

CostAnnual in-state tuition $9,138Annual out-of-state tuition $22,418Required fees $844Room and board $8,414% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 72.6

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free bus pass, carpool parking, vanpool, preferred park-ing for carpools/vanpools, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 2School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs no% school cleaning products that are green certified 75% school grounds maintained organically 75

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,039# of applicants 1,495% of applicants accepted 93Average HS GPA 3.04Range SAT Critical Reading 460–580Range SAT Math 480–560

CostAnnual in-state tuition $4,627Annual out-of-state tuition $14,496Required fees $1,822Room and board $8,688% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 50

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WESTERN UNIVERSITY1151 RICHMOND STREET, LONDON, ON N6A3K7 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 519-661-2100 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.UWO.CA

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 30School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 100% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 13,902# of applicants 9,791% of applicants accepted 80Average HS GPA 3.45Range SAT Critical Reading 510–620Range SAT Math 510–610Range SAT Writing 480–600

CostAnnual in-state tuition $7,503Annual out-of-state tuition $17,850Required fees $1,302Room and board $9,372% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 73.5

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 31Available transportation alternatives:

free bus pass, restricting parking, bike share, carpool park-ing, market based pricing (hourly parking costs), preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, dedicated bike lane

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesEnvironmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement yesPublic GHG inventory plan noSchool employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 51% school grounds maintained organically 10

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 21,801Average HS GPA 3.90

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WILLIAMS COLLEGEPO BOX 487, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 413- 597-4181 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WILLIAMS.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,376# of applicants 3,414% of applicants accepted 68Average HS GPA 3.50Range SAT Critical Reading 487.5–620Range SAT Math 500–620

CostAnnual tuition $27,720Required fees $490Room and board $7,194% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.9

Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 10Available transportation alternatives:

bike share, car share, guaranteed ride home, preferred parking for low-emitting/fuel-efficient vehicles

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 2,010# of applicants 7,030% of applicants accepted 17Range SAT Critical Reading 660–770Range SAT Math 650–760

CostAnnual tuition $44,660Required fees $260Room and board $11,850% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 100

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WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY175 MARK STREET, WINONA STATE UNI, WINONA, MN 55987 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 507-457-5090 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WINONA.EDU

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WINTHROP UNIVERSITYROCK HILL, SC 29733 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 803-323-4857 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WINTHROP.EDU

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WITTENBERG UNIVERSITYPO BOX 720, SPRINGFIELD, OH 45501 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 937-327-7321 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.WITTENBERG.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 1,735# of applicants 4,412% of applicants accepted 85Average HS GPA 3.48Range SAT Critical Reading 510–630Range SAT Math 510–630

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Green Facts% food budget spent on local/organic food 28Available transportation alternatives:

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School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 25Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan no% of school energy from renewable resources 13.73School employs a sustainability officer noSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 30% school grounds maintained organically 80

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 3,952# of applicants 7,585% of applicants accepted 53Average HS GPA 3.80Range SAT Critical Reading 560–670Range SAT Math 640–720Range SAT Writing 570–660

CostAnnual tuition $40,790Required fees $590Room and board $12,650% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.2

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XAVIER UNIVERSITY (OH) 3800 VICTORY PARKWAY, CINCINNATI, OH 45207-5311 Admissions: FAx: FinAnciAl Aid: 513-745-3142 E-mAil: WEbsitE: WWW.XAVIER.EDU

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Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 4,355# of applicants 9,783% of applicants accepted 70Average HS GPA 3.53Range SAT Critical Reading 480–600Range SAT Math 500–610Range SAT Writing 470–600

CostAnnual tuition $31,140Required fees $930Room and board $11,890% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 95.0

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free Yale shuttle, restricting parking, car share, guaran-teed ride home

School has formal sustainability committee yesNew construction must be LEED-certified or certified by a comparable third-party rating system yesWaste-diversion rate (%) 40Environmental studies degree available yesEnvironmental literacy requirement noPublic GHG inventory plan yes% of school energy from renewable resources 0.5School employs a sustainability officer yesSchool provides guidance on green jobs yes% school cleaning products that are green certified 96% school grounds maintained organically 0

