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�ǿմ�ý has recently again been named to two green higher education lists: The Princeton Review’s Green School List and Sierra Club’s Cool School List. This is the sixth year that the �ǿմ�ý Office for Sustainability has turned in this data collected from a broad group of supporters within various departments throughout campus. The information is submitted as a   (STARS) report to the  (AASHE).

This year, �ǿմ�ý earned a score of 95 out of 99 on the Princeton Review’s Green School List, one point higher than in 2016. A higher percentage of local food purchasing boosted the score. Find �ǿմ�ý’s full listing on the Princeton Review along with the Green Score listed under campus life on this.

The Sierra Club’s Cool School List ranked �ǿմ�ý number 94 out of 227 institutions of higher education that participated this year. In 2016, �ǿմ�ý ranked 89 out of 201 schools. �ǿմ�ý’s score was 564.4 this year, three points higher than in 2016. Credits that earned more points included curriculum, innovation, academics, purchasing and transportation. “Suppliers are providing �ǿմ�ý with greener computers, printers and monitors and better, more comprehensive purchasing data” Stephanie Corbett, �ǿմ�ý Director of Sustainability, reports. “With our Student Sustainability Ambassadors and community transportation partners, we were able to do a more extensive survey of students, faculty and staff to understand how they commute to campus and move around Greater Cleveland. These surveys gave us a more complete picture, higher transportation score and helped us right size the related greenhouse gas footprint.” She added, “We are also proud to be a part of a rich Ohio higher education sustainability culture, several Ohio schools were ranked and our colleagues do a great job leading green initiatives and sharing best practices with each other.” Find the full Cool School list with scores at the .

Cleveland.com covered  as well as our own .

Read about past year’s rankings on the Office for Sustainability's news page.