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| Institution Name | STARS version | Submit Date |
| American University | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Amherst College | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Antioch College | 2.1 | 2018-03-29 |
| Appalachian State University | 2.1 | 2019-04-19 |
| Aquinas College | 2.1 | 2019-03-04 |
| Arizona State University | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Austin College | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Babson College | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 2.1 | 2019-01-11 |
| Ball State University | 2.2 | 2020-03-02 |
| Bard College | 2.1 | 2017-06-09 |
| Barnard College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Bates College | 2.1 | 2017-06-16 |
| Belmont University | 2.1 | 2019-02-26 |
| Beloit College | 2.1 | 2017-05-19 |
| Bentley University | 2.0 | 2017-06-22 |
| Berea College | 2.1 | 2017-06-14 |
| Binghamton University | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Black Hills State University | 2.1 | 2017-04-21 |
| Boston University | 2.1 | 2019-08-02 |
| Bowdoin College | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| Bryant University | 2.1 | 2019-06-06 |
| Bucknell University | 2.1 | 2019-09-23 |
| Butler University | 2.1 | 2018-10-10 |
| California Polytechnic State University | 2.1 | 2019-09-19 |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 2.1 | 2017-05-30 |
| California State University, Bakersfield | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| California State University, Channel Islands | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| California State University, Chico | 2.1 | 2018-02-28 |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | 2.1 | 2018-07-27 |
| California State University, Fullerton | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| California State University, Long Beach | 2.1 | 2017-07-06 |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 2.1 | 2019-07-17 |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 2.1 | 2020-02-24 |
| California State University, Northridge | 2.1 | 2018-12-10 |
| California State University, San Marcos | 2.1 | 2017-06-30 |
| Calvin University | 2.2 | 2020-02-26 |
| Carleton College | 2.1 | 2020-03-06 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 2.1 | 2019-02-07 |
| Cascadia College | 2.1 | 2018-03-06 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Central Community College | 2.2 | 2020-03-03 |
| Central Michigan University | 2.1 | 2017-04-20 |
| Central New Mexico Community College | 2.1 | 2019-07-26 |
| Central Washington University | 2.1 | 2019-07-17 |
| Champlain College | 2.1 | 2019-05-09 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Chatham University | 2.1 | 2018-11-26 |
| Claremont McKenna College | 2.1 | 2020-02-14 |
| Clarkson University | 2.1 | 2019-02-22 |
| Clemson University | 2.1 | 2018-11-26 |
| Cleveland State University | 2.1 | 2017-06-15 |
| Colby College | 2.1 | 2018-11-05 |
| Colgate University | 2.1 | 2017-08-11 |
| College of Charleston | 2.2 | 2020-02-18 |
| College of Lake County | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| College of the Atlantic | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Colorado College | 2.2 | 2020-03-04 |
| Colorado State University | 2.1 | 2019-12-06 |
| Columbia University | 2.1 | 2018-08-29 |
| Concordia College – Moorhead | 2.1 | 2017-06-28 |
| Concordia University | 2.0 | 2017-05-26 |
| Connecticut College | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Cornell University | 2.1 | 2020-03-05 |
| Creighton University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Dalhousie University | 2.1 | 2018-04-06 |
| Delta College | 2.1 | 2017-07-06 |
| Denison University | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| Dickinson College | 2.1 | 2018-03-01 |
| Duquesne University | 2.1 | 2020-03-04 |
| Durham College | 2.1 | 2020-02-07 |
| Earlham College | 2.1 | 2019-02-26 |
| East Carolina University | 2.2 | 2020-01-16 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 2.1 | 2018-12-31 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 2.1 | 2017-07-26 |
| Elon University | 2.2 | 2020-02-19 |
| Emerson College | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| Emory University | 2.1 | 2017-07-25 |
| Endicott College | 2.1 | 2019-08-08 |
| Eureka College | 2.1 | 2018-10-26 |
| Fanshawe College | 2.1 | 2018-11-30 |
| Fleming College | 2.1 | 2019-08-23 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 2.1 | 2017-07-28 |
| Florida International University | 2.1 | 2017-08-22 |
| Furman University | 2.1 | 2018-01-19 |
| George Mason University | 2.1 | 2017-09-01 |
| George Washington University | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Georgia College & State University | 2.0 | 2017-06-30 |
| Gonzaga University | 2.0 | 2017-06-28 |
| Goshen College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Grand Valley State University | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Green Mountain College | 2.1 | 2018-02-23 |
| Hampshire College | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| Harvey Mudd College | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Haverford College | 2.1 | 2017-06-30 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Hope College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Houghton College | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Humber College | 2.2 | 2019-10-24 |
| Humboldt State University | 2.1 | 2017-04-21 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 2.1 | 2018-09-25 |