Student BodyTotal undergrad enrollment 5,405# of applicants 27,283% of applicants accepted 7.7Range SAT Critical Reading 700–790Range SAT Math 700–800Range SAT Writing 710–790

CostAnnual tuition $42,300Required fees $0Room and board $13,000% needy ugrads receiving need-based scholarship or grant aid 99.7

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Adelphi University ...................................................... 23Agnes Scott College .................................................... 23Albion College ............................................................. 24Allegheny College........................................................ 24American University ................................................... 25Appalachian State University .................................... 25Aquinas College .......................................................... 26Arizona State University ............................................ 26Auburn University ...................................................... 27

B

Babson College ............................................................ 27Ball State University .................................................. 28Bard College ................................................................ 28Bastyr University........................................................ 29Bates College ............................................................... 29Baylor University ........................................................ 30Bennington College ..................................................... 30Bentley University ...................................................... 31Berea College .............................................................. 31Berry College ............................................................... 32Biola University .......................................................... 32Boston College ............................................................. 33Boston University ....................................................... 33Bowdoin College .......................................................... 34Bowling Green State University ................................ 34Brandeis University .................................................... 35Brown University ........................................................ 35Bucknell University .................................................... 36

C

California College of the Arts ..................................... 36California Institute of Technology ............................. 37California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ..... 37California State University, Chico ............................. 38California State University, Fresno ........................... 38California State University, Monterey Bay ............... 39California State University, Stanislaus ..................... 39

California University of Pennsylvania ...................... 40Carleton College .......................................................... 40Carnegie Mellon University ....................................... 41Case Western Reserve University ............................. 41Catawba College ......................................................... 42The Catholic University of America .......................... 42Central College............................................................ 43Central Connecticut State University ....................... 43Central Michigan University ..................................... 44Central Washington University ................................. 44Champlain College ...................................................... 45Chatham University ................................................... 45City University of New York—Brooklyn College ...... 46Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ........................ 46City University of New York—City College .............. 47Clark University ......................................................... 47Clarkson University .................................................... 48Clemson University .................................................... 48Coastal Carolina University ....................................... 49Colby College ............................................................... 49Colgate University ...................................................... 50College of the Atlantic ................................................ 50College of Charleston .................................................. 51College of the Holy Cross ........................................... 51College of William and Mary ...................................... 52The College of New Jersey ......................................... 52Colorado College ......................................................... 53Colorado State University .......................................... 53Columbia University ................................................... 54Connecticut College .................................................... 54Cornell University ...................................................... 55Creighton University .................................................. 55

D

Dartmouth College ...................................................... 56Davidson College ......................................................... 56Denison University ..................................................... 57DePaul University ...................................................... 57

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Dickinson College ........................................................ 58Drew University .......................................................... 58Drexel University ........................................................ 59Drury University ......................................................... 59Duke University .......................................................... 60Duquesne University .................................................. 60

E

Earlham College.......................................................... 61Eastern Connecticut State University ...................... 61Eastern Illinois University ......................................... 62Eastern Washington University ................................. 62Eckerd College ............................................................ 63Elon University ........................................................... 63Emory University ........................................................ 64The Evergreen State College...................................... 64

F

Florida Atlantic University ........................................ 65Florida State University ............................................. 65Framingham State College ........................................ 66Franklin & Marshall College ..................................... 66Frostburg State University ........................................ 67Furman University ..................................................... 67

G

George Mason University ........................................... 68The George Washington University ........................... 68Georgetown University ............................................... 69Georgia Institute of Technology ................................. 69Georgia Southern University ..................................... 70Gettysburg College...................................................... 70Gonzaga University .................................................... 71Gordon College ............................................................ 71Goucher College .......................................................... 72Grand Valley State University ................................... 72Green Mountain College ............................................. 73Guilford College .......................................................... 73Gustavus Adolphus College ........................................ 74

