Cool Schools 2019 Full Ranking

The full list of SIERRA's 2019 Cool Schools ranking

September 3, 2019

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Total scores and rankings for all schools in six major categories.

	Location	Rank	Total Score	Curriculum Ranking	Food Ranking	Energy Ranking	Waste Ranking	Research Ranking	Transportation Ranking
Thompson Rivers University	Kamloops, BC	1	88.63	4	48	2	3	58	11
University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	2	86.95	10	56	77	21	19	10
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Syracuse, NY	3	86.21	5	40	51	66	10	88
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	4	84.30	3	91	7	97	11	91
University of Connecticut	Mansfield, CT	5	83.76	19	3	142	68	12	53
University of California, Merced	Merced, CA	6	83.68	21	75	39	9	13	139
Colby College	Waterville, ME	7	83.62	28	15	15	103	65	63
Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	8	81.99	60	127	93	47	27	41
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	9	81.22	9	58	187	48	20	121
Arizona State University	Phoenix, AZ	10	81.04	31	69	19	28	9	100
Sterling College	Craftsbury Common, VT	11	80.86	15	1	14	215	83	54
Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	12	80.67	14	81	22	154	1	42
Seattle University	Seattle, WA	13	79.41	2	144	138	112	111	94
Chatham University	Pittsburgh, PA	14	79.01	6	17	46	220	75	147
College of the Atlantic	Bar Harbor, ME	15	78.86	1	9	12	129	44	86
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	16	78.47	51	13	240	20	28	23
University of Calgary	Calgary, AL	17	77.63	18	85	179	22	14	60
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	18	76.13	26	52	35	62	38	61
University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	19	76.12	11	117	217	149	2	130
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, IL	20	75.92	23	151	149	188	32	39
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	21	75.87	52	152	104	107	21	51
Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	22	75.73	54	66	95	136	59	79
University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	23	75.42	22	174	194	43	98	17
American University	Washington, DC	24	75.25	58	153	1	109	91	28
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, CO	25	74.46	42	101	13	59	76	190
Northland College	Ashland, WI	26	74.31	7	8	30	176	86	102
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	27	74.07	57	29	91	114	50	69
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, MA	28	74.04	13	100	182	4	67	195
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	29	73.74	78	104	81	40	68	59
University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	30	73.72	38	154	103	125	48	46
California State University, Northridge	Los Angeles, CA	31	73.68	40	32	21	88	39	123
Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	32	73.31	75	11	64	202	116	40
Bentley University	Waltham, MA	33	73.20	44	257	41	5	46	103
Emory University	Atlanta, GA	34	73.16	73	57	143	238	117	29
Oberlin College	Oberlin, OH	35	72.94	121	23	32	217	173	32
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, BC	36	72.76	70	115	124	51	3	8
Portland State University	Portland, OR	37	72.09	82	59	129	83	4	14
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	38	72.08	130	92	230	30	29	235
California State University, Chico	Chico, CA	39	72.00	16	16	184	26	158	85
University of Minnesota, Morris	Morris, MN	40	71.99	39	205	114	131	24	106
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA	41	71.93	92	106	133	184	185	74
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	42	71.70	62	93	82	237	100	157
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	43	71.65	189	67	122	6	103	37
University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	44	71.57	33	42	11	46	113	36
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	45	71.31	8	128	45	17	15	201
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, IL	46	71.16	48	118	59	44	160	3
Nova Scotia Community College	Bridgewater, NS	47	70.76	56	248	76	1	263	193
University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	48	70.44	95	155	20	165	69	192
Furman University	Greenville, SC	49	70.19	20	27	24	259	16	140
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	50	70.16	65	43	202	159	17	77
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	51	69.99	59	53	145	151	5	161
Luther College	Decorah, IA	52	69.92	27	70	78	234	54	47
George Washington University	Washington, DC	53	69.84	96	110	85	126	8	15
Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	54	69.81	112	33	58	225	43	57
