{"id":13636,"date":"2021-11-02T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/02\/clark-featured-in-the-princeton-reviews-2022-guide-to-green-colleges\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:39:44","slug":"clark-featured-in-the-princeton-reviews-2022-guide-to-green-colleges","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/02\/clark-featured-in-the-princeton-reviews-2022-guide-to-green-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark featured in The Princeton Review&#8217;s 2022 Guide to Green Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            \n            <p class=\"intro news-subhead\">University recognized for sustainability-focused programs and investments, access to green space<\/p>\n            <html><body>\r\n\r\nClark University is included among the nation&#8217;s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features Clark in its website resource, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/green-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>released on Oct. 26; the free guide is accessible online.\r\n\r\nThe Princeton Review chose the 420 schools in the guide based on its survey of administrators at 835 colleges in 2020-21 about their institutions&rsquo; commitments to the environment and sustainability. The company&#8217;s editors analyzed more than 25 data points from the survey to tally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/green-guide\/methodology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Green Rating methodology\">Green Rating<\/a> scores for each school on a scale of 60 to 99; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college\/clark-university-1023878?ceid=green-colleges#!campuslife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Clark University score\">Clark University earned a Green Rating of 89<\/a>. The Green Rating scores appear in the school profiles on The Princeton Review website and in The Princeton Review book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/best-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Best 387 Colleges<\/em><\/a><em>: 2022 Edition<\/em>, published in August.\r\n\r\n&#8220;We strongly recommend Clark University to students who care about the environment want to study and live at a green college,&#8221; said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review&#8217;s editor-in-chief. &ldquo;Clark offers excellent academics and demonstrates a commitment to sustainability that is exemplary on many counts.&rdquo;\r\n\r\nClark&rsquo;s profile mentions that &ldquo;recent capital investments to improve energy and water efficiency throughout campus&hellip; are on track to exceed projected savings,&rdquo; and that &ldquo;EV charging stations (the first in central Massachusetts) and ride share options encourage green transportation.&rdquo; It also includes that Clark&rsquo;s &ldquo;sustainability-focused institutes and programs (Marsh, IDCE, CENTED, HERO) provide applied and action research opportunities for students on campus, in the community and across the globe&rdquo; and reports &ldquo;Clark students have incredible access to parks and green spaces, such as the Hadwen Arboretum or University Park.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2021\/04\/22\/the-princeton-review-names-clark-third-among-top-schools-for-making-an-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ClarkNow story\">Earlier this year,<\/a> Clark was included in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=best-value-colleges&amp;page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"List of Best Value Colleges\">Best Value Colleges<\/a>, and held the #3 spot on the list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-schools-for-making-an-impact-private-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact ranking\">Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact<\/a> (private schools).\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Clark&rsquo;s rankings, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/who-we-are\/fast-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Clark University fast facts\">here<\/a>.<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University recognized for sustainability-focused programs and investments, access to green 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