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The education services company known for its college rankings, books, and test preparation and tutoring services features ����ֱ�� in its annual book “Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition,” which was published on Oct. 20. This year’s edition profiles 416 four-year colleges and universities chosen for their deep commitments to the environment and sustainability.

This is the fourth year ����ֱ�� has been named a top green college by The Princeton Review.

The rankings were decided based on institutional sustainability related policies, practices, and programs; healthy and sustainable campus qualities of life; and student surveys on topics ranging from academic offerings and campus initiatives to career preparation for sustainability focused jobs.

Scott Steinberg, M.B.A., vice president of University Admissions, said a college or university’s track record on sustainability issues is often an important factor among prospective students.

"How ‘green’ colleges are matters, consistently, to prospective students and their parents,” Steinberg stated. “����ֱ�� demonstrates its commitment to environmental issues through our strategic planning, programs, facilities, and initiatives. It is very gratifying to have ����ֱ��’s work in sustainability continue to be nationally recognized.”

According to The Princeton Review, 66% of college-bound teens and their parents said having information about a college or university’s commitment to the environment would .

In its profile on ����ֱ��, The Princeton Review cites the University’s sustainability focused degrees, bike and car sharing programs, and local food purchasing, among others, as desirable green qualities. The company ultimately granted the University a “green rating” of 93 out of 99 possible points for 2021.

"Our students take a lot of pride in our sustainability accomplishments and initiatives, demonstrated by their involvement in a number of student clubs and university-wide councils, and their advocacy for continued improvement,” said Alethea Cariddi, M.S.Ed., assistant director of Sustainability at ����ֱ��. They really are at the heart of what drives us.”