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	55	69.74	45	86	118	142	53	62
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	56	69.67	41	251	248	55	61	118
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, WI	57	69.65	17	156	65	16	108	214
University of California, San Diego	San Diego, CA	58	69.34	142	157	101	256	22	30
Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI	59	69.28	55	145	87	72	115	141
George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	60	69.28	109	113	131	12	52	183
University at Albany	Albany, NY	61	69.12	101	64	96	143	110	155
Lewis & Clark College	Portland, OR	62	69.10	126	24	17	86	189	75
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	63	69.06	47	146	86	208	6	9
Rice University	Houston, TX	64	68.74	88	158	237	214	18	44
Bates College	Lewiston, ME	65	68.73	98	49	16	181	137	143
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	66	68.63	29	129	241	166	79	19
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	67	68.44	79	137	42	32	180	167
Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	68	68.33	174	44	60	78	101	26
State University of New York at Cortland	Cortland, NY	69	68.30	125	159	63	39	193	67
Miami University	Oxford, OH	70	68.10	153	87	66	15	33	181
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	71	67.85	69	138	177	221	82	78
Dalhousie University	Halifax, NS	72	67.62	111	65	120	45	143	20
Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	73	67.40	25	139	249	91	47	124
Muhlenberg College	Allentown, PA	74	67.30	74	10	161	229	84	119
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, PA	75	67.00	202	183	116	128	26	70
University of Houston	Houston, TX	76	66.48	89	160	89	168	70	159
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, WI	77	66.45	94	122	4	106	178	156
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	78	66.45	34	215	210	80	71	160
The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	79	66.42	103	161	181	235	30	125
Unity College	Unity, ME	80	66.34	12	78	40	209	78	236
Humboldt State University	Arcata, CA	81	66.25	46	79	235	63	174	176
Bard College	Barrytown, NY	82	66.23	99	34	168	76	171	133
St. John's University, New York	New York, NY	83	65.89	187	14	254	18	192	35
University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	84	65.79	163	82	31	105	191	196
Denison University	Granville, OH	85	65.77	139	22	105	189	182	81
Wilfrid Laurier University	Waterloo, ON	86	65.77	50	88	72	29	118	68
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls, WI	87	65.76	83	124	98	100	152	182
Wells College	Aurora, NY	88	65.67	36	19	135	195	131	134
Macalester College	Minneapolis, MN	89	65.61	150	35	191	60	122	12
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, NY	90	65.51	205	50	193	257	60	50
Smith College	Northampton, MA	91	65.39	209	12	148	118	42	38
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	92	65.39	203	168	140	144	63	128
University of Arizona	Phoenix, AZ	93	65.33	61	199	144	38	80	95
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	94	65.03	24	41	258	8	119	18
University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	95	65.01	68	94	6	33	72	151
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	96	64.95	165	31	256	169	37	84
University of Georgia	Athens, GA	97	64.82	77	220	178	138	135	131
Hampshire College	Amherst, MA	98	64.80	129	18	157	172	45	150
San Jose State University	San Jose, CA	99	64.74	107	111	273	2	132	137
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	100	64.69	138	72	172	161	109	4
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, AZ	101	64.67	113	162	110	73	102	65
Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	102	64.55	30	107	134	201	96	187
Babson College	Wellesley, MA	103	64.49	37	112	126	69	64	162
Belmont University	Nashville, TN	104	64.47	80	195	48	139	93	186
Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	105	64.44	132	45	227	216	136	66
University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	106	64.34	215	114	265	81	87	135
University of Richmond	Richmond VA	107	64.33	175	119	107	152	31	116
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Oshawa, ON	108	64.32	176	221	8	102	25	98
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	109	64.16	171	60	94	71	55	73
Emerson College	Boston, MA	110	63.79	84	163	231	157	99	5
Concordia University	Portland, OR	111	63.76	134	186	266	61	56	2
Berea College	Berea, KY	112	63.69	190	39	127	182	186	64
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	113	63.69	67	226	109	36	23	209
