375 STARS Reports considered for inclusion in AASHE’s 2026 Sustainable Campus Index

AASHE is preparing the 2026 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), and expects to release it in September. A list of 375 STARS reports that qualify for inclusion in this year’s Top Performer lists can be found below. Qualifying reports earned a STARS Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum rating, and were published and valid on March 6, 2026; or were submitted on or before March 6 and have a publish date of May 22 or earlier. Information about eligibility and timeframes is available in the STARS Help Center.

SCI Top Performer lists recognize the top-scoring institutions in each STARS impact area, as well as Top Performers overall by institution type. Liaisons of top-performing institutions will be contacted this summer before the publication is released.

Institutions listed below are welcome to contribute to the 2026 SCI by submitting images for us to consider including in the publication. The details on submitting images are available here.

If you have any questions about your institution’s consideration and potential inclusion, or believe edits are needed under Institution Type, please contact stars@aashe.org

* Institution Type is adapted from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education® and collected in the STARS Report Preface section. These classifications are defined as follows:

• Associate/Short-cycle (ISCED 5, Carnegie Associate’s Colleges). Includes tertiary institutions where all degrees, certificates, and/or diplomas are between secondary education and baccalaureate degree level (e.g., associate degrees), or where baccalaureate degrees account for less than 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees. This may include community colleges, further education colleges, (higher) technical colleges, technician or advanced/higher vocational training, and similar institutions.
• Baccalaureate (ISCED 6, Carnegie Baccalaureate Colleges). Includes tertiary institutions where baccalaureate degrees represent at least 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and where fewer than 50 Master’s degrees or 20 doctoral degrees are awarded annually. May include some institutions above the Master’s degree threshold.
• Master’s (ISCED 7, Carnegie Master’s Colleges and Universities). Generally includes tertiary institutions that award at least 50 Master’s degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees annually.
• Doctoral/Research (ISCED 8, Carnegie Doctoral Universities). Includes tertiary institutions that award at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees or at least 30 professional practice doctoral degrees in at least two programs annually (e.g., doctoral-level degrees that qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, such as the JD, MD, PharmD, DPT, and so on).