| Illinois State University | 2.1 | 2019-02-25 |
| Indiana State University | 2.1 | 2019-02-26 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 2.2 | 2020-02-26 |
| Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | 2.1 | 2019-10-31 |
| Iowa State University | 2.1 | 2019-08-30 |
| Ithaca College | 2.1 | 2019-11-25 |
| Johnson County Community College | 2.1 | 2017-07-28 |
| Keene State College | 2.1 | 2017-05-25 |
| Knox College | 2.1 | 2018-03-01 |
| Lafayette College | 2.2 | 2020-03-03 |
| Lawrence University | 2.2 | 2019-09-23 |
| Lebanon Valley College | 2.1 | 2019-05-20 |
| Lehigh University | 2.1 | 2020-02-28 |
| Lewis & Clark College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Lewis University | 2.1 | 2020-03-06 |
| Louisiana State University | 2.1 | 2018-03-01 |
| Loyola Marymount University | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Luther College | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Macalester College | 2.1 | 2017-05-31 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2.1 | 2018-10-23 |
| Messiah College | 2.1 | 2017-08-31 |
| Metropolitan Community College | 2.1 | 2018-04-06 |
| Miami University | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Michigan State University | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| Middlebury College | 2.0 | 2017-06-09 |
| Mills College | 2.1 | 2017-05-31 |
| Missouri State University | 2.1 | 2018-03-15 |
| Montana State University | 2.1 | 2019-02-19 |
| Mount Royal University | 2.1 | 2019-10-17 |
| Muhlenberg College | 2.1 | 2018-06-06 |
| New York University | 2.1 | 2020-02-07 |
| North Seattle College | 2.1 | 2017-12-14 |
| Northern Michigan University | 2.2 | 2020-02-18 |
| Northland College | 2.1 | 2018-02-26 |
| Northwestern University | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Nova Scotia Community College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Oberlin College | 2.0 | 2017-03-09 |
| Ohio University | 2.1 | 2018-02-20 |
| Oklahoma State University | 2.1 | 2018-05-15 |
| Oregon State University | 2.1 | 2019-12-20 |
| Pacific University | 2.1 | 2018-12-20 |
| Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences | 2.1 | 2020-03-06 |
| Pennsylvania State University | 2.1 | 2017-09-14 |
| Pitzer College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Polytechnique Montreal | 2.1 | 2019-06-03 |
| Portland Community College | 2.1 | 2017-06-30 |
| Portland State University | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Pratt Institute | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Purchase College – State University of New York | 2.1 | 2019-10-31 |
| Radford University | 2.1 | 2019-05-21 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | 2.1 | 2019-07-31 |
| Rice University | 2.1 | 2017-10-13 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| Saint Joseph’s College – ME | 2.1 | 2017-07-18 |
| Saint Louis University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Saint Mary’s College of California | 2.2 | 2020-02-26 |
| Saint Michael’s College | 2.1 | 2017-10-04 |
| San Diego State University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| San Francisco State University | 2.1 | 2018-06-08 |
| San Jose State University | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Santa Clara University | 2.2 | 2020-02-27 |
| Seattle Central College | 2.1 | 2017-12-18 |
| Seattle University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Selkirk College | 2.1 | 2019-05-28 |
| Sewanee – The University of the South | 2.1 | 2018-12-20 |
| Sheridan College (Ontario) | 2.1 | 2018-07-12 |
| Siena Heights University | 2.1 | 2019-06-17 |
| Simon Fraser University | 2.1 | 2018-10-05 |
| Slippery Rock University | 2.1 | 2019-02-22 |
| Smith College | 2.2 | 2020-03-02 |
| Soka University of America | 2.1 | 2018-06-22 |
| South Dakota State University | 2.1 | 2019-12-09 |
| South Seattle College | 2.1 | 2017-12-18 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 2.1 | 2020-01-10 |
| Southern Oregon University | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Southwestern University | 2.1 | 2018-05-10 |
| St. Lawrence College | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| St. Lawrence University | 2.1 | 2017-12-14 |
| Stanford University | 2.1 | 2019-02-22 |
| State University of New York at Brockport | 2.1 | 2018-12-12 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | 2.1 | 2019-02-25 |
| State University of New York at Fredonia | 2.1 | 2017-05-17 |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | 2.1 | 2019-11-25 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 2.1 | 2018-03-08 |
| State University of New York at Oneonta | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| State University of New York at Potsdam | 2.1 | 2020-02-04 |
| State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 2.2 | 2020-03-02 |
| Susquehanna University | 2.1 | 2018-02-21 |
| Swarthmore College | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Syracuse University | 2.1 | 2018-06-15 |
| Temple University | 2.1 | 2018-02-21 |
| Tennessee Technological University | 2.1 | 2019-12-18 |
| Texas A&M University | 2.1 | 2019-12-19 |
| Texas State University, San Marcos | 2.1 | 2019-12-16 |
| Texas Tech University | 2.2 | 2020-02-28 |
| The American College of Greece | 2.2 | 2020-02-11 |
| The New School | 2.1 | 2018-08-06 |
| The Ohio State University | 2.1 | 2019-01-18 |
| The Ohio State University at Lima | 2.1 | 2017-05-09 |
| The Ohio State University at Mansfield | 2.1 | 2017-05-09 |
| The Ohio State University at Marion | 2.1 | 2017-05-09 |
