Princeton Review names Elon a 'Green College'

Elon University has been named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities by The Princeton Review.

“The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges” profiles colleges with the most exceptional commitments to sustainability based on their academic offerings and career preparation for students, campus policies, initiatives, and activities. Published Oct. 16, the ranking can be accessed at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.

The profiles in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 399 Green Colleges provide information about each school’s admission requirements, cost and financial aid, and student body stats. They also include “Green Facts” about the schools with details on the availability of transportation alternatives at the schools and the percentage of the school food budgets spent on local/organic food. 

This is the ninth year in a row that Elon has been included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges.

The Princeton Review chose schools based on data from a survey of more than 600 four-year colleges concerning the schools’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. Inclusion in the publication required a “green rating” of 80 or more.

Elon earned a “green rating” of 89 out of a possible 99.

“We strongly recommend Elon University and the other fine colleges in this guide to the many environmentally-minded students who seek to study and live at green colleges,” said Robert Franek, editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review.

Franek noted that college applicants and their parents are increasingly concerned about the environment and sustainability issues.  Among nearly 11,000 teens and their parents The Princeton Review surveyed earlier this year for its 2018 “College Hopes & Worries Survey,” 63 percent overall said having information about a college’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school.”