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, MA	114	63.43	106	140	108	41	62	101
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Brownsville, TX	115	63.19	43	175	206	246	73	270
Columbia University	New York, NY	116	63.03	146	6	252	145	34	1
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo, CA	117	62.92	81	130	188	79	212	99
Portland Community College	Portland, OR	118	62.45	169	116	18	34	266	107
University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	119	62.09	117	141	3	222	66	194
Western Washington University	Bellingham, WA	120	61.50	158	74	54	89	181	45
Ohio University	Athens, OH	121	61.43	143	71	160	120	159	144
Endicott College	Beverly, MA	122	61.43	71	26	264	56	141	188
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	123	61.29	160	171	213	191	250	33
Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	124	61.17	87	131	111	87	7	148
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	125	61.02	110	203	211	163	129	216
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)	Indianapolis. IN	126	60.98	102	254	218	132	120	202
Tufts University	Somerville, MA	127	60.94	156	77	189	121	36	71
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY	128	60.72	118	209	69	70	81	34
The American College of Greece	Paraskevi, GR	129	60.67	128	4	207	271	90	117
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	130	60.58	105	132	199	155	51	177
San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	131	60.51	244	164	34	104	236	16
Yale University	New Haven, CT	132	60.34	93	20	166	146	130	43
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	133	60.23	180	46	99	178	210	89
University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg, MB	134	60.10	220	2	106	10	217	55
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva, NY	135	59.94	131	120	113	35	194	122
University of Ottawa	Ottawa, ON	136	59.51	198	142	117	49	88	6
University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	137	59.31	157	184	128	250	144	97
University of Idaho	Moscow,ID	138	59.21	164	176	9	170	167	127
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	139	59.16	197	89	57	119	238	92
North Seattle College	Seattle, WA	140	59.07	120	216	84	37	267	24
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	141	58.93	186	249	238	133	138	170
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, PA	142	58.72	147	172	29	254	220	126
Saint Josephs College of Maine	Standish, ME	143	58.38	63	21	90	192	196	276
University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	144	58.37	114	47	267	164	147	149
Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	145	57.92	72	38	139	94	121	206
University of Minnesota, Duluth	Duluth, MN	146	57.33	108	51	259	77	190	110
Missouri State University	Springfield, MO	147	57.30	145	28	162	185	257	210
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz, NY	148	57.14	221	200	212	135	187	158
Pacific University	Forest Grove, OR	149	56.78	90	30	153	175	247	108
University of North Carolina, Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	150	56.46	201	147	152	65	89	48
Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT	151	56.36	204	36	68	74	142	93
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, PA	152	56.23	193	148	43	90	201	237
California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	153	56.21	247	173	183	7	165	175
University of Maine	Orono, ME	154	56.16	183	143	223	24	94	211
Southern Oregon University	Ashland, OR	155	56.12	149	125	52	148	223	80
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha, NE	156	55.98	64	261	130	193	57	220
San Diego State University	San Diego, CA	157	55.77	182	239	226	110	164	213
Haverford College	Haverford, PA	158	55.34	250	54	53	265	251	13
Carleton College	Northfield, MN	159	55.32	177	37	74	223	219	52
Sheridan College	Oakville, ON	160	55.23	225	227	225	13	123	256
Boston University	Boston, MA	161	55.21	218	73	243	196	199	31
Lehigh University	Bethlehem, PA	162	54.90	206	61	167	205	125	184
California State University, Monterey Bay	Monterey, CA	163	54.62	97	90	121	160	208	171
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, OK	164	54.11	191	76	38	241	234	112
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, KY	165	54.08	200	123	67	162	225	207
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	166	53.99	167	165	257	134	177	49
Keene State College	Keene, NH	167	53.68	53	196	251	239	154	164
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, IL	168	53.60	222	228	260	122	77	76
Delta College	University Center, MI	169	53.54	254	187	150	92	268	238
