Two-thirds of college applicants say a school’s green record would influence their enrollment decision, according to a Princeton Review survey [PDF]. To determine how eco-friendly colleges are, prospective students should check out these lists:
- the Princeton Review’s “Green Honor Roll”
- Sierra‘s full list of rankings for 135 colleges that are “the most eco-enlightened”
- the College Sustainability Report Card - which includes US and Canadian schools
Grist also summarized its take on Sierra’s picks in this article.
Sierra’s top 10:
Boulder ranks No. 1 - surprised?
My undergrad alma mater – UCSD - is 33rd, and my grad school – Northwestern University - didn’t even make the list! I suppose I am actually not shocked, considering the water waste I witnessed and complained about this summer. For those of you not from the West, Californians are used to conserving water. But outside the state, and particularly near the lovely, hydrating Great Lakes, people do not have such sensitivity. My fellow students and I spent many mornings trying to outrun rogue sprinklers doing nothing more than cleaning concrete and blocking building entrances. One friend likened the challenge to Super Mario Bros. Not to mention the consistent leaking from hose connections!
I hope Northestern and Medill feel some shame at being left off this list (and earning an abismal C+ on the Green Report Card 2009 – by your standards, Medill, doesn’t that put you on academic, er environmental, probation?). Perhaps Northwestern’s own multidisciplinary sustainability fellowship should do something about this.
How did your school fare? I am hoping better than Northwestern …
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