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Hamilton College ........................................................ 74Harvard College .......................................................... 75Haverford College ....................................................... 75

High Point University ................................................ 76Hobart and William Smith Colleges .......................... 76Hofstra University ...................................................... 77Houghton College ........................................................ 77Humboldt State University ........................................ 78

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Illinois Institute of Technology .................................. 78Illinois State University ............................................. 79Indiana State University ............................................ 79Indiana University—Bloomington ............................. 80Iowa State University ................................................. 80Ithaca College .............................................................. 81

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James Madison University ......................................... 81Johns Hopkins University .......................................... 82

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Keene State College .................................................... 82Kennesaw State University ....................................... 83Kenyon College............................................................ 83Keystone College ......................................................... 84

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Lafayette College ........................................................ 84Lawrence Tech (MI) .................................................... 85Lehigh University ....................................................... 85Linfield College ........................................................... 86Lipscomb University ................................................... 86Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge ............... 87Loyola Marymount University ................................... 87Loyola University Maryland ...................................... 88Loyola University of Chicago ..................................... 88Luther College ............................................................. 89

M

Macalester College ...................................................... 89Maharishi University of Management ...................... 90Marquette University ................................................. 90Marywood University ................................................. 91Massachusetts Institute of Technology ..................... 91Messiah College .......................................................... 92Michigan State University ......................................... 92

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Middlebury College ..................................................... 93Millersville University of Pennsylvania .................... 93Mills College ................................................................ 94Monmouth University (NJ) ........................................ 94Montclair State University ........................................ 95

N

Naropa University ...................................................... 95New York University ................................................... 96The New School ........................................................... 96North Carolina State University ............................... 97North Central College ................................................ 97Northeastern University ............................................ 98Northern Arizona University ..................................... 98Northland College ....................................................... 99Northwestern University............................................ 99

O

Oberlin College .......................................................... 100The Ohio State University—Columbus ................... 100Ohio University—Athens ......................................... 101Ohio Wesleyan University ........................................ 101Old Dominion University ......................................... 102Oregon State University ........................................... 102

P

Pacific Lutheran University ..................................... 103Pennsylvania State University—University Park .. 103Pepperdine University .............................................. 104Pitzer College ............................................................ 104Plymouth State University ...................................... 105Pomona College ......................................................... 105Portland State University ........................................ 106Pratt Institute ........................................................... 106Prescott College ......................................................... 107Princeton University ................................................. 107Purdue University—West Lafayette ........................ 108

R

Radford University ................................................... 108Rider University........................................................ 109The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey ......... 109Rochester Institute of Technology .............................110Roger Williams University ........................................110

Roosevelt University ..................................................111Rowan University ......................................................111

S

Saint Michael's College .............................................112Salisbury University ..................................................112San Diego State University .......................................113San Francisco State University ................................113Santa Clara University .............................................114Seattle Pacific University ..........................................114Seattle University ......................................................115Sewanee—The University of the South ...................115Shenandoah University .............................................116Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ...............116Smith College .............................................................117Southern Illinois University—Carbondale ...............117Southern New Hampshire University ......................118Southern Oregon University .....................................118St. John's University—Queens .................................119St. Mary's College of Maryland .................................119Stanford University .................................................. 120State University of New York at Albany ................. 120State University of New York—Binghamton .......... 121State University of New York at Geneseo ............... 121State University of New York— College at Oneonta ................................................. 122State University of New York— College of Environmental Forestry ....................... 122State University of New York—New Paltz .............. 123State University of New York—Potsdam ................ 123State University of New York— Stony Brook University .......................................... 124Stetson University .................................................... 124Suffolk University ..................................................... 125Swarthmore College .................................................. 125Syracuse University .................................................. 126

T

Temple University ..................................................... 126Towson University .................................................... 127Tufts University ........................................................ 127Tulane University ..................................................... 128