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, IL	170	53.34	66	258	274	211	41	174
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	171	53.33	135	197	79	171	149	109
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	172	53.23	86	236	49	198	176	249
Clemson University	Clemson, SC	173	53.20	127	98	250	82	97	244
Sewanee-The University of the South	Sewanee, TN	174	53.12	151	224	92	274	127	145
Utah State University	Logan. UT	175	53.00	172	179	147	140	200	83
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	176	52.76	133	204	190	115	226	132
Western Technical College	La Crosse, WI	177	52.68	194	223	25	95	269	240
St. Lawrence University	Canton, NY	178	52.40	100	210	97	210	104	260
University of Miami	Miami, FL	179	52.32	159	180	204	240	242	111
Champlain College	Burlington, VT	180	52.08	141	188	192	31	270	25
Elon University	Elon, NC	181	51.71	263	84	115	156	213	197
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	182	51.67	229	63	219	261	133	87
University of North Carolina, Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	183	51.43	32	206	197	247	262	246
State University of New York at Geneseo	Geneseo, NY	184	51.24	241	83	246	180	188	152
Mills College	Oakland, CA	185	51.06	181	133	163	101	106	82
The New School	New York, NY	186	51.05	152	55	36	153	169	114
Ithaca College	Ithaca, NY	187	51.04	256	166	88	50	252	163
York University	Toronto, ON	188	50.95	236	103	232	108	140	21
University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	189	50.94	148	222	37	127	260	129
Washington and Lee University	Lexington, VA	190	50.87	249	190	56	224	166	178
Eastern Mennonite University	Harrisonburg, VA	191	50.85	35	252	171	130	233	223
Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	192	50.69	210	149	220	75	227	58
Weber State University	Ogden, UT	193	50.63	219	185	33	194	153	231
University of South Florida St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, FL	194	50.46	104	230	156	218	114	191
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	195	50.12	233	95	200	177	254	27
Universidad de Monterrey	Monterrey, NL	196	50.06	185	274	112	206	202	252
Bryant University	Smithfield, RI	197	50.04	179	181	244	231	150	204
Connecticut College	New London, CT	198	50.01	170	182	155	190	128	146
University of St. Thomas	St. Paul. MN	199	49.91	162	253	125	98	170	200
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park, KS	200	49.89	136	177	71	116	259	257
Warren Wilson College	Swannanoa, NC	201	49.80	137	25	276	25	168	90
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, MI	202	49.71	168	189	186	200	134	232
Antioch College	Yellow Springs, OH	203	49.69	49	5	151	262	172	265
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo, CA	204	49.64	116	135	170	230	40	239
College of Lake County	Grayslake, IL	205	49.57	85	121	164	269	271	254
Whitman College	Walla Walla, WA	206	49.33	230	246	23	203	95	179
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA	207	49.20	232	207	269	53	105	56
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea, OH	208	49.10	178	237	165	58	107	282
Villanova University	Villanova, PA	209	49.04	223	105	175	85	161	241
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	210	48.60	234	235	271	99	228	169
California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos, CA	211	48.60	259	262	203	183	156	198
Carleton University	Ottawa, ON	212	48.52	214	234	255	19	35	208
Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic, CT	213	48.44	245	7	185	57	203	266
California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, CA	214	48.42	274	211	73	64	216	212
Westminster College	Salt Lake City, UT	215	48.36	199	99	262	226	214	222
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse NY	216	48.32	248	275	83	42	272	253
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, OH	217	48.22	224	201	62	141	218	226
The Ohio State University at Newark	Newark, OH	218	48.21	273	276	50	158	112	267
The Ohio State University at Marion	Marion, OH	219	48.19	243	273	27	11	195	273
Florida International University	Miami, FL	220	48.13	270	255	209	252	92	104
Beloit College	Beloit, WI	221	48.12	123	136	141	233	85	138
University of Mount Union	Alliance, OH	222	47.94	76	263	169	243	245	224
Indiana State University	Terre Haute, IN	223	47.85	246	80	242	150	209	250
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Platteville, WI	224	47.44	184	217	61	147	237	142
Black Hills State University	Spearfish, SD	225	47.29	212	231	158	173	179	234
Baylor University	Waco, TX	226	47.22	144	108	236	113	239	230