| The Ohio State University at Newark | 2.1 | 2017-05-09 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 2.1 | 2019-09-11 |
| Thompson Rivers University | 2.1 | 2018-05-31 |
| Tufts University | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Unity College | 2.1 | 2019-03-22 |
| Universite Laval | 2.1 | 2019-12-12 |
| University at Albany | 2.1 | 2018-12-21 |
| University at Buffalo | 2.1 | 2018-12-14 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2.1 | 2020-02-07 |
| University of Arizona | 2.1 | 2017-05-02 |
| University of Arkansas | 2.0 | 2017-03-08 |
| University of Calgary | 2.1 | 2018-12-13 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 2.1 | 2018-08-16 |
| University of California, Davis | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of California, Irvine | 2.1 | 2018-03-28 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of California, Merced | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of California, San Diego | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of Cincinnati | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 2.1 | 2018-02-15 |
| University of Connecticut | 2.1 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of Dayton | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of Delaware | 2.1 | 2020-01-31 |
| University of Georgia | 2.1 | 2017-12-22 |
| University of Houston | 2.1 | 2019-01-04 |
| University of Idaho | 2.1 | 2019-02-27 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 2.1 | 2018-07-17 |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 2.1 | 2019-02-27 |
| University of Iowa | 2.1 | 2018-07-24 |
| University of Kentucky | 2.1 | 2019-09-30 |
| University of Louisville | 2.1 | 2019-02-27 |
| University of Maine | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of Manitoba | 2.1 | 2018-08-16 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 2.2 | 2020-02-25 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | 2.1 | 2019-02-15 |
| University of Miami | 2.1 | 2019-03-13 |
| University of Michigan | 2.1 | 2018-06-25 |
| University of Minnesota, Duluth | 2.1 | 2019-11-04 |
| University of Minnesota, Morris | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| University of Mississippi | 2.1 | 2019-07-17 |
| University of Missouri | 2.1 | 2018-02-16 |
| University of Montana | 2.1 | 2017-06-30 |
| University of Montevallo | 2.1 | 2019-07-24 |
| University of Mount Union | 2.1 | 2017-09-29 |
| University of Nebraska – Lincoln | 2.2 | 2020-01-31 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | 2.1 | 2019-03-19 |
| University of New Hampshire | 2.1 | 2018-02-27 |
| University of New Haven | 2.1 | 2019-08-01 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2.1 | 2017-07-24 |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro | 2.1 | 2019-02-07 |
| University of North Georgia | 2.2 | 2019-12-21 |
| University of Notre Dame | 2.1 | 2017-10-13 |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | 2.1 | 2019-06-19 |
| University of Oregon | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of Ottawa | 2.1 | 2018-03-29 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 2.1 | 2018-02-21 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 2.1 | 2018-02-28 |
| University of Richmond | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of Rochester | 2.1 | 2019-01-31 |
| University of San Diego | 2.1 | 2017-10-13 |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2.1 | 2020-03-05 |
| University of South Florida | 2.1 | 2018-02-19 |
| University of St. Thomas | 2.1 | 2018-06-21 |
| University of Tennessee at Knoxville | 2.1 | 2020-03-06 |
| University of Texas at Austin | 2.2 | 2020-03-02 |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 2.1 | 2017-09-20 |
| University of Utah | 2.1 | 2017-04-05 |
| University of Vermont | 2.2 | 2020-03-02 |
| University of Waterloo | 2.1 | 2018-11-06 |
| University of West Georgia | 2.1 | 2018-03-30 |
| University of Winnipeg | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 2.1 | 2017-11-06 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2.1 | 2019-08-01 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 2.1 | 2019-11-27 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2.1 | 2018-01-29 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 2.1 | 2018-02-21 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 2.1 | 2018-05-14 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2.1 | 2018-11-13 |
| Utah State University | 2.2 | 2019-10-31 |
| Vassar College | 2.1 | 2018-03-15 |
| Villanova University | 2.1 | 2018-03-27 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Virginia Tech | 2.1 | 2017-12-19 |
| Warren Wilson College | 2.2 | 2020-03-04 |
| Washington and Lee University | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 2.1 | 2018-03-02 |
| Weber State University | 2.1 | 2019-02-19 |
| Wellesley College | 2.1 | 2018-11-13 |
| Wells College | 2.1 | 2017-12-13 |
| Wesleyan University | 2.2 | 2019-12-20 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 2.2 | 2020-03-06 |
| Western Colorado University | 2.1 | 2019-05-16 |
| Western Kentucky University | 2.2 | 2020-03-05 |
| Western Michigan University | 2.1 | 2019-02-28 |
| Western Technical College | 2.0 | 2017-06-15 |
| Western Washington University | 2.1 | 2019-03-01 |
| Westminster College – Utah | 2.1 | 2019-08-15 |
| Whatcom Community College | 2.1 | 2017-11-03 |
| Whitman College | 2.2 | 2020-02-07 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | 2.1 | 2019-01-16 |
| Williams College | 2.1 | 2019-05-28 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 2.1 | 2017-05-23 |
| Yale University | 2.1 | 2018-06-29 |