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U

Union College (NY) ................................................... 128Unity College ............................................................. 129University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa ........................ 129University of Arizona ................................................ 130University of Arkansas—Fayetteville ..................... 130The University of British Columbia ........................ 131University of California—Berkeley ......................... 131University of California—Davis ............................... 132University of California—Irvine .............................. 132University of California—Los Angeles .................... 133University of California—Riverside ........................ 133University of California—San Diego ....................... 134University of California—Santa Barbara ............... 134University of California—Santa Cruz ..................... 135University of Central Florida ................................... 135University of Cincinnati ........................................... 136University of Colorado—Boulder ............................. 136University of Connecticut ......................................... 137University of Delaware ............................................. 137University of Denver ................................................ 138University of Florida ................................................ 138University of Georgia ................................................ 139University of Hawaii at Manoa ................................ 139University of Houston ............................................... 140University of Idaho ................................................... 140University of Illinois at Chicago .............................. 141University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .......... 141University of Illinois at Springfield ......................... 142University of Iowa ..................................................... 142University of La Verne ............................................. 143University of Maine .................................................. 143University of Maine Farmington ............................. 144University of Maryland, Baltimore County ............ 144University of Maryland, College Park ..................... 145University of Massachusetts—Amherst .................. 145University of Massachusetts Boston ....................... 146University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ................ 146The University of Memphis ...................................... 147University of Miami .................................................. 147

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor ........................ 148University of Minnesota Duluth .............................. 148University of Minnesota, Morris .............................. 149University of Minnesota—Twin Cities .................... 149University of Mississippi .......................................... 150University of Missouri .............................................. 150The University of Montana ...................................... 151University of Mount Union ...................................... 151University of New Hampshire ................................. 152University of New Mexico ........................................ 152The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.......................................................... 153University of North Dakota ..................................... 153University of North Texas ........................................ 154University of Northern Iowa .................................... 154University of Notre Dame ........................................ 155University of Oklahoma ........................................... 155University of Oregon ................................................ 156University of Pennsylvania ...................................... 156University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus ...... 157University of Portland .............................................. 157University of Puget Sound ....................................... 158University of Rhode Island....................................... 158University of Richmond ............................................ 159University of Rochester ............................................ 159University of Saint Thomas (MN) ........................... 160University of San Diego ............................................ 160University of South Carolina—Columbia................ 161University of South Florida...................................... 161University of Southern California ........................... 162University of Tennessee ............................................ 162The University of Texas at Austin ........................... 163The University of Texas at Dallas ........................... 163University of Utah .................................................... 164University of Vermont .............................................. 164University of Virginia ............................................... 165University of Washington ......................................... 165University of West Florida ....................................... 166University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire ...................... 166University of Wisconsin—Green Bay ...................... 167University of Wisconsin—Madison .......................... 167

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University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee ...................... 168University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh .......................... 168University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point ................. 169Ursinus College ......................................................... 169Utah State University .............................................. 170

V

Vanderbilt University ............................................... 170Vassar College ........................................................... 171Villanova University ................................................. 171Virginia Commonwealth University ........................ 172Virginia Tech ............................................................. 172

W

Warren Wilson College ............................................. 173Washington State University ................................... 173Washington University in St. Louis ........................ 174Weber State University ............................................ 174Wellesley College....................................................... 175Wentworth Institute of Technology .......................... 175Wesleyan University ................................................. 176West Virginia University .......................................... 176

Western Carolina University ................................... 177Western Kentucky University .................................. 177Western Michigan University .................................. 178Western State College of Colorado .......................... 178Western University ................................................... 179Western Washington University .............................. 179Westminster College of Salt Lake City ................... 180Williams College ....................................................... 180Winona State University .......................................... 181Winthrop University ................................................. 181Wittenberg University .............................................. 182Worcester Polytechnic Institute ............................... 182

X

Xavier University (OH) ............................................ 183

Y

Yale University .......................................................... 183

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ALABAMA

Auburn University ...................................................... 27University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa ........................ 129

ARIZONA

Arizona State University ............................................ 26Northern Arizona University ..................................... 98Prescott College ......................................................... 107University of Arizona ................................................ 130

ARKANSAS

University of Arkansas—Fayetteville ..................... 130

CALIFORNIA

Biola University .......................................................... 32California Institute of Technology ............................. 36California College of the Arts ..................................... 37California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ..... 37California State University, Chico ............................. 38California State University, Fresno ........................... 38California State University, Monterey Bay ............... 39California State University, Stanislaus ..................... 39Humboldt State University ........................................ 78Loyola Marymount University ................................... 87Mills College ................................................................ 94Pepperdine University .............................................. 104Pitzer College ............................................................ 104Pomona College ......................................................... 105San Diego State University .......................................113San Francisco State University ................................113Santa Clara University .............................................114Stanford University .................................................. 120University of California—Berkeley ......................... 131University of California—Davis ............................... 132University of California—Irvine .............................. 132University of California—Los Angeles .................... 133University of California—Riverside ........................ 133University of California—San Diego ....................... 134University of California—Santa Barbara ............... 134University of California—Santa Cruz ..................... 135University of La Verne ............................................. 143

University of San Diego ............................................ 160University of Southern California ........................... 162

COLORADO

Colorado College ......................................................... 53Colorado State University .......................................... 53Naropa University ...................................................... 95University of Colorado—Boulder ............................. 136University of Denver ................................................ 138Western State College of Colorado .......................... 178

CONNECTICUT

Central Connecticut State University ....................... 43Connecticut College .................................................... 54Eastern Connecticut State University ...................... 61University of Connecticut ......................................... 137Wesleyan University ................................................. 176Yale University .......................................................... 183

DELAWARE

University of Delaware ............................................. 137

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

American University ................................................... 25The Catholic University of America .......................... 42The George Washington University ........................... 68Georgetown University ............................................... 69

FLORIDA

Eckerd College ............................................................ 63Florida Atlantic University ........................................ 65Florida State University ............................................. 65Stetson University .................................................... 124University of Central Florida ................................... 135University of Florida ................................................ 138University of Miami .................................................. 147University of South Florida...................................... 161University of West Florida ....................................... 166

GEORGIA

Agnes Scott College .................................................... 23Berry College ............................................................... 32Emory University ........................................................ 64Georgia Institute of Technology ................................. 69

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Georgia Southern University ..................................... 70Kennesaw State University ....................................... 83University of Georgia ................................................ 139

HAWAII

University of Hawaii at Manoa ................................ 139

IDAHO

University of Idaho ................................................... 140ILLINOISDePaul University ...................................................... 57Eastern Illinois University ......................................... 62Illinois Institute of Technology .................................. 78Illinois State University ............................................. 79Loyola University of Chicago ..................................... 88North Central College ................................................ 97Northwestern University............................................ 99Roosevelt University ..................................................111Southern Illinois University—Carbondale ...............117University of Illinois at Chicago .............................. 141University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .......... 141University of Illinois at Springfield ......................... 142

INDIANA

Ball State University .................................................. 28Earlham College.......................................................... 61Indiana State University ............................................ 79Indiana University—Bloomington ............................. 80Purdue University—West Lafayette ........................ 108University of Notre Dame ........................................ 155

IOWA

Central College............................................................ 43Iowa State University ................................................. 80Luther College ............................................................. 89Maharishi University of Management ...................... 90University of Iowa ..................................................... 142University of Northern Iowa .................................... 154

KENTUCKY

Berea College .............................................................. 31Western Kentucky University .................................. 177

LOUISIANA

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge ............... 87Tulane University ..................................................... 128

MAINE

Bates College ............................................................... 29Bowdoin College .......................................................... 34Colby College ............................................................... 49College of the Atlantic ................................................ 50Unity College ............................................................. 129University of Maine .................................................. 143University of Maine Farmington ............................. 144

MARYLAND

Frostburg State University ........................................ 67Goucher College .......................................................... 72Johns Hopkins University .......................................... 82Loyola University Maryland ...................................... 88Salisbury University ..................................................112St. Mary's College of Maryland .................................119Towson University .................................................... 127University of Maryland, Baltimore County ............ 144University of Maryland, College Park ..................... 145