State University of New York at Brockport	Brockport, NY	227	47.20	231	191	176	111	224	219
College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	228	46.87	239	126	233	199	151	165
Hope College	Holland, MI	229	46.76	237	250	261	204	49	120
Selkirk College	Castlegar, BC	230	46.69	257	277	205	167	139	271
The Ohio State University at Mansfield	Mansfield, OH	231	46.54	238	270	28	275	205	274
Calvin College	Grand Rapids, MI	232	46.15	216	192	208	228	204	189
Amherst College	Amherst, MA	233	46.15	252	68	198	260	206	153
Knox College	Galesburg, IL	234	46.13	226	169	75	137	235	96
California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, CA	235	45.65	253	102	216	117	249	113
Central New Mexico Community College	Albuquerque, NM	236	44.92	173	272	263	54	273	263
University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	237	44.80	166	267	214	244	211	243
Earlham College	Richmond, IN	238	44.65	155	170	253	174	243	166
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, MD	239	44.23	119	259	272	93	146	245
The Ohio State University at Lima	Lima, OH	240	44.23	265	271	228	264	183	275
Pittsburg State University	Pittsburgh, PA	241	44.17	211	264	215	96	197	225
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Green Bay, WI	242	43.76	213	109	80	268	74	258
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	243	43.67	207	240	268	212	184	217
University of Montana	Missoula, MT	244	43.51	262	278	26	197	256	105
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL	245	43.27	115	243	281	277	148	280
South Seattle College	Seattle, WA	246	43.09	260	212	159	52	274	72
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	247	42.78	124	279	245	253	207	259
State University of New York at Oneonta	Oneonta, NY	248	42.56	217	167	224	219	126	255
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, PA	249	42.15	154	96	70	236	231	269
Gonzaga University	Spokane, WA	250	42.09	268	244	119	27	244	229
Illinois State University	Normal, IL	251	41.78	196	193	275	227	175	168
Lawrence University	Appleton, WI	252	41.58	264	97	55	186	229	154
Creighton University	Omaha,NE	253	41.20	255	232	123	242	261	199
Seattle Central College	Seattle, WA	254	40.86	242	241	195	267	275	7
Southwestern University	Georgetown, TX	255	40.85	161	213	10	270	155	248
State University of New York at Fredonia	Fredonia, NY	256	40.61	267	178	222	255	246	264
Chandler-Gilbert Community College	Chandler, AZ	257	40.38	266	280	5	213	276	261
California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, CA	258	40.11	251	218	277	14	264	233
Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond, KY	259	40.06	282	202	201	23	277	172
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, PA	260	39.59	235	62	136	245	258	205
East Carolina University	Greenville, NC	261	39.29	228	265	247	187	162	115
Florida Institute of Technology	Melbourne, FL	262	38.18	140	281	47	207	124	203
Concordia College-Moorhead	Moorhead, MN	263	37.47	240	194	196	280	215	185
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville, TN	264	35.68	261	225	234	272	222	279
St. Lawrence College	Kingston, ON	265	35.30	279	269	173	67	248	218
Saint Louis University	St. Louis, MO	266	35.06	277	134	221	251	255	180
Eureka College	Eureka, IL	267	34.99	122	247	137	278	157	228
Butler University	Indianapolis, IN	268	34.84	272	242	100	232	278	281
Austin College	Sherman, TX	269	34.40	227	260	44	281	253	173
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	270	34.14	192	256	239	248	241	242
Northern Michigan University	Marquette,MI	271	34.11	278	238	174	273	145	251
Metropolitan Community College	Omaha, NE	272	33.84	276	214	154	179	279	247
Central Community College	Grand Island, NE	273	33.18	188	282	132	279	280	278
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, PA	274	33.03	269	233	146	258	240	272
Whatcom Community College	Bellingham, WA	275	31.47	91	266	278	123	281	215
Ringling College of Art and Design	Sarasota, FL	276	31.24	195	198	280	276	282	221
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, CA	277	31.22	208	268	282	282	198	277
Messiah College	Mechanicsburg, PA	278	31.02	258	229	102	263	265	268
The University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas, TX	279	30.11	281	219	270	124	232	227
Georgia College & State University	Milledgeville, GA	280	30.03	271	208	279	249	230	136
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	281	29.02	275	245	229	266	221	22
Lewis University	Romeoville,IL	282	28.33	280	150	180	84	163	262

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