MASSACHUSETTS

Babson College ............................................................ 27Bentley University ...................................................... 31Boston College ............................................................. 33Boston University ....................................................... 33Brandeis University .................................................... 35Clark University ......................................................... 47College of the Holy Cross ........................................... 51Framingham State College ........................................ 66Gordon College ............................................................ 71Harvard College .......................................................... 75Massachusetts Institute of Technology ..................... 91Northeastern University ............................................ 98Smith College .............................................................117Suffolk University ..................................................... 125Tufts University ........................................................ 127University of Massachusetts—Amherst .................. 145University of Massachusetts Boston ....................... 146University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ................ 146Wellesley College....................................................... 175

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Wentworth Institute of Technology .......................... 175Williams College ....................................................... 180Worcester Polytechnic Institute ............................... 182

MICHIGAN

Albion College ............................................................. 24Aquinas College .......................................................... 26Central Michigan University ..................................... 44Grand Valley State University ................................... 72Lawrence Tech (MI) .................................................... 85Michigan State University ......................................... 92University of Michigan—Ann Arbor ........................ 148Western Michigan University .................................. 178

MINNESOTA

Carleton College .......................................................... 40Gustavus Adolphus College ........................................ 74Macalester College ...................................................... 89University of Minnesota Duluth .............................. 148University of Minnesota, Morris .............................. 149University of Minnesota—Twin Cities .................... 149University of Saint Thomas (MN) ........................... 160Winona State University .......................................... 181

MISSISSIPPI

University of Mississippi .......................................... 150

MISSOURI

Drury University ......................................................... 59University of Missouri .............................................. 150Washington University in St. Louis ........................ 174

MONTANA

The University of Montana ...................................... 151

NEBRASKA

Creighton University .................................................. 55

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Dartmouth College ...................................................... 56Keene State College .................................................... 82Plymouth State University ...................................... 105Southern New Hampshire University ......................118University of New Hampshire ................................. 152

NEW JERSEY

The College of New Jersey ......................................... 52Drew University .......................................................... 58Monmouth University (NJ) ........................................ 94Montclair State University ........................................ 95Princeton University ................................................. 107Rider University........................................................ 109The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey ......... 109Rowan University ......................................................111

NEW MEXICO

University of New Mexico ........................................ 152

NEW YORK

Adelphi University ...................................................... 23Bard College ................................................................ 28City University of New York—Brooklyn College ...... 46City University of New York—City College .............. 47Clarkson University .................................................... 48Colgate University ...................................................... 50Columbia University ................................................... 54Cornell University ...................................................... 55Hamilton College ........................................................ 74Hobart and William Smith Colleges .......................... 76Hofstra University ...................................................... 77Houghton College ........................................................ 77Ithaca College .............................................................. 81New York University ................................................... 96The New School ........................................................... 96Pratt Institute ........................................................... 106Rochester Institute of Technology .............................110St. John's University—Queens .................................119State University of New York at Albany ................. 120State University of New York—Binghamton .......... 121State University of New York at Geneseo ............... 121State University of New York— College at Oneonta ................................................. 122State University of New York— College of Environmental Forestry ....................... 122State University of New York—New Paltz .............. 123State University of New York—Potsdam ................ 123State University of New York— Stony Brook University .......................................... 124

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Syracuse University .................................................. 126Union College (NY) ................................................... 128University of Rochester ............................................ 159Vassar College ........................................................... 171

NORTH CAROLINA

Appalachian State University .................................... 25Catawba College ......................................................... 42Davidson College ......................................................... 56Duke University .......................................................... 60Elon University ........................................................... 63Guilford College .......................................................... 73High Point University ................................................ 76North Carolina State University ............................... 97The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.......................................................... 153Warren Wilson College ............................................. 173Western Carolina University ................................... 177

NORTH DAKOTA

University of North Dakota ..................................... 153

OHIO

Bowling Green State University ................................ 34Case Western Reserve University ............................. 41Denison University ..................................................... 57Kenyon College............................................................ 83Oberlin College .......................................................... 100The Ohio State University—Columbus ................... 100Ohio University—Athens ......................................... 101Ohio Wesleyan University ........................................ 101University of Cincinnati ........................................... 136University of Mount Union ...................................... 151Wittenberg University .............................................. 182Xavier University (OH) ............................................ 183

OKLAHOMA

University of Oklahoma ........................................... 155

OREGON

Linfield College ........................................................... 86Oregon State University ........................................... 102Portland State University ........................................ 106Southern Oregon University .....................................118

University of Oregon ................................................ 156University of Portland .............................................. 157

PENNSYLVANNIA

Allegheny College........................................................ 24Bucknell University .................................................... 36California University of Pennsylvania ...................... 40Carnegie Mellon University ....................................... 41Chatham University ................................................... 45Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ........................ 46Dickinson College ........................................................ 58Drexel University ........................................................ 59Duquesne University .................................................. 60Franklin & Marshall College ..................................... 66Gettysburg College...................................................... 70Haverford College ....................................................... 75Keystone College ......................................................... 84Lafayette College ........................................................ 84Lehigh University ....................................................... 85Marywood University ................................................. 91Messiah College .......................................................... 92Millersville University of Pennsylvania .................... 93Pennsylvania State University— University Park ...................................................... 103Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ...............116Swarthmore College .................................................. 125Temple University ..................................................... 126University of Pennsylvania ...................................... 156University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus ...... 157Ursinus College ......................................................... 169Villanova University ................................................. 171

RHODE ISLAND

Brown University ........................................................ 35Roger Williams University ........................................110University of Rhode Island....................................... 158

SOUTH CAROLINA

Clemson University .................................................... 48Coastal Carolina University ....................................... 49College of Charleston .................................................. 51Furman University ..................................................... 67

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University of South Carolina—Columbia................ 161Winthrop University ................................................. 181

TENNESSEE

Lipscomb University ................................................... 86Sewanee—The University of the South ...................115The University of Memphis ...................................... 147University of Tennessee ............................................ 162Vanderbilt University ............................................... 170

TEXAS

Baylor University ........................................................ 30University of Houston ............................................... 140University of North Texas ........................................ 154The University of Texas at Austin ........................... 163The University of Texas at Dallas ........................... 163

UTAH

University of Utah .................................................... 164Utah State University .............................................. 170Weber State University ............................................ 174Westminster College of Salt Lake City ................... 180

VERMONT

Bennington College ..................................................... 30Champlain College ...................................................... 45Green Mountain College ............................................. 73Middlebury College ..................................................... 93Saint Michael's College .............................................112University of Vermont .............................................. 164

VIRGINIA

College of William and Mary ...................................... 52George Mason University ........................................... 68James Madison University ......................................... 81Old Dominion University ......................................... 102Radford University ................................................... 108Shenandoah University .............................................116University of Richmond ............................................ 159

University of Virginia ............................................... 165Virginia Commonwealth University ........................ 172Virginia Tech ............................................................. 172

WASHINGTON

Bastyr University........................................................ 29Central Washington University ................................. 44Eastern Washington University ................................. 62The Evergreen State College...................................... 64Gonzaga University .................................................... 71Pacific Lutheran University ..................................... 103Seattle Pacific University ..........................................114Seattle University ......................................................115University of Puget Sound ....................................... 158University of Washington ......................................... 165Washington State University ................................... 173Western Washington University .............................. 179

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University .......................................... 176

WISCONSIN

Marquette University ................................................. 90Northland College ....................................................... 99University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire ...................... 166University of Wisconsin—Green Bay ...................... 167University of Wisconsin—Madison .......................... 167University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee ...................... 168University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh .......................... 168University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point ................. 169

CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

The University of British Columbia ........................ 131

ONTARIO

Western University ................................